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Central Papua, officially the Central Papua Province (Indonesian: Provinsi Papua Tengah) is an Indonesian province located in the central region of Western New Guinea. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] It was formally established on 11 November 2022 from the former eight western regencies of the province of Papua .
The province of Papua (Provinsi Papua) in Indonesia is divided into eight kabupaten and one independent kota (city) which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as distrik under the law of 2001 on "special autonomy for Papua province".
The province of Central Papua (Provinsi Papua Tengah) in Indonesia is divided into eight kabupaten which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as distrik under the law of 2001 on "special autonomy for Papua province".
The southern border of the regency is formed by the Taritatu River; there the regency borders Central Mamberamo Regency in Highland Papua Province. The highest elevation of this regency is the summit of the Gauttier Mountain Range , at ~2,250 m above sea level, near the border with Mamberamo Raya.
On 8 October 1996, the Minister of Home Affairs in Jayapura designated Mimika as an Administrative District.After being formed into an Administrative Regency, the District area was determined to consist of: Mimika Timur (East Mimika) District, Mimika Barat (West Mimika) District, Agimuga District, and the expansion area of Mimika Baru District which is domiciled in Timika.
The largest regency by land in Papua province, It covers an area of 23,813.91 km 2, but had a population of only 18,365 at the 2010 Census [2] which had almost doubled to 36,483 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 38,636 (comprising 20,171 males and 18,465 females). [1]
In 2002, Papua adopted its current name and was granted a special autonomous status under Indonesian legislation. Papua is a province rich in natural resources and cultural diversity, offering great potential for future development. As of 2020, Papua had a GDP per capita of Rp 56.1 million (US$ 3,970), placing it 11th among Indonesian provinces ...
The process has become known as pemekaran (division). Following the surge of support for decentralisation across Indonesia which occurred following the fall of Soeharto in 1998, key new decentralisation laws were passed in 1999. Subsequently, there was a jump in the number of regencies (and cities) from around 300 at the end of 1998 to 514 in ...