Papua is the largest province in Indonesia by area. According to the Minister of Home Affairs Regulation Number 66 of 2011, the area of this province, whose capital city is Jayapura, reaches 319,000 square kilometers (km²). This figure represents 16.7 percent of Indonesia's total land area of 1.91 million km².
Four provinces on the island of Kalimantan dominate the top ten largest provinces by area. Three provinces are located on Sumatra, two on Papua, and one on Sulawesi. These ten largest provinces contribute 64.6 percent to Indonesia's total land area.
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