The
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
of
West Papua in
Indonesia
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is divided into
regencies
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. The regencies are turn are divided administratively into
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
, also known in Indonesian as ''distrik'' or ''kecamatan''.
List
The districts of West Papua and their respective regencies are as follows (as of December 2019).
Administrative villages (''kampung'') are also listed for each district.
See also
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List of districts of Papua
The province of Papua (''Provinsi Papua'') in Indonesia is divided into eight ''kabupaten'' ( regencies) and one independent ''kota'' (city) which in turn are divided administratively into districts, known as ''distrik'' under the law of 2001 o ...
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List of ethnic groups of West Papua
List of ethnic groups in West Papua, Indonesia:
List
See also
*Indigenous people of New Guinea
*Ethnic groups in Indonesia
*West Papua (province)
*List of districts of West Papua
*West Papuan languages
The West Papuan languages are a propo ...
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