Papua (province)
Papua | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Karya Swadaya (Self-Reliance Works) | |
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| Coordinates (Jayapura): 2°32′S 140°43′E / 2.533°S 140.717°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Western New Guinea |
| Establishment | 27 December 1949[1] |
| Indonesian administration | 1 May 1963[2] |
| Latest partition | 30 June 2022[3] |
| Capital and largest city | Jayapura |
| Government | |
| • Body | Papua Provincial Government |
| • Governor | Mathius D. Fakhiri |
| • Vice Governor | Aryoko Alberto Ferdinand Rumaropen |
| • Legislature | Papua House of Representatives |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82,680.95 km2 (31,923.29 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7th in Indonesia |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate)[5] | |
| • Total | 1,060,550 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | ID-PA |
| HDI (2024) |  0.738[6] (22nd) – high |
| Website | papua |
Papua is a province of Indonesia. It is in Western New Guinea. It is bordered by the state of Papua New Guinea to the east.
According to the 2010 census by Statistics Indonesia, Papua had a population of 2,833,381, the majority of whom are Christians.[7] The province is divided into twenty-eight regencies and one city. Its capital and largest city is Jayapura.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "PERDA Provinsi Papua No 6 Tahun 2016" (PDF). peraturan.bpk.go.id. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ "Penetapan Presiden RI No 1 Tahun 1963" (PDF). bphn.go.id. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "DPR Sahkan 3 UU Provinsi Baru, Puan: Jaminan Hak Rakyat Papua dalam Pemerataan Pembangunan". Archived from the original on 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ↑ Faisal, M. (2022-08-08). "5 Provinsi di Pulau Papua". Kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-09-11.
- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Provinsi Papua Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.91)
- ↑ "Indeks Pembangunan Manusia 2024" (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ↑ "Badan Pusat Statistik". www.bps.go.id. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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