Western New Guinea

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 (4,823 views/month, #1 of 359).^[2]

Key Facts

• Western New Guinea is located in Indonesia^[3].
• Western New Guinea is in the country of Indonesia^[4].
• Western New Guinea's instance of is recorded as human-geographic territorial entity^[5].
• Western New Guinea's instance of is recorded as region^[6].
• Western New Guinea's Commons category is recorded as Western New Guinea^[7].
• Western New Guinea's said to be the same as is recorded as Irian Jaya^[8].
• January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Western New Guinea^[9].
• Western New Guinea's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -5, 'lon': 136}^[10].
• Western New Guinea's located in/on physical feature is recorded as New Guinea^[11].
• Western New Guinea's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Western New Guinea^[12].
• Western New Guinea's territory claimed by is recorded as Indonesia^[13].
• Western New Guinea's territory claimed by is recorded as Republic of West Papua^[14].
• Western New Guinea's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 2^[15].
• Western New Guinea's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Western New Guinea^[16].
• Western New Guinea's different from is recorded as West Papua^[17].
• Western New Guinea covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+420540'}^[18].
• Western New Guinea's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of western New Guinea^[19].
• Western New Guinea's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Western New Guinea^[20].

Body

Geography

Western New Guinea is in the country of Indonesia^[4]. It is located in Indonesia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Western New Guinea covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+420540'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include human-geographic territorial entity^[5] and region^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1969 marks the founding of Western New Guinea^[9].

Why It Matters

Western New Guinea ranks in the top 0.28% of human_geographic_territorial_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,823 views/month, #1 of 359).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]