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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 Raja Ampat Islands. Salawati is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua (formerly West Papua), Indonesia.Its area is 1,623 km 2.Salawati is separated from New Guinea to the southeast by the Sele Strait (a.k.a. Galowa Strait, Revenges Strait), and from Batanta to the north by the Pitt Strait (a.k.a. Sagewin Strait).
Map of the Raja Ampat Islands, Samate on Salawati Island, the capital of the Salawati Kingdom. The territory of the Kingdom of Salawati covers the territory which is partly located in the coastal areas of the tanah besar (), Salawati Island the northern part between Walian Village to Kawal Village, east of Batanta Island from the Suy River to Dayan Island, and surrounding small islands such as ...
South Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Sorong Selatan) is a regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia.It has an area of 6,570.23 km 2, and had a population of 37,900 at the 2010 Census [2] and 52,469 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 54,277 (comprising 27,833 males and 26,444 females). [1]
Ethnic group Linguistic classification Regency Districts and villages Clans and subgroups Abun: Language isolate or West Papuan: Tambrauw: Sausapor District: Sausapor, Jokte, Emaus, and Uigwem villages
The province of Papua is one of seven provinces to have obtained special autonomy status, the others being Aceh, West Papua, Southwest Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua and South Papua (the Special Regions of Jakarta and Yogyakarta have a similar province-level special status).
The Asmat are an ethnic group of New Guinea, residing in the province of South Papua, Indonesia.The Asmat inhabit a region on the island's southwestern coast bordering the Arafura Sea, with lands totaling approximately 18,000 km 2 (7,336 mi 2) and consisting of mangrove, tidal swamp, freshwater swamp, and lowland rainforest.
Tambrauw Regency is a new regency located in Southwest Papua Province. Geographically, Tambrauw Regency is located at 132°35' east longitude – 134°45' east longitude and 0°15' south latitude - 3°25' south latitude.