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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded Papua Province as the region with the highest poverty rate in Indonesia in March 2019, at 27.53%. This figure increased by 0.1% from September 2018, which was 27.43%. In comparison, the national poverty rate was 9.47%.
The poverty rate in urban areas was higher than in rural areas. Furthermore, urban poverty has continuously increased since September 2017. In March 2019, it increased by 0.19% compared to September 2018, reaching 36.84%.
Meanwhile, rural poverty decreased from 4.55% in September 2017 to 4.01% in September 2018. However, in March 2019, rural poverty increased again by 0.25% to 4.26%.
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