South Papua, Administrative province in southern New Guinea, Indonesia.
The South Papua province spans 129,715 square kilometers of lowlands with extensive swamps and substantial rivers like Digul and Maro.
The Dutch colonial administration established military bases and missions in the early 1900s to control tribal activities in the southern Papua region.
Indigenous groups including Asmat, Marind, Muyu, and Korowai maintain traditional practices centered on wood carving, sago cultivation, and fishing.
Transportation across South Papua relies primarily on air travel and river navigation due to limited road infrastructure in the wetland terrain.
The Wasur National Park within South Papua contains wetlands where agile wallabies coexist with birds of paradise in lowland rain forests.
Location: Indonesia
Inception: July 25, 2022
Capital city: Salor Indah
Shares border with: Central Papua, Highland Papua, Western Province
GPS coordinates: -6.50000,139.50000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 08:41
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