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Balai Besar Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam Papua Barat Bintuni Bay ( Indonesian : Teluk Bintuni ) is the eastward extension or inner bay of Berau Gulf in western New Guinea . It separates the Bird's Head Peninsula on the north from the Bomberai Peninsula on the south.
West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat), formerly Irian Jaya Barat (West Irian), is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua.It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea: the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula (or Doberai Peninsula) and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby smaller islands.
Provinces have a local government, consisting of a governor (Gubernur) and a regional legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Provinsi). The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms, but governors can only serve for two terms.
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Southwest Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat Daya) is the 38th province of Indonesia to be created, and was split off from West Papua on 8 December 2022. [4] Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua.
The Maluku Barat Daya Regency is administratively composed of seventeen districts (kecamatan), whose areas (in km 2) and 2013 officially estimated populations are listed below.: [3] The districts are formally grouped into three archipelagoes – the Terselatan Group (including Wetar, as well as Kisar and Romang Islands), the Lemola Group (Letti ...
Jayapura (formerly Hollandia) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Papua.It is situated on the northern coast of New Guinea island and covers an area of 940.0 km 2 (362.9 sq mi).
The Orang Laut themselves came from various islands. Sea people from Belitung sailed and inhabited the coast along the Malay Peninsula, then returned to Bangka Island and Belitung Island, while those who lived in the Riau Islands sailed to Bangka. There are also groups of Orang Laut from Sulawesi and Kalimantan.