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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 region has been part of Indonesia since 1 May 1963 under several names in the following order, West Irian, Irian Jaya, and Papua. Today the region comprises six Indonesian provinces: Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, West Papua, and Southwest Papua.
The province of West Papua in Indonesia is divided into regencies. The regencies are turn are divided administratively into districts, ...
Independence activists refer to the region as "West Papua," while Indonesian officials have also used "West Papua" to name the westernmost province of the region since 2007. [37] Historically, the region has had the official names of Netherlands New Guinea (1895–1962), West New Guinea or West Irian (1945–73), Irian Jaya (1973–2002), and ...
West Papua may refer to: . Western New Guinea, the western half of the island of New Guinea administered by Indonesia; West Papua (province), an Indonesian province comprising half of the Bird's Head Peninsula, the Bomberai Peninsula, and adjacent islands
West Papua (province) List of districts of West Papua; West Papuan languages; References This page was last edited on 7 June 2024, at 03:28 (UTC). Text is available ...
This province is the only part of Papua New Guinea to hold land west of the 141°E line, which divides it from Indonesian Western New Guinea. This is a small section of territory bordered by the Fly River. [5] The Tonda Wildlife Management Area in the south-western corner of the province is a wetland of international importance. [6]
West Papua (province) geography stubs (28 P) Pages in category "Geography of West Papua (province)" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.