West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat), formerly Irian Jaya Barat (West Irian), is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua. It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea: the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula (or Doberai Peninsula) and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby smaller islands.

The Republic of West Papua (Indonesian: Republik Papua Barat), alternatively known as the Federal Republic of West Papua (Indonesian: Republik Federal Papua Barat, RFPB) is a proposed state consisting of the Western New Guinea region, which is currently part of Indonesia on the continent of Oceania.

Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, [5] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat). [6]

West Papua is a province of Indonesia. It is on the New Guinea island and has many peninsulas and islands. Manokwari is the main city. Around 561,403 people lived there in mid-2022, making it the second least populous province in Indonesia after Southwest Papua. [1] The Dutch were in New Guinea until 1962. Then, control went to Indonesia.

West Papua was originally populated by Melanesian people some tens of thousands of years ago. After little contact with the Western world, it was finally formally colonised by the Netherlands in 1898.

West Papua, formerly Irian Jaya Barat, is an Indonesian province located in Indonesia Papua. It covers most of the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea, the eastern half of the Bird's Head Peninsula and the whole of the Bomberai Peninsula, along …

Like its neighbor Papua New Guinea, West Papua is a wild and adventurous place. Particularly so in the mountainous regions of Papua Province. Were the people of the Baliem Valley were only sighted for the first time in 1938 by the American explorer Richard Archbold as …

West Papua, also known as Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch (Dutch New Guinea) and granted to Indonesia in 1962.

The Republic of West Papua is an Indonesian -occupied territory located on the western half of the island of New Guinea. [1] West Papua was initially colonized by the Dutch. In the 1930s, …

Feb 20, 2025 · West Papua is a vast country consisting of the western half of the island of New Guinea (the eastern half is the independent state of Papua-New Guinea), which belongs to the Republic of Indonesia.