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Merauke is the economic centre of South Papua, while its administrative centre is the town of Salor located in Kurik District of Merauke Regency, around 60 km northwest of Merauke town. [8] South Papua landscape predominantly consists of lowland areas characterized by extensive swamps and massive rivers such as the Digul and Maro.
The province of South Papua (Provinsi Papua Selatan) in Indonesia is divided into four kabupaten which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as distrik under the law of 2001 on "special autonomy for Papua province".
Highland Papua (Indonesian: Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). [6] It covers an area of 51,213.33 km 2 (19,773.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,448,360 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023.
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]
Apolo Safanpo (born 24 April 1975) is an Indonesian academic and bureaucrat who is serving as the governor of South Papua in an acting capacity from 11 November 2022 until his resignation on 5 August 2024. He also held office in the Ministry of Home Affairs as the minister's expert staff for governance since 9 November 2022.
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 phrase "Sorong to Samarai" is commonly used throughout Papua New Guinea and Indonesian Papua to express solidarity and oneness and makes reference to both Sorong, a town in Southwest Papua, Indonesia and Samarai, a small township being one of the easternmost point located in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
LLG boundary maps by Province (National Research Institute of Papua New Guinea) United Nations in Papua New Guinea (2018). "Papua New Guinea - Postal codes and Coordinates". Humanitarian Data Exchange. 1.31.9. OCHA FISS (2018). "Papua New Guinea administrative level 0, 1, 2, and 3 population statistics and gazetteer". Humanitarian Data Exchange ...