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Jayapura is Sanskrit for "city of victory" (जय jaya: "victory"; पुर pura: "city") and was named by Suharto as part of the de-Sukarnoization.Nowadays there are calls from some citizens, government officials and academicians, to rename the city to better reflect the locals like the naming of Youtefa Bridge.
The City of Jayapura was separated on 2 August 1993 from Jayapura Regency and formed into a province-level administration. On 11 December 2002 three new regencies were created - Keerom and Sarmi from parts of Jayapura Regency, and Waropen from part of Yapen Waropen Regency (the rest of this regency was renamed as Yapen Islands ).
Jayapura Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Indonesia.It is situated to the west of but does not include the city of Jayapura.Previously covering most of the north-east portion of Papua province, it was reduced substantially in extent from 12 November 2002, when the eastern districts were split off to form a new Keerom Regency and the western districts were split ...
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.
Maulid Nabi Muhammad SAW Birthday of the Islamic prophet Muhammad (Date varies according to the Islamic calendar) National public holiday between 1953 and 1962 and reinforced since 1968. 27th Rajab: Isra' and Mi'raj / The Prophet's Ascension: Isra Mikraj Nabi Muhammad SAW Date varies according to the Islamic calendar
It lies some 40 kms west of the city of Jayapura, and contains Sentani International Airport, the main port of entry for the province. The adjacent town ( kelurahan ) of Hinekombe - part of the same built-up area - is the location of the administrative seat of Sentani District, while Sentani District is the capital of Jayapura Regency.
Sentani is an administrative district (distrik) and also a town (kelurahan) which serves as the capital of Jayapura Regency, in Papua (province), Indonesia.Sentani District has an area of around 79.80 km 2 with a total population in mid 2023 of around 84,648 people, and a population density of around 1,061/km 2.
Ilaga is the name of a small town and a farming valley in Central Papua, Indonesia, with an elevation of 2,286 m (7,500 ft). [1] It is also the capital of a government district (kecamatan) of the same name, and of the newly created (2008) Puncak Regency.