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Governor of Papua is the regional head who holds the provincial government in Papua together with the Deputy Governor of Papua. 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.
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 .
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.
This was a response to independence movements that had been present in the province since it became part of Indonesia, and occurred alongside the renaming of the province from Irian Jaya to Papua. [ 8 ] : 42–43 [ 9 ] This gave Papua a greater portion of revenue, autonomy outside reserved areas maintained by the central government, and 20 ...
The Dutch continued the formation of a council on October 19, 1961 which drafted the Manifesto for Independence and Self-Government, the national flag (the Morning Star Flag), the national stamp, the birds of paradise coat of arms, motto and the name of Papua Barat (West Papua), chose "Hai Tanahku Papua" as the national anthem, and asked people ...
Together with the eastern region of Bird's Head Peninsula and offshore islands, the Bomberai Peninsula forms the Indonesian province of West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat). The western part of the peninsula is part of Fakfak Regency, the north belongs to Teluk Bintuni Regency and the southeast to Kaimana Regency.
Tambrauw Regency (Indonesian pronunciation:) is a regency of Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia, in the Bird's Head Peninsula of Papua Island. It was created on 29 October 2008 from what had been an eastern part of Sorong Regency, originally as part of the province of West Papua.
Kaimana is a district and a small port town in West Papua, Indonesia, and the capital of the Kaimana Regency. [1] The district had a population of 44,332 in mid-2022, while the town had 16,718 and Krooy (the other kelurahan in the district) had 12,416 inhabitants. [2] Kaimana lizard rock art