The
province
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of
Southwest Papua
Southwest Papua ( id, Papua Barat Daya) is a province of Indonesia, and is a fraction of Western New Guinea. Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua. The area that belo ...
in
Indonesia
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is divided into
regencies. The regencies are turn are divided administratively into
districts
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, also known in Indonesian as ''distrik'' or ''kecamatan''.
List
The districts of Southwest 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 Southwest Papua
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Districts of Southwest Papua
Southwest Papua
Southwest Papua ( id, Papua Barat Daya) is a province of Indonesia, and is a fraction of Western New Guinea. Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua. The area that belo ...