West New Guinea

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Western_New_Guinea
gptkb:Indonesian_New_Guinea
gptkbp:area 421,981 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:climate tropical
gptkbp:colonialName gptkb:Netherlands_New_Guinea
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Central_Papua_Province
gptkb:Highland_Papua_Province
gptkb:Papua_Province
gptkb:South_Papua_Province
gptkb:West_Papua_Province
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Papuan_independence_movement
gptkbp:formerColonyOf gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:hasBiodiversity very high
gptkbp:hasCoastline gptkb:Arafura_Sea
gptkb:Banda_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:hasIndigenousPeoples gptkb:Melanesians
gptkb:Papuans
gptkbp:hasLanguageDiversity over 250 languages
gptkbp:hasMountain gptkb:Puncak_Jaya
gptkbp:hasRainforest gptkb:New_Guinea_rainforest
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:gold
copper
natural gas
wood
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Puncak_Jaya
4,884 m
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Act_of_Free_Choice_(1969)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West New Guinea
gptkbp:internationalInvolvement United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) 1962-1963
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:island_of_New_Guinea
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Jayapura
gptkb:Timika
gptkb:Manokwari
gptkb:Merauke
gptkb:Sorong
gptkbp:majorMine gptkb:Grasberg_mine
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Asia
Melanesia
gptkbp:population approximately 5 million (2020s)
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Lorentz_National_Park
gptkbp:timezone UTC+9
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Indonesia
1963
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Lorentz_National_Park
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UNTEA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6