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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".
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Included in this new legislation was the provision to create new provinces, and in July 2022 new national legislation split South Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua from Papua [11] through Law Number 14 of 2022, Law Number 15 of 2022, and Law Number 16 of 2022 respectively. [8]
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.
Salawati Island (with small offshore islets) comprises five administrative districts (kecamatan) of Southwest Papua Province.The northern part of the island is divided into North Salawati (Salawati Utara), West Salawati (Salawati Barat), and Central Salawati (Salawati Tengah) districts of Raja Ampat Regency, while the southern part is divided into South Salawati (Salawati Selatan) and Central ...
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.
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