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Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, [3] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua ( Indonesian : Papua Barat ).
Papua New Guinea's Western Province averages one person per square kilometer (3 per sq. mi.). The Simbu Province in the New Guinea highlands averages 20 persons per square kilometer (52 persons/sq mi) and has areas containing up to 200 people farming a square kilometer of land. The highlands have 40% of the population.
"Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange . 1.31.9. United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018).
Western Province covers 99,300 km² and is the largest province in Papua New Guinea by area. [2] [3] There are several large rivers that run through the province, including the Fly River and its tributaries the Strickland and Ok Tedi rivers. The largest lake in Papua New Guinea, Lake Murray, is also in Western Province. [4]
The North Fly District of the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is the northernmost, smallest, and arguably the most remote of the three districts of the province. It contains the Local-Level Government (LLG) areas of Kiunga Rural, Kiunga Urban, Ningerum Rural, Olsobip Rural and Star Mountains Rural, [1] and the townships of Kiunga, Tabubil, Olsobip and Ningerum.
LLG boundary maps by Province (National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea) United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea - Postal codes and Coordinates". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange ...
Tambul-Nebilyer District is a district of the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Its capital is Tambul. The population of the district was 75,499 at the 2011 census. [1] it has 3 LLG wards, they are Nebilyer Rural LLG, Mt. Giluwe Rural LLG and Lower Kaguel Rural LLG. In these district the most beautiful and the second largest ...
Western Highlands is a province of Papua New Guinea. The provincial capital is Mount Hagen . The province covers an area of 4,299 km 2 , and there are 362,850 inhabitants (2011 census), making the Western Highlands the most densely populated province (apart from the National Capital District ).