West Papua

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West Papua is a culturally Melanesian region in the western half of New Guinea, administered by Indonesia and known for its rich indigenous traditions and biodiversity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Melanesian region
cultural region
geographical region
administeredBy Indonesia
borders Arafura Sea
Banda Sea
Ceram Sea
Papua New Guinea
climate equatorial
tropical
continent Asia
Oceania
hasCulturalIdentity Melanesian
hasCulturalPractice body painting
traditional dance
traditional music
wood carving
hasEcosystem coral reefs
mangrove forests
montane forests
tropical rainforest
hasEthnicGroup Amungme people
Asmat people
Biak people
Dani people
hasFauna birds-of-paradise
cassowaries
tree kangaroos
hasFlora mangroves
orchids
tropical hardwoods
hasIndigenousPeople Melanesian peoples
linked to: Melanesians

Papuans
linked to: Papuan peoples
knownFor coral reef ecosystems
high biodiversity
rich indigenous traditions
tropical rainforests
languageFamily Austronesian languages
Papuan languages
locatedIn western half of New Guinea
naturalResource copper
gold
minerals
timber
partOf Indonesian archipelago
Melanesia
New Guinea
religion Christianity
Islam
indigenous belief systems

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Melanesia hasPart West Papua
New Guinea westernHalfKnownAs Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Indonesian archipelago hasSubregion Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Megapodius freycinet nativeTo West Papua region
linked to: West Papua
Bird’s Head Plate locatedInRegion western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration borderedBy Dutch New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Melanesians majorPopulationIn West Papua
Melanesians majorPopulationIn Papua province of Indonesia
linked to: West Papua
Eastern Indonesia hasPart West Papua region
subject linked to: eastern Indonesia
linked to: West Papua
Indonesia Standard Time system coversRegion Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Central Range extendsAcross western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Central Cordillera extendsAcross western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
birds-of-paradise nativeTo West Papua
Papuan Malay spokenIn West Papua Province
linked to: West Papua
Papuan peoples primaryRegion Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Territory of New Guinea borderedBy Dutch New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
South Halmahera–West New Guinea languages spokenIn western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Paradisaeidae nativeRange West Papua
Baliem Valley locatedIn Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Papua conflict locatedIn West Papua Province
linked to: West Papua
dusky scrubfowl nativeTo West Papua region
linked to: West Papua
Malesia hasPart Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Papuan Islands locatedIn Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Papuan Islands locatedInAdministrativeRegion West Papua Province
linked to: West Papua
John Moresby explored Papua region
linked to: West Papua
Bird’s Head Peninsula locatedIn Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Bird’s Head Peninsula partOf West Papua
Vogelkop Peninsula locatedIn Western New Guinea
linked to: West Papua
Vogelkop Peninsula region West Papua