South Papua Province

South Papua, officially the South Papua Province is an Indonesian province located in the southern portion of , following the borders of the Papuan customary region of Anim Ha.
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  • Type: province of Indonesia with 518,000 residents
  • Description: province of Indonesia
  • Also known as: Papua Selatan” and “South Papua

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mopah Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is located in , South Papua, . The airport is Indonesia's second easternmost airport after Sentani International Airport in Sentani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merauke.

is a city in and is the capital city of South Papua. has become a gateway to Wasur National Park.

South Papua Province

Latitude
-8.4989° or 8° 29′ 56″ south
Longitude
140.4276° or 140° 25′ 39″ east
Population
518,000
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
6R32GC2H+C2
Geo­Names ID
12503513
Wiki­data ID
Q61439296
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“South Papua Province” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: بابوا الجنوبية
  • Balinese: Papua Selatan
  • Batak Toba: Papua Dangsina
  • Betawi: Papua Kidul
  • Chinese: 南巴布亚省
  • Chinese: 南巴布亞省
  • Czech: Jižní Papua
  • Esperanto: Suda Papuio
  • Finnish: Etelä-Papua
  • Finnish: Papua Selatan
  • French: Papouasie méridionale
  • Georgian: სამხრეთი პაპუა
  • German: Papua Selatan
  • German: Provinz Papua Selatan
  • German: Südpapua
  • Gorontalo: Papua Selatan
  • Hebrew: דרום פפואה
  • Indonesian: Papua Selatan
  • Indonesian: Prov. Papua Selatan
  • Indonesian: Provinsi Papua Selatan
  • Irish: Papua Theas
  • Italian: Papua meridionale
  • Japanese: 南パプア
  • Japanese: 南パプア州
  • Javanese: Papua Kidul
  • Javanese: Papuah Kidul
  • Komering: Papua Hulu
  • Komering: Papua Selatan
  • Korean: 남파푸아주
  • Latvian: Dienvidpapua
  • Lithuanian: Pietų Papua
  • Madurese: Papua Lao‘
  • Madurese: Papua Lao’
  • Malay: Papua Selatan
  • Mazanderani: جنوبی پاپوآ
  • Minangkabau: Papua Selatan
  • Northern Frisian: Papua Selatan
  • Polish: Papua Południowa
  • Portuguese: Papua Meridional
  • Russian: Южное Папуа (провинция Индонезии)
  • Russian: Южное Папуа
  • Sinhala: දකුණු පැපුවා පළාත, ඉන්දුනීසියාව
  • Slovenian: Južna Papua
  • Spanish: Papúa del Sur
  • Spanish: Papúa Meridional
  • Spanish: Papua Selatan
  • Spanish: Provincia de Papúa Meridional
  • Sundanese: Papua Kidul
  • Tamil: தெற்கு பப்புவா மாநிலம்
  • Tamil: தெற்கு பப்புவா
  • Tatar: Көньяк Папуа
  • Thai: จังหวัดปาปัวใต้
  • Ukrainian: Південне Папуа
  • Urdu: جنوبی پاپوا
  • Vietnamese: Nam Papua
  • Western Panjabi: صوبا لما پاپوا
  • Papua Kidul
  • Papua Selatan

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maro River.

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