Papua (province) facts for kids

Papua
Quick facts for kids Papua
	Province of Indonesia
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	Motto(s): Karya Swadaya; (Self-Reliance Works)
	Location of Papua in Indonesia
Established	1 May 1963
Capital; and largest city	Jayapura
Government
• Body	Provincial Government of Papua
Area
• Total	315,091.62 km2 (121,657.55 sq mi)
Area rank	1st in Indonesia
Highest elevation	4,884 m (16,024 ft)
Population (mid 2019)
• Total	3,379,302
• Rank	21st in Indonesia
• Density	10.7248235/km2 (27.777165/sq mi)
	Health Ministry 2014 Estimate
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Papuan, Melanesian (including Aitinyo, Aefak, Asmat, Agast, Dani, Ayamaru, Mandacan, Mee/Paniai Biak, Serui), Javanese
• Religion	Christianity (83.15%); Islam (15.88%); Hinduism (0.09%); Buddhism (0.05%); Other (0.82%)
• Languages	Indonesian (official); 269 indigenous Papuan languages; Austronesian languages;
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
ISO 3166 code	ID-PA
HDI	0.608 (Medium)
HDI rank	34th in Indonesia (2019)

Papua is the largest and easternmost province of Indonesia. It is made up of most of Western New Guinea. It is bordered by the state of Papua New Guinea to the east.

According to the 2010 census by Statistics Indonesia, Papua had a population of 2,833,381, the majority of whom are Christians. The province is divided into twenty-eight regencies and one city. Its capital and largest city is Jayapura.

Images for kids

Nius Kogoya, Provincial Representative for Tolikara
Morning in Senggo Village, Mappi Regency.
Jayapura at night
Puncak Jaya is the tallest mountain between the Himalayas and the Andes.
Papuan dance from Yapen
Paradisaea apoda, native to Papua, displaying its feathers