Papua, Indonesia General Information
Papua Province in Indonesia is a province that lies east of the Indonesian archipelago. According to its geographic location, directly bordering with Papua Papua New Guinea to the east, bordering west Seram Sea and the Banda Sea, bordering the north Pacific Ocean and the south directly to the Arafura Sea.
Administratively, this province consists of 6 (six) districts, namely Merauke Regency, Jayawijaya, Paniai, Nabire, Biak Numfor and Sarmi District with the provincial capital Jayapura.
Papua has a vast territory and abundant natural potential. Mining sector already accounts for more than 50% of the economy of Papua, with copper, gold, oil and gas. Papua were found to have potential 2.5 billion tons of rock ore and copper, all located in the Freeport concession area.
While the tourism sector, Papua also has the advantage. Baliem Valley tourist attraction located in Wamena town charm of natural beauty offers incredible. Valley surrounded by snowy mountain rock is very famous in the world.
Baliem Valley exoticism with the City of Wamena in the center comes from the uniqueness of the local residents who still live like in the stone age. In the community Dani, Lani, and that inhabit Jali Baliem Valley to the slopes of Mountain Mining, there are many men berkoteka shame or simply close the skin with a sort of pumpkin. Some household tools made of stone can still be found in this area.
Papua, Indonesia History
The Portuguese, is the first nation to discover the Papua and called it Ilhas dos Papuas (Curly Hair Island). The word ‘Papua’ itself comes from the variety of language Malays, namely papuwah. While the Dutch, who arrived later gave the name of New Guinea, because menginggatkan Dutch people to the population of a region of Guinea in Africa.
Dutch power and ‘patent’ for the naming of Dutch New Guinea Island dibagian west Niew Guinea. While the eastern part, which until now called Papua New Guinea dominated by Australia. Until 1 May 1963, before the Republic of Indonesia won the Papua from the Dutch, the island is still known as Dutch New Guinea. After that, then used the name of Irian Jaya, which means “victory of hot countries which emerged from the sea”
Papua, Indonesia Culture
One of the cultural expression is very prominent in New Guinea is an art. As a society with very strong oral traditions, expressions of art in Papua is dominated by music, songs, folklore, and dance, which still can be found throughout the mainland of Papua.
All the activities of a society that lived in the villages do with songs, music and dance. Like hunting, praying, sedate children, making boats, and fishing.
Papua, Indonesia Population
Asmat is a tribe who lived on the island of Papua. Ethnic groups are well known in the Pacific with its traditional wooden craft that many collected by the collector in the world. They lived on the southwest coast of marsh, tidal swamp, freshwater swamp, and lowland Rainforest.
Papua, Indonesia Language
Languages spoken in Papua is the Indonesian language and 268 local languages.
Papua, Indonesia Culinary
You are interested in trying to dish Papua? Though less popular, the food of Paradise this earth was to save its own delicious. If you are interested, you can try cooking fresh fish Bobara with tamarind sauce spray, very fit to enjoy with a steaming hot papeda.
Ikan Patin Asam Bobara, presented in a large bowl of steaming hot. This fish is known as pompano.
Kuah asamya Pindang people just like Sumatra, yellow, and there berkuah basil in it. The difference, in these foods are tomato slices big. While the liquid acids was fresh and slightly spicy.
Nothing wrong, if papeda helped add to the contents of your stomach. besides abortion which has high nutritional, papeda known as the ‘rice’ the people of Papua, the sago mixed with boiling water.
The Beauty Of Papua – INDONESIA
Papua, Indonesia Tourist Office:
Jl. Raya Abepura, Office of autonomous
Kotaraja, Jayapura – Papua
Phone: (62-967) 583001