Describe Papua

History

          Papua is a province of Indonesia are the largest located in the center of the island's most eastern part of Papua or West New Guinea (Irian Jaya). Eastern hemisphere is a country of Papua New Guinea or East New Guinea.

          The name was changed to Papua province in accordance with UU No. 21 of 2001 about Otonomi Khusus Papua. In 2003. Papua was divided into two provinces by the government of Indonesia; the eastern kept the name while the western part of Papua into West Irian Jaya Province. The eastern part of which is the area of Papua Province at this time.

          Papua word itself comes from the Malay language which means curly hair, a description which refers to the physical appearance of the original tribes.

Geographical Location 

Geographically, the City is located at the Geographic North Papua Province, which borders directly with:
- West of the District adjacent to Depapre Sentani and Jayapura.
- Eastern side borders with Papua New Guinea.
- Northside bordering the Pacific Ocean.
- Southern District bordering Arso Keerom District.

Topography 

Most of the territory of Papua is dominated by plains and hills / mountains with an altitude of 700 meters above sea level.

Climate

The average temperature in Papua 29 ° C - 31.8 ° C with the conditions of the rainy season and dry season does not irregular. Due to the high moisture it suitable for agriculture and animal husbandry.

Population 

Jayapura City residents are a heterogeneous population consisting of various tribes in Indonesia. Dominated by ethnic Papuans and non-Papuan.

Trust 

Most Papuans Protestant religion. The rest of the Protestant religion, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist.

Language 

The language used in Papua is the Indonesian language. Moreover, people also use salty language of each tribe areas.

Time Zone

Papua into Indonesia in the eastern time zone (CDT).

Area 

Most land in the city of Jayapura is the area of 4967 ha of forest.

Visitor attractions in Papua

Papua is beautiful. There are many attractions in the province of Papua, especially those located in rural areas still have not promoted because of constrained facilities and infrastructure.

Vocabularies:
Appearance: (Noun) The act or fact of appearing, as to the eye or mind or before the public.

District: (Noun) A division of territory, as of a country, state, or county, marked off for administrative, electoral, or other purposes.
Average: (Noun) A quantity, rating, or the like that represents or approximates an arithmetic mean.
Attractions: (Noun) The act, power, or property of attracting.

Infrastructure: (Noun) The basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.