West Papua

Summary

West Papua is a province of Indonesia^[1]. It draws 2,283 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_indonesia category, ranking #4 of 39).^[2]

Key Facts

• West Papua is located in Indonesia^[3].
• West Papua is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• West Papua is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[5].
• West Papua is on the body of water Banda Sea^[6].
• West Papua's head of government is recorded as Ali Baham Temongmere^[7].
• West Papua's instance of is recorded as province of Indonesia^[8].
• West Papua's capital is recorded as Manokwari^[9].
• West Papua's official language is recorded as Indonesian^[10].
• West Papua's shares border with is recorded as Maluku^[11].
• West Papua's shares border with is recorded as North Maluku^[12].
• West Papua's shares border with is recorded as Central Papua^[13].
• West Papua's shares border with is recorded as Southwest Papua^[14].
• West Papua's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Fak Fak^[15].
• West Papua's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kaimana^[16].
• West Papua's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manokwari^[17].
• West Papua's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as South Manokwari^[18].
• West Papua's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Pegunungan Arfak^[19].
• West Papua's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Teluk Bintuni^[20].
• West Papua's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Teluk Wondama^[21].
• West Papua's legislative body is recorded as West Papua House of Representatives^[22].
• West Papua's executive body is recorded as Government of West Papua^[23].
• West Papua's highest judicial authority is recorded as West Papua High Court^[24].
• West Papua's coat of arms is recorded as Q10859439^[25].
• West Papua's postal code is recorded as 98011 - 98495^[26].
• West Papua's Commons category is recorded as West Papua (province)^[27].

Body

Geography

West Papua is in the country of Indonesia^[4]. It is located in Indonesia^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Pacific Ocean^[5], an ocean^[28] and Banda Sea^[6], a sea^[29], in Indonesia^[30].

Physical Characteristics

West Papua covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+64134.66'}^[31]. It sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+16'}^[32]. Population counts include {'amount': '+551792'}^[33] and {'amount': '+1205800'}^[34].

Designation and Status

West Papua's instance of is recorded as province of Indonesia^[8].

History and Context

2003 marks the founding of West Papua^[35].

Why It Matters

West Papua draws 2,283 Wikipedia views per month (province_of_indonesia category, ranking #4 of 39).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]