Papua Province, Indonesia
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Clockwise, from top: Lake Sentani, Puncak Jaya, Warsa waterfall, Mount Sumantri, Kurulu Village War Chief, Yapen Island, Betlehem Church Wamena
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| Motto(s): Karya Swadaya (Sanskrit) (Work with one's own might) |
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 Location of Papua in Indonesia |
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| Coordinates (Jayapura): 2°32′S 140°43′E / 2.533°S 140.717°ECoordinates: 2°32′S 140°43′E / 2.533°S 140.717°E | |||||||||
| Country |
 Indonesia
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| Established | 1 January 2000 | ||||||||
| Capital |
 Jayapura
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| Government | |||||||||
| • Body | Papuan Regional Government | ||||||||
| • Governor | Lukas Enembe (PD & Golkar) | ||||||||
| • Vice Governor | Klemen Tinal | ||||||||
| Area | |||||||||
| • Total | 319,036.05 km2 (123,180.51 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Area rank | 1st | ||||||||
| Highest elevation | 4,884 m (16,024 ft) | ||||||||
| Population (2014) | |||||||||
| • Total | 3,486,432 | ||||||||
| • Rank | 21st | ||||||||
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) | ||||||||
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| Demographics | |||||||||
| • Ethnic groups |
Papuan Melanesian (including Aitinyo, Aefak, Asmat, Agast, Dani, Ayamaru, Mandacan Biak, Serui) Javanese Bugis Mandar Minangkabau Batak Minahasan Chinese. |
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| • Religion |
Christianity (83.15%) Islam (15.88%) Hinduism (0.09%) Buddhism (0.05%) Other (0.82%) |
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| • Languages |
Indonesian (official) 269 indigenous Papuan Austronesian languages |
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| Time zone | Indonesia Eastern Time (UTC+9) | ||||||||
| Postcodes | 90xxx, 91xxx, 92xxx | ||||||||
| Area codes | (62)9xx | ||||||||
| ISO 3166 code | ID-PA | ||||||||
| Vehicle sign | DS | ||||||||
| HDI |
 0.580 (Medium) |
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| HDI rank | 34th (2016) | ||||||||
| Largest city by area | Jayapura – 935.92 square kilometres (361.36 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Largest city by population | Jayapura – (256,705 – 2010) | ||||||||
| Largest regency by area | Merauke Regency – 44,071.00 square kilometres (17,015.91 sq mi) | ||||||||
| Largest regency by population | Jayawijaya Regency – (207,480 – 2010) | ||||||||
| Website | Papua.go.id | ||||||||
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Papua is the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia, comprising most of Western New Guinea. Papua is bordered by the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east, and by West Papua province to the west. Since 2002, Papua province has special autonomy status, making it a special region. Its capital is Jayapura. It was formerly called Irian Jaya (and earlier West Irian or Irian Barat) and comprised all of Indonesian New Guinea. In 2002 the current name was adopted and in 2003 West Papua province was created from western parts of Papua province.
"Papua" is the official Indonesian and internationally recognised name for the province.
During the Dutch colonial era the region was known as part of "Dutch New Guinea" or "Netherlands New Guinea". Since its annexation in 1969, it became known as "West Irian" or "Irian Barat" until 1973, and thereafter renamed "Irian Jaya" (roughly translated, "Glorious Irian") by the Suharto administration. This was the official name until the name "Papua" was adopted in 2002. Today, the indigenous inhabitants of this province prefer to call themselves Papuans.
The name "West Papua" was adopted in 1961 by the New Guinea Council until the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) transferred administration to the Republic of Indonesia in 1963. "West Papua" has since been used by Papuans as a self-identifying term, especially by those demanding self-determination, and usually refers to the whole of the Indonesian portion of New Guinea. The other Indonesian province that shares New Guinea, West Irian Jaya, has been officially renamed as West Papua, or Papua Barat. The entire western New Guinea is often referred to as "West Papua" internationally – especially among networks of international solidarity with the West Papuan independence movement.
The province of Papua is governed by a directly elected governor (currently Lukas Enembe) and a regional legislature, People's Representative Council of province of Papua (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Papua). A government organisation that only exists in Papua is the Papuan People's Council (Majelis Rakyat Papua) Papuan People's Council), which was formed by the Indonesian Government in 2005 as a coalition of Papuan tribal chiefs, tasked with arbitration and speaking on behalf of Papuan tribal customs.
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