Papua Expansion Bill: Here Are the Potential New Provinces

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Viva Budy Kusnandar 08/04/2022 09:00 WIB

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Three new provinces will be established in Tanah Papua: South Papua Province, Central Papua Province, and Central Mountainous Papua Province.

Proposed Number of Regencies/Cities in Papua Province After Expansion

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Proposed Number of Regencies/Cities in Papua Province After Expansion

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The Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) Legislation Body approved the Bill (RUU) on the establishment of South Papua Province, Central Papua Province, and Central Mountainous Papua Province on Wednesday (6/4).

With the approval of this Bill, three new provinces will be created in Papua: South Papua, Central Papua, and Central Mountainous Papua.

After the division, Papua will have a total of five provinces, increasing the total number of provinces in Indonesia to 37.

Here is a breakdown of the new provinces resulting from the division of Papua Province:

1. South Papua Province (Ha Anim) with Merauke as its capital city, consists of:

* Merauke Regency
* Mappi Regency
* Asmat Regency
* Boven Digul Regency

2. Central Papua Province (Meepago) with Timika as its capital city, consists of:

* Paniai Regency
* Mimika Regency
* Dogiyai Regency
* Deyiai Regency
* Intan Jaya Regency
* Puncak Regency

3. Central Mountainous Papua Province (Lapago) with Wamena as its capital city, consists of:

* Puncak Jaya Regency
* Jayawijaya Regency
* Lanny Jaya Regency
* Mamberamo Tengah Regency
* Nduga Regency
* Tolikara Regency
* Yahukimo Regency
* Limo Regency

Editor : Adi Ahdiat

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