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Mandailing society is patriarchal, employing family names, or marga. Well-known Mandailing margas include: Lubis, Nasution, Siregar, Ritonga, Hasibuan, Harahap, Dalimunthe (originally from Munthe), Matondang, Rangkuti, Parinduri, Puasa, Pulungan, Rambe, Daulae(y), Pohan, Batubara (not to be confused with the Batu Bara people from the east coast ...
The Governor and Deputy Governor of Papua are elected through general elections which are held every 5 years. The current governor of Papua is Ridwan Rumasukun. The following is a list of the governors of Papua, including when they were still called West Irian and Irian Jaya.
Ethnic group Linguistic classification Regency Districts and villages Clans and subgroups Arfak: East Bird's Head: Pegunungan Arfak: Sougb, Hatam, Moire, Meiah Borai
Highland Papua (Indonesian: Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). [6] It covers an area of 51,213.33 km 2 (19,773.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,448,360 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023.
The province of South Papua (Provinsi Papua Selatan) in Indonesia is divided into four kabupaten which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as distrik under the law of 2001 on "special autonomy for Papua province".
The districts of Papua (as now reduced by the reorganisation of July 2022, which separated twenty regencies previously part of Papua Province into three new provinces of Central Papua, Highland Papua and South Papua) and their respective regencies are as follows (as of December 2019).
In 2002, Papua adopted its current name and was granted a special autonomous status under Indonesian legislation. Papua is a province rich in natural resources and cultural diversity, offering great potential for future development. As of 2020, Papua had a GDP per capita of Rp 56.1 million (US$ 3,970), placing it 11th among Indonesian provinces ...
The main newspaper in Papua, Cenderawasih Pos, is published in Jayapura. Other notable local newspaper and online media such as Koran Jubi is also based in the city. Jayapura also served by several radio and television station, including public stations RRI Jayapura and TVRI Papua as well as privately owned Jaya TV. Most national television ...