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West Papua
Papua Barat | |
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| Province of West Papua Provinsi Papua Barat | |
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| Coordinates (Manokwari): 0°52′S 134°5′E / 0.867°S 134.083°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Capital and largest city | Manokwari |
| Government | |
| • Body | West Papua Provincial Government |
| • Governor | Ali Baham Temongmere (acting) |
| • Vice Governor | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60,275.33 km2 (23,272.44 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 5th |
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| Highest elevation | 2,955 m (9,695 ft) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[2] | |
| • Total | 569,570 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Ethnic groups | 57.26% West Papuan tribes[3] and others. |
| • Religion | 62.9% Christianity —54.2% Protestantism —8.7% Catholicism 36.7% Islam 0.19% Hinduism 0.19% Buddhism |
| • Languages | Indonesian Papuan Malay (lingua franca) and various local languages |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| HDI | 0.626 (medium) |
| HDI rank | 16th |
| Website | papuabaratprov |
West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat), formerly Irian Jaya Barat (West Irian), is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua. It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea: the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula (or Doberai Peninsula) and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby smaller islands. The province is bordered to the north by the Pacific Ocean, to the west by Southwest Papua Province, the Halmahera Sea and the Ceram Sea, to the south by the Banda Sea, and to the east by the province of Central Papua and the Cenderawasih Bay. Manokwari is the province's capital and largest city. With an estimated population of 569,570 in mid-2023 (comprising 299,745 males and 269,825 females), West Papua is the least populous province in Indonesia after South Papua, following the separation off in 2022 of the western half of the Bird's Head Peninsula to create the new province of Southwest Papua, containing 52% of what had been West Papua's population.[2]Its population density is similar to Russia.
After the Japanese surrender in 1945, the Dutch remained in New Guinea until 1962 when they transferred the control of the region to the Indonesian government as a part of the New York Agreement. West Papua was legally created as a province in 1999 (out of the original Papua Province), but it was not inaugurated until 2003. Consisting until 2022 of twelve regencies and one city, the province has a special autonomous status as granted by Indonesian legislation.
West Papua has a medium Human Development Index. The Indonesian government has launched the building of ambitious infrastructure projects including the Trans-Papua Highway, airports, and other facilities. Detractors claim that these projects threaten Southeast Asia's and Oceania's last large regions of tropical rainforests and native cultures.[4] According to Bank Indonesia, West Papua recorded an economic growth rate of 7.7% during 2018, which is higher than the national economic growth.[5]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Provinsi Papua Barat Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.92)
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Provinsi Papua Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.92)
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Papua Barat 7,7 Persen, Dipicu Ekspor LNG | Papua Bisnis.com". Bisnis.com. 10 December 2018.