West Papua (province)

Indonesia

West Papua (province) shares 79 connections with 3708 other places across 14 topics, concentrated in nature, governance, and history. The province overlaps most closely with Western New Guinea and Indonesia. Its connections trace the region's colonial past, from Dutch settlements at Manokwari and Fak-Fak in response to perceived Australian ownership claims, through the 1945 Japanese surrender and the 1962 New York Agreement transferring control to Indonesia. Papuan Malay, mutually intelligible with Indonesian, links the province to wider regional language networks.

Raja Ampat Regency

Connects West Papua (province) to: Sorong Regency | Pulau Kanobe

Teluk Cenderawasih National Park

Connects West Papua (province) to: Central Papua | Wondama Bay Regency

Yos Sudarso Bay

Connects West Papua (province) to: Western New Guinea | Jayapura, Indonesia

Republic of West Papua

Connects West Papua (province) to: Western New Guinea | Shefa Province

Teluk Wondama Regency

Connects West Papua (province) to: Bintuni Bay Regency | Wasior

Biak Island

Connects West Papua (province) to: Western New Guinea | Biak Numfor Regency

Schouten Islands

Connects West Papua (province) to: Western New Guinea | Biak Numfor Regency

Fakfak Regency

Connects West Papua (province) to: Bintuni Bay Regency | Inanwatan

New York Agreement

Connects West Papua (province) to: Western New Guinea | Central Papua

Gulf of Papua

Connects West Papua (province) to: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | Kerema

Netherlands East Indies

Connects West Papua (province) to: The Hague, Netherlands | Tarakan, Indonesia | Gunungsitoli, Indonesia

South Sorong Regency

Connects West Papua (province) to: Bintuni Bay Regency | Maybrat Regency | Teminabuan

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