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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.
The city borders the Pacific Ocean and Yos Sudarso Bay to the north, the country of Papua New Guinea to the east, Keerom Regency to the south, and Jayapura Regency to the west. With a population of 398,478 according to the 2020 census , [ 4 ] Jayapura is the most populous city in the entire island of New Guinea , surpassing Port Moresby , the ...
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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 .
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 ).
The State University of Papua was established on 3 November 2000. This university was created to help with the local education of the people of Papua. Among their achievements is the Beccariana, an academic journal published by the university. [15] This publication contains all the research done by the university in the field of herbalism.
Manokwari Regency is a regency in West Papua, Indonesia.Following the splitting away of twenty of its former districts in 2013, it now covers an area of 2,762.89 km 2 and had a population of 192,663 at the 2020 Census; [2] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 201,821 (comprising 104,585 males and 97,236 females). [1]
Fakfak (), also known as the District of Fakfak, is a town in West Papua and seat of the Fakfak Regency. [2] It had a population of 12,566 at the 2010 Census, [3] which rose to 18,900 at the 2020 Census. [1] It is served by Fakfak Airport. It is the only town in West Papua with a significant Muslim Indian and Arab Indonesian presence.