Western New Guinea
region of Eastern Indonesia on the island of New Guinea
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Summary
Western New Guinea is a human-geographic territorial entity[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of human geographic territorial entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,053 views/month, #1 of 359).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Indonesia[3]
- Country: Indonesia[4]
- Instance of: region[5], geographical unit of Indonesia[6]
- Commons category: Western New Guinea[7]
- Said to be the same as: Irian Jaya[8]
- Inception: January 1, 1969[9]
- Coordinate location: -5, 136[10]
- Located in/on physical feature: New Guinea[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Western New Guinea[12]
- Territory claimed by: Indonesia[13], Republic of West Papua[14]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2[15]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Western New Guinea[16]
- Different from: West Papua[17]
- Area: 420,540[18]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of western New Guinea[19]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Western New Guinea[20]
Why It Matters
Western New Guinea has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]