Papua
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 tropical island, while the eastern half is the independent country of Papua New Guinea.
Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Jayapura and Lorentz National Park.
Jayapura
Jayapura is the capital and largest city in Papua, with a population of 315,000 people in 2014.
Lorentz National Park
Lorentz National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site…
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Sorong and Raja Ampat.
Wasur National Park
Wasur National Park is a national park in South Papua province in Indonesia.
Timika
Timika is the largest city in Central Papua province in Papua, with 142,000 residents in 2020.
Papua
- Geographical unit of Indonesia
- Description: geographical unit comprising Indonesian part of New Guinea and other islands
- Also known as“Irian Barat”“Irian Jaya”“Papua Barat”“Provinsi Papua”“West Irian”“West New Guinea”“West Papua”“Western New Guinea”
- Location
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Latitude of center
-4.3° or 4° 18′ south
Longitude of center
136.4° or 136° 24′ east
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Yue Chinese—“Papua” goes by many names.
New GuineaAchinese
غرب غينيا الجديدةArabic
Արևմտյան ԻրիանArmenian
Nueva Guinea OccidentalAsturian
Qərbi Yeni QvineyaAzerbaijani
PapuaBalinese
Papua (wewidangan Indonésia)Balinese
Mendebaldeko PapuaBasque
পশ্চিম পাপুয়াBengali
Zapadna Nova GvinejaBosnian
Papoua ar C’hornaouegBreton
Западна Нова ГвинеяBulgarian
Irian OccidentalCatalan
Papua OccidentalCatalan
西巴布亚Chinese
西新几内亚Chinese
西新畿內亞Chinese
Západní Nová GuineaCzech
West PapuaDanish
Irian BaratDutch
Irian JayaDutch
PapoeaDutch
Westelijk Nieuw-GuineaDutch
Westelijk PapuaDutch
ནུབ་པ་པུ་ཝ། ས་གནས།Dzongkha
Okcidenta Nov-GvineoEsperanto
Länsi-Uusi-GuineaFinnish
დასავლეთი ახალი გვინეაGeorgian
Δυτική Νέα ΓουινέαGreek
Δυτική ΠαπούαGreek
ΠάπουαGreek
વેસ્ટ પપુઆGujarati
מערב גינאה החדשהHebrew
पश्चिम पापुआHindi
Nyugat-Új-GuineaHungarian
Vestur-Nýja-GíneaIcelandic
Akinlaud a Baro a GuineaIloko
Irian BaratIndonesian
Irian JayaIndonesian
PapuaIndonesian
Nuova Guinea OccidentaleItalian
イリアンジャヤJapanese
ニューギニアJapanese
ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಪಪುವಾKannada
Батыс ИрианKazakh
서뉴기니Korean
서파푸아Korean
RietumjaungvinejaLatvian
RietumpapuaLatvian
Rietumu JaungvinejaLatvian
Vakarų Naujoji GvinėjaLithuanian
PapuaLombard
Западна Нова ГвинејаMacedonian
PapuaMadurese
Papua (Wilayah Indonesia)Madurese
Ginea-Vaovao AndrefanaMalagasy
West PapuaMalay
വെസ്റ്റേൺ ന്യൂ ഗിനിയMalayalam
वेस्ट पापुआMarathi
غربی نو گینهMazanderani
Sai New GuineaMin Nan Chinese
PapuaMinangkabau
Papua (wilayah Indonesia)Minangkabau
Папуа-Шинэ ГвинейMongolian
پاپوآ افتونشینNorthern Luri
Vest-PapuaNorwegian
Irian JayaNorwegian Bokmål
Vest-PapuaNorwegian Bokmål
Nòva Guinèa OccidentalaOccitan (post 1500)
Albugang New GuineaPampanga
Western New GuineaPampanga
پاپوآی غربیPersian
گینه نوی غربیPersian
PapuaPiemontese
Irian ZachodniPolish
Nowa Gwinea ZachodniaPolish
Kunti PapwaQuechua
Noua Guinee OccidentalăRomanian
Западная Новая ГвинеяRussian
Западный ИрианRussian
Ириан-ДжаяRussian
Gini-Nuadh an IarScottish Gaelic
Zapadna Nova GvinejaSerbo-Croatian
බටහිර පැපුවාSinhala
Zahodna Nova GvinejaSlovenian
Guinea Mpya ya KiholanziSwahili
VästpapuaSwedish
Wescht-NeigineaSwiss German
West-NeuguineaSwiss German
மேற்கு நியூ கினிTamil
மேற்கு பாபுஆTamil
పశ్చిమ పాపువాTelugu
นิวกินีตะวันตกThai
Wes PapuaTok Pisin
Batı PapuaTurkish
Західна Нова ГвінеяUkrainian
مغربی پاپواUrdu
مغربی پاپوا (ریجن)Urdu
Gʻarbiy Yangi GvineyaUzbek
Nova Guinea OsidentałeVenetian
Tây New GuineaVietnamese
Tây PapuaVietnamese
Katundan nga Bag-o nga GuineaWaray (Philippines)
لہندا نیو گنیWestern Panjabi
西巴布亞Wu Chinese
西新畿內亞Yue Chinese
ma Papuwa
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
