western New Guinea

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Papua
gptkb:Indonesian_New_Guinea
gptkbp:area approximately 420,540 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Arafura_Sea
gptkb:Banda_Sea
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Jayapura
gptkbp:climate gptkb:tropical_rainforest
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:Netherlands
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Central_Papua_Province
gptkb:Highland_Papua_Province
gptkb:Papua_Province
gptkb:South_Papua_Province
gptkb:West_Papua_Province
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Lorentz_National_Park
gptkb:Puncak_Jaya
gptkb:Baliem_Valley
gptkb:Cenderawasih_Bay
gptkb:Raja_Ampat_Islands
gptkb:Asmat_region
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Papuans
gptkb:Austronesians
gptkbp:hasIndigenousPeoples gptkb:Amungme
gptkb:Asmat
gptkb:Dani
gptkb:Mek
gptkb:Muyu
gptkb:Yali
gptkb:Kamoro
gptkb:Sentani
gptkb:Korowai
gptkb:Mimika
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:gold
copper
natural gas
wood
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Act_of_Free_Choice_(1969)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label western New Guinea
gptkbp:internationalInvolvement United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) 1962-1963
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Indonesia
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:island_of_New_Guinea
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Indonesian
gptkb:Austronesian_languages
gptkb:Papuan_languages
gptkbp:majorMine gptkb:Grasberg_mine
gptkbp:notableFauna gptkb:cuscus
birds of paradise
cassowaries
tree kangaroos
gptkbp:notableFlora mangroves
dipterocarp forests
gptkbp:population approximately 5 million (2020s)
gptkbp:status part of Indonesia
gptkbp:timezone Eastern Indonesia Time (UTC+9)
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Indonesia
1963
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Central-Eastern_Malayo-Polynesian
gptkb:South_Halmahera–West_New_Guinea
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6