Papua (Indonesia)
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Name (Hebrew)
פפואה (אינדונזיה)
Name (Latin)
Papua (Indonesia)
Other forms of name
Government of Papua Province
Papua Province (Indonesia)
Papua Provincial Government
Province of Papua (Indonesia)
Provincial Government of Papua
Provinsi Papua (Indonesia)
Tanah Papua (Indonesia)
West New Guinea (Indonesia)
West Papua (Indonesia)
Papua Barat (Indonesia)
Coordinates
E1380000 E1380000 S0050000 S0050000 (geonet )
Associated country
Indonesia
Associated Language
ind
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- GEOnet, June 3, 2003(Papua [short form], Provinsi--ADM1, 05°00ʹS 138°00ʹE, variants: West New Guinea; West Irian; Tanah Papua; Netherlands New Guinea; Netherland New Guinea; Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea; Nederlandsch Nieuw-Guinee; Dutch New Guinea)
- Peluang investasi Papua, 2008:cover p. 4 (Provinsi Papua; Papua Province)
- Village development, 2010:title page (Papua Provincial Government; Government of Papua Province) cover page 4 (Provincial Government of Papua)
- West Papua action Web site, Jan. 19, 2005(West Papua, the western half of New Guinea island, termed "Irian Jaya Province," or, more recently, "Papua" under Indonesian control)
- Wikipedia, Dec. 13, 2011:Papua (province) (Papua comprises most of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. Its capital is Jayapura. It's the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea. In 2003, the Indonesian government declared the westernmost part of the island, around Bird's Head Peninsula, a separate province--its name was first West Irian Jaya and is now West Papua; Since its annexation in 1969, it became known as "West Irian" or "Irian Barat" until 1973, and thereafter renamed "Irian Jaya". This was the official name until the name "Papua" was adopted in 2002; Province of Papua) West Papua (province) (West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat) is a province of Indonesia covering the western peninsula of the island of New Guinea. It is the least-populous province of Indonesia and one of two situated in Indonesian New Guinea, with the province of Papua also lying to the east. Prior to 2007, the province was known as West Irian Jaya (Indonesian: Irian Jaya Barat); West Papua was created from the western portion of Papua province in Feb. 2003, initially under the name of Irian Jaya Barat; it was renamed Papua Barat (West Papua) on 7 Feb. 2007)
- Papua menggugat, 2002:t.p. (Papua; Tanah Papua)
- Undang-Undang Republik Indonesia nomor 21 Tahun 2001 Tentang Otonomi Khusus Bagi Provinsi Papua, 2001:p. 5 (art. 1: Provinsi Papua adalah Provinsi Irian Jaya yang diberi Otonomi Khusus dalam kerangka Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia)
- GEOnet, June 3, 2003(Papua [short form], Provinsi--ADM1, 05⁰0ʹ00 S 138⁰0ʹ00 E, variants: West New Guinea; West Irian; Tanah Papua; Nieuw-Guinee; Nieuw-Guinea; Netherlands New Guinea; Netherland New Guinea; Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea; Nederlandsch Nieuw-Guinee; Irian Jaya, Propinsi; Irian Barat, Propinsi; Irian Barat, Daerah Tinghat I; Irian Barat; Irian; Dutch New Guinea; ID09)
- West Papua action update, no. 2(West Papua)
- West Papua action Web site, Jan. 19, 2005(West Papua, the western half of New Guinea island, termed "Irian Jaya province," or, more recently, "Papua" under Indonesian control)