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Western New Guinea is a region of Indonesia on the western portion of the island of New Guinea. The official and common local name of the region is Papua, while the independence activists refer to it as West Papua; nevertheless both names are highly ambiguous in use.[3][4][5] Geographically, the region belongs to Australian continent, unlike western Indonesian regions which are grouped as part of Asia. Western New Guinea is home to Papuan peoples that consists of hundreds of different tribes, including some uncontacted peoples. The region is administratively divided into five provinces: Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, and West Papua. The largest city of the region is Jayapura on the northeast coast, with a population of 398,478 as of 2020.
Western New Guinea
Papua West Irian / Irian Jaya / West Papua | |
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Country | Indonesia |
Provinces | Papua Central Papua Highland Papua South Papua West Papua |
Largest city | Jayapura |
Area | |
• Total | 415,170.52 km2 (160,298.23 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,437,775 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
ISO 3166-2 | ID-PP[2] |
Vehicle registration plates | PA PB |