Papua Barat

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Papua Barat
Province coat of arms
Basic data
Area : 115,364 km²
Residents : 871,500
Population density : 8 inhabitants / km²
Capital : Manokwari
governor Dominggus Mandacan
Location in Indonesia
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Website : www.papuabaratprov.go.id

Papua Barat (German West Papua ; until 2007 Irian Jaya Barat , German West Irian Jaya ) is a province in Western New Guinea , the Indonesian part of New Guinea . It is currently the scene of the Papuan conflict .

Geographical location

Papua Barat was separated from Papua Province in 2003 , against the will of the indigenous Papuans , who saw it as an interference with their autonomy.

Papua Barat comprises the westernmost part of Western New Guinea with the Vogelkop Peninsula , the Bomberai Peninsula and offshore islands, including the Raja Ampat archipelago with Waigeo and Misool .

The population is made up of indigenous Papuans and Malays who immigrated as part of the Indonesian migration policy (“ Transmigrasi ”) and who now form the majority. The capital is Manokwari with 130,000 inhabitants, the second important city is Sorong with around 125,000 inhabitants.

Government district (Kabupaten) Area (km 2 ) Population
(2010 census)		 Population
(2014 estimate)		 Capital Number of
districts
Sorong (city) 656.64 190,625 219,958 Sorong 6th
Fakfak 11,036.48 66,828 77.112 Fakfak 9
Kaimana 16,241.84 46,249 53,366 Kaimana 7th
Manokwari 14,250.94 187.726 216.614 Manokwari 29
South Manokwari (Manokwari Selatan) 18,564 - Ransiki 6th
Maybrat Regency 5,461.69 33,081 38,067 Kumurkek 11
Pegunungan Arfak
( Arfak Mountains )		 2,773.74 23,877 - Anggi 10
Raja Ampat 8,034.44 42,507 49,048 Wasai (Waisai) 17th
Sorong 7,415.29 70,619 81,486 Aimas 18th
South Sorong ( Sorong Selatan ) 3,946.94 37,900 43,898 Teminabuan 14th
Tambrauw 5,179.65 6,144 7,028 Fef 7th
Teluk Bintuni 20,840.83 52,422 60,489 Bintuni 24
Teluk Wondama 3,959.53 26,321 30,371 Rasiei 13

Nature reserves

Sunset in Raja Ampat

As the least developed part of Western New Guinea, Papua Barat is still more than half covered by jungle. This biotope is endangered by the advance of modern technology in search of precious woods (especially merbau ) and mineral resources. The destruction of the unique fauna is to be countered by setting up nature reserves (at least on paper). Penetrating these areas requires the equipment and experience of expedition travelers.

Designated nature reserves Papua Barats:

  • Pulau Raja Ampat , about 2200 km² in size, includes the islands of Waigeo , Batanta and Salawati , home to marsupials and some endemic bird species, including birds of paradise .
  • Gunung Meja , only about 5 km² in size, is important because of its bird life. The larger nature reserves of this region on the Cendrawasih Peninsula around the Tamrau and Arfak Mountains are more difficult to access and walk. Leatherback turtles can be observed here.
  • Pegunungan Wandiwoi is located south of Manokwari in the Wandiwoi Mountains on the Cendrawasih Peninsula. Various birds can also be observed here, such as bower or gardening birds. A marine reserve has been set up around the peninsula to protect coral gardens, seabird breeding colonies and pastures for sea turtles.

Web links

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Coordinates: 1 ° 0 ′  S , 134 ° 0 ′  E