How many places of worship are there in Papua?

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Dwi Hadya Jayani 25/03/2022 15:10 WIB
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Number of Places of Worship in Papua Province (2021)
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that there were 8,531 places of worship in Papua Province in 2021. The most numerous were Protestant churches, totaling 6,223.

The large number of Protestant churches corresponds to the high number of Protestant adherents, reaching 2,434,467 people.

The next most numerous places of worship were mosques, with 1,447 units. The number of Muslims in Papua was recorded as 519,562.

This was followed by Catholic churches, numbering 814 units. The number of Catholic adherents was 949,120.

Furthermore, Papua Province has 29 temples (Pura). The number of Hindu adherents is 3,425.

Finally, there are 18 viharas, and the number of Buddhist adherents is 2,560.

Editor : Annissa Mutia

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