West Papua
province of Indonesia
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Summary
West Papua is a province of Indonesia[1]. It draws 2,335 Wikipedia views per month (province of indonesia category, ranking #4 of 39).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indonesia[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Pacific Ocean[5], Banda Sea[6]
- Head of government: Ali Baham Temongmere[7]
- Capital: Manokwari[8]
- Official language: Indonesian[9]
- Shares border with: Maluku[10], Central Papua[11], Southwest Papua[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Fak Fak[13], Kaimana[14], Manokwari[15], South Manokwari[16], Pegunungan Arfak[17], Teluk Bintuni[18], Teluk Wondama[19]
- Legislative body: West Papua House of Representatives[20]
- Executive body: Government of West Papua[21]
- Highest judicial authority: West Papua High Court[22]
- Coat of arms: Lambang Papua Barat[23]
- Postal code: 98011–98495[24]
- Commons category: West Papua (province)[25]
- Licence plate code: PB[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[27]
- Inception: 2003[28]
- Coordinate location: -1.801389, 133.670556[29]
- Located in/on physical feature: New Guinea[30]
- Significant event: boundary change[31]
- Official website: http://www.papuabaratprov.go.id/[32]
- Topic's main category: Category:West Papua (province)[33]
- Human Development Index: 0.6702[34]
- Population: 551,792[35], 1,205,800[36]
- Unemployment rate: 4.13[37]
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Physical Characteristics
West Papua covers an area of 64134.66[38]. It sits at an elevation of 2955[39].
Why It Matters
West Papua has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]