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پاپوآ

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Also known as Papua Province

province of Indonesia

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Papua is a province in Indonesia that covers the western half of the island of New Guinea. It is significant as one of Indonesia's largest and most resource-rich regions, though it has faced challenges related to development and governance.

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Official name
Propinsi Irian Barat
Country
Indonesia
Located in
Indonesia
Contains
Deiyai
Continent
Asia
Population
4542600
Area
82680.95
Elevation
32
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Body of water
Gulf of Carpentaria
Head of government
Lukas Enembe
Shares border with
Sandaun Province
Official website
www.papua.go.id
Unemployment rate
152910
Licence plate code
DS
Motto
Karya Swadaya
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language used
Tobelo
Commons category
Papua (province)
topic's main category
Category:Papua (province)
category of associated people
Category:People from Papua (province)
social media followers
7970
located in/on physical feature
New Guinea
inception
1956-08-16
twinned administrative body
Yamagata Prefecture
postal code
98511–99976
different from
Papua
Statistics Indonesia area code
94
separated from
Maluku
name
Irian Barat
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