Highland Papua
Highland Papua (Indonesian: Papua Pegunungan) is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago, shortened to La Pago. It covers an area of 51,213.34 km2 (19,773.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,430,459 according to the official estimates as at mid 2022.
Highland Papua
Papua Pegunungan | |
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Province with special status | |
| Province of Highland Papua | |
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| Capital | Jayawijaya |
| Government | |
| • Body | Highland Papua Provincial Government |
| • Governor | Velix Wanggai (acting) |
| • Vice Governor | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 51,213.34 km2 (19,773.58 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 1,430,459 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (72/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Indonesian |
| • Native languages of Highland Papua | Dani, Eipomek, Hubla, Ketengban, Kimjal, Lani, Lepki, Momuna, Nduga, Ngalum, Nggem, Walak, Yali, Yetfa, and Others |
| • Also spoken | Javanese, Papuan Malay, and others |
| Demographics | |
| • Religions | Christianity 97.90% –Protestantism 90.29% –Catholicism 7.61% Islam 1.92% Traditional religion 0.15% Others 0.03% |
| • Ethnic groups | Dani, Hupla, Ketengban, Lani, Mek, Nduga, Yali (native), Javanese, Moluccans, Sulawesians (migrant), and others |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Formally established on 11 November 2022 from the central and mountainous former part of the province of Papua, it is located on the central highlands of Western New Guinea, where it is the first and only landlocked province in Indonesia. The capital of Highland Papua is in Jayawijaya Regency, and according to the current plan, it will be near the border of Wouma and Walesi District, although it has not been decided definitely, with alternative locations being Gunung Susu, Hubikosi District or Muliama District. The bill of the province's establishment was approved by the People's Representative Council on 30 June 2022, with the bill signed into Law No. 16/2022 by President Joko Widodo on 25 July, making it one of Indonesia's three then-youngest provinces, alongside Central Papua and South Papua.