Highland Papua

Highland Papua is a province of , which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano Pago. It covers an area of 52,505.66 km2 and had a population of 1,484,870 according to the official estimates as at mid 2025, and increasing by about 17,000 residents per year.
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  • Type: province of Indonesia with 1,410,000 residents
  • Description: province of Indonesia
  • Also known as: “Highland Papua Province”, “Highlands Papua”, and “Papua Highlands”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wamena Airport.

Aerodrome
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is a domestic airport serving the town of in , Highland Papua, . The airport is located about 1 km from Wamena’s town center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wamena and Baliem Valley.

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is a town in . It is the capital of Highland Papua province. It is a gateway to go to the .

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The is a region in central . Surrounded by mountains as high as 3,000 meters and practically isolated from much of the island, this valley hosts some of the traditional cultures of Papua.

Highland Papua

Latitude
-4.1017° or 4° 6′ 6″ south
Longitude
138.9437° or 138° 56′ 37″ east
Population
1,410,000
Elevation
1,439 metres (4,721 feet)
Open location code
6Q7WVWXV+8F
Geo­Names ID
12503512
Wiki­data ID
Q112810104
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Western Panjabi—“Highland Papua” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ፓፑዋ ፍ/ቤት”
  • Arabic: “بابوا الجبلية”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dağlıq Papua”
  • Balinese: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Batak Toba: “Papua Dolok”
  • Bengali: “উচ্চভূমি পাপুয়া”
  • Betawi: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Chinese: “山地巴布亚省”
  • Chinese: “巴布亚高地省”
  • Chinese: “高地巴布亚省”
  • Chinese: “高地巴布亞省”
  • Czech: “Horská Papua”
  • Esperanto: “Altaĵa Papuio”
  • Finnish: “Ylänkö-Papua”
  • French: “Papouasie des hautes terres”
  • French: “Papouasie des Hautes Terres”
  • Georgian: “პაპუა-პეგუნუნგანი”
  • German: “Hochland von Papua”
  • German: “Hochland-Papua”
  • German: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • German: “Provinz Papua Pegunungan”
  • Gorontalo: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Hausa: “Highland Papua”
  • Hebrew: “רמת פפואה”
  • Indonesian: “papeg”
  • Indonesian: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Indonesian: “Prov. Papua Pegunungan”
  • Indonesian: “Provinsi Papua Pegunungan”
  • Irish: “Papua Ardchríche”
  • Italian: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Japanese: “山岳パプア州”
  • Japanese: “高地パプア州”
  • Javanese: “Highland Papua”
  • Javanese: “Papua Pagunungan”
  • Javanese: “Papuah Pagunungan”
  • Kazakh: “Highland Papua”
  • Kirghiz: “Highland Papua”
  • Komering: “Papua Pagunungan”
  • Komering: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Korean: “파푸아고원주”
  • Latvian: “Kalnienes Papua”
  • Lithuanian: “Aukštumų Papua”
  • Macedonian: “Планинска Папуа”
  • Madurese: “Papua Ghunong”
  • Malay: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Mazanderani: “یلاقی پاپوآ”
  • Minangkabau: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Northern Frisian: “Papua Pegunungan”
  • Oromo: “Highland Papua”
  • Panjabi: “ਪਰਬਤੀ ਪਾਪੁਆ”
  • Persian: “پاپوا کوهستانی”
  • Polish: “Papua Górska”
  • Portuguese: “Alta Papua”
  • Portuguese: “Papuásia das Terras Altas”
  • Pushto: “کوهستاني پاپوا”
  • Russian: “Папуа Пегунунган (провинция Индонезии)”
  • Russian: “Папуа-Пегунунган”
  • Sinhala: “හයිලන්ඩ් පැපුවා පළාත, ඉන්දුනීසියාව”
  • Slovenian: “Višavska Papua”
  • Somali: “Highland Papua”
  • Spanish: “La Pago”
  • Spanish: “Lano-Pago”
  • Spanish: “Papúa de las Tierras Altas”
  • Spanish: “Provincia de Alta Papúa”
  • Sundanese: “Papua Pagunungan”
  • Sundanese: “Prop. Papua Pagunungan”
  • Sundanese: “Propinsi Papua Pagunungan”
  • Swahili: “Papua ya Milima”
  • Tajik: “Папуаи Қуллаи”
  • Tamil: “மேல்நில நியூ கினி”
  • Tamil: “மேல்நில பப்புவா மாநிலம்”
  • Tamil: “மேல்நில பப்புவா”
  • Tatar: “Highland Papua”
  • Tatar: “Папуа Пегунунган”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดปาปัวที่สูง”
  • Ukrainian: “Високогірне Папуа”
  • Urdu: “سطح مرتفع پاپوا”
  • Uzbek: “Highland Papua”
  • Vietnamese: “Papua Cao nguyên”
  • Western Panjabi: “صوبا پہاڑی پاپوا”
  • “Papua Pegunungan”

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