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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".
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 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".
Papua: Since 2001 local government has a greater role. The governor is required to be of Papuan origins. [12] Central Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022. Highland Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022. This province is the only landlocked province in Indonesia. South Papua: The Province split from Papua in 2022.
The term kota (city) has been implemented to substitute kotamadya since the post-Suharto era in Indonesia. [10] Kota is headed by a mayor (walikota), who is directly elected via elections to serve for a five-year term, which can be renewed for one further five-year term. Each kota is divided further into districts, more commonly known as kecamatan.
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]
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 ...
Timika is a chartered city (kota), and the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Central Papua, Indonesia.At the 2020 Census, the district which includes the town (it remains administratively within the Regency, rather than having a separate status) had a population of 142,909.