Papua is a province of Indonesia on the western half of the island of New Guinea. It is one of four provinces established in 2022 when the former, larger Papua province was divided. The present-day …

Papua, formerly known as West Irian[7] and Irian Jaya, [8] is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west.

Papua, also known as Western New Guinea and formerly Irian Jaya, is the easternmost part of Indonesia. It comprises the western half of the island of New Guinea, the world's largest and highest …

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The Indonesian part of New Guinea is known as Papua. It was formerly called West Irian and Irian Jaya, and is also referred to as Western New Guinea or West Papua. Papua is the largest and most …

New Guinea, located just 100 miles north of Australia, is the world's second largest island after Greenland, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known as the …

2 days ago · Papua New Guinea lies in the southwest Pacific, just south of the equator and about 100 miles northeast of Australia.

Papua, formerly known as West Irian[7] and Irian Jaya, [8] is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west.

Aug 24, 2016 · Comprising most of the western half of New Guinea and a number of offshore islands, it is Indonesia's largest province; the extreme western peninsulas are now separated as the province …

New Guinea (Tok Pisin: Niugini; Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; Indonesian: Papua, fossilized Nugini, [a] also known as Papua or historically Irian) is the world's second-largest island, with an area of 785,753 km 2 …