Paro is a district situated in

Nduga Regency Nduga Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. Nduga Regency was separated from Jayawijaya Regency on 4 January 2008 in accordance with Law No. 6/2008. It covers an area of 12,941 km2, and had a ...

, Highland Papua. Paro is the district's capital.

History

Formed in 2011, Paro District was separated from Mapenduma District. The district consisted of five villages. In 2023, the district was emptied due to the

Nduga hostage crisis The Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement ( id, Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage. While the passengers were soon released, New Zeala ...

Administrative territory

Paro District is divided into five villages: *Animarem *Loaraba *Lombrik * Paro *Tawelma

Education

There is only one public elementary school in the district and it is situated in Paro.

Healthcare

The district only has one sub-health center in Paro.

References

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