South Papua
South Papua is a province in Papua. Tito Karnavian, as Minister of Home Affairs Indonesia has stated that South Papua is ready to become a new province. The districts that joined the new province candidates consisted of 4 districts and 1 municipality (under the expansion plan).[1][2][3] It was created on 11 November 2022.
Background
South Papua has been struggling to become a separate province since 2002 and was again proposed to be a province in 2020. This is because the Government of Indonesia wants the people of Papua to progress.[4][5] The expansion of South Papua Province was originally planned to consist of five regencies, namely Asmat Regency, Boven Digoel Regency, Mappi Regency, Bintang Bintang Regency, and Merauke Regency . However, based on regional considerations, Bintang Mountains Regency then chose to resign due to the closer distance to Jayapura City.[6]
Administrative area
The candidate for the provincial capital is City of Merauke.[7] Districts that may join this province include:
- City of Merauke (expansion plan)
- Merauke Regency
- Asmat Regency
- Boven Digoel District
- Mappi County
South Papua Media
Prisoner in Boven-Digoel concentration camp
Celebration of South Papua establishment
Wetland of Wasur National Park
Musamus or giant termite mound
Coat of arms of Merauke Regency
Lokasi Kabupaten Merauke di Provinsi Papua Selatan
Boven Digoel Regency Coat of arms. Boven Digoel Regency was a Dutch prison camp in the Dutch East Indies at the headwaters of the river Digul, where Indonesian nationalists and communists were interned between 1928 and 1942. Independent Indonesia has kept the original Dutch name of the area.
Lokasi Kabupaten Boven Digoel di Provinsi Papua Selatan
References
- ↑ 4 Regencies Meet to Discuss Acceleration of Expansion of South Papua Province Page all. regional.kompas.com (24 February 2020). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ Minister of Home Affairs Ensures South Papua is Ready to Become a New Province. nasional.kompas.com (29 October 2019). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ List of 57 New Regency Candidates & 8 New Province Candidates to be discussed by DPR. www.kai.or.id (24 February 2020). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ Which People Want South Papua Province?. jubi.co.id (8 November 2019). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ Bintang Mountains Regency Refuses to Join South Papua Province. jubi.co.id (19 March 2021). Retrieved 2021-05-06.
- ↑ Minister of Home Affairs Tito Says the Expansion of South Papua Province to Only 4 Regencies. detik.com. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
- ↑ Merauke Agreed to be Candidate for Capital of South Papua Province. kumparan.com. Retrieved 2021-05-06.