Plat Nomor Kendaraan Wilayah Indonesia

Berikut adalah daftar nomor polisi untuk kenderaan pejabat penting di Indonesia:

* RI 1: Presiden
* RI 2: Wakil Presiden
* RI 3: Istri/suami presiden
* RI 4: Istri/suami wakil presiden
* RI 5: Ketua Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat
* RI 6: Ketua Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat
* RI 7: Ketua Dewan Perwakilan Daerah
* RI 8: Ketua Mahkamah Agung
* RI 9: Ketua Mahkamah Konstitusi
* RI 10: Ketua Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan
* RI 11: Menteri Koordinator Bidang Politik, Hukum, dan Keamanan
* RI 12: Menteri Koordinator Bidang Perekonomian
* RI 13: Menteri Koordinator Bidang Kesejahteraan Rakyat
* RI 14: Menteri Sekretaris Negara
* RI 15: Menteri Sekretaris Kabinet
* RI 16: Menteri Dalam Negeri
* RI 17: Menteri Luar Negeri
* RI 18: Menteri Pertahanan
* RI 19: Menteri Hukum dan Hak Asasi Manusia
* RI 20: Menteri Keuangan
* RI 21: Menteri Energi dan Sumber Daya Mineral
* RI 22: Menteri Perindustrian
* RI 23: Menteri Perdagangan
* RI 24: Menteri Pertanian
* RI 25: Menteri Kehutanan
* RI 26: Menteri Perhubungan
* RI 27: Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan
* RI 28: Menteri Tenaga Kerja dan Transmigrasi
* RI 29: Menteri Pekerjaan Umun
* RI 30: Menteri Kesehatan
* RI 31: Menteri Pendidikan Nasional
* RI 32: Menteri Sosial
* RI 33: Menteri Agama
* RI 34: Menteri Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata
* RI 35: Menteri Komunikasi dan Informasi
* RI 36: Menteri Negara Riset dan Teknologi
* RI 37: Menteri Negara Koperasi dan Usaha Kecil-Menengah
* RI 38: Menteri Negara Lingkungan Hidup
* RI 39: Menteri Negara Pemberdayaan Perempuan
* RI 40: Menteri Negara Pendayagunaan Aparatur Negara
* RI 41: Menteri Negara Pembangunan Daerah Tertinggal
* RI 42: Menteri Negara Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Ketua Badan Perencanaan
Pembangunan Nasional
* RI 43: Menteri Negara Badan Usaha Milik Negara
* RI 44: Menteri Negara Perumahan Rakyat
* RI 45: Menteri Negara Pemuda dan Olah Raga
* RI 46: Jaksa Agung
* RI 47: Panglima Tentara Nasional Indonesia
* RI 48: Kepala Kepolisian Republik Indonesia
* RI 52: Wakil Ketua DPR
* RI 59: Wakil Ketua Badan Pemeriksa Keuangan


Corps Diplomatic dan Corps Consular

Mobil milik Corps Diplomatic (Kedutaan Besar maupun Organisasi Internasional) memiliki kode khusus, yakni CD diikuti dengan angka. Untuk mendapatkan STNK dan BPKB, haruslah mendapatkan rekomendasi dari Departemen Luar Negeri.

Berikut adalah daftar nomor polisi untuk Corps Diplomatic di Indonesia:

* CD 12: Amerika Serikat
* CD 13: India
* CD 14: Britania Raya
* CD 15: Vatikan
* CD 16: Norwegia
* CD 17: Pakistan
* CD 18: Myanmar
* CD 19: China
* CD 20: Swedia
* CD 21: Arab Saudi
* CD 22: Thailand
* CD 23: Mesir
* CD 24: Perancis
* CD 25: Filipina
* CD 26: Australia
* CD 27: Irak
* CD 28: Belgia
* CD 29: Uni Emirat Arab
* CD 30: Italia
* CD 31: Swiss
* CD 32: Jerman
* CD 33: Sri Lanka
* CD 34: Denmark
* CD 35: Kanada
* CD 36: Brazil
* CD 37: Rusia
* CD 38: Afghanistan
* CD 39: Yugoslavia (Serbia ?)
* CD 40: Republik Ceko
* CD 41: Finlandia
* CD 42: Meksiko
* CD 43: Hongaria
* CD 44: Polandia
* CD 45: Iran
* CD 47: Malaysia
* CD 48: Turki
* CD 49: Jepang
* CD 50: Bulgaria
* CD 51: Kamboja
* CD 52: Argentina
* CD 53: Romania
* CD 54: Yunani
* CD 55: Yordania
* CD 56: Austria
* CD 57: Suriah
* CD 58: UNDP
* CD 59: Selandia Baru
* CD 60: Belanda
* CD 61: Yaman
* CD 62: UPU
* CD 63: Portugal
* CD 64: Aljazair
* CD 65: Korea Utara
* CD 66: Vietnam
* CD 67: Singapura
* CD 68: Spanyol
* CD 69: Bangladesh
* CD 70: Panama
* CD 71: UNICEF
* CD 72: UNESCO
* CD 73: FAO
* CD 74: WHO
* CD 75: Korea Selatan
* CD 76: ADB
* CD 77: Bank Dunia
* CD 78: IMF
* CD 79: ILO
* CD 80: Papua Nugini
* CD 81: Nigeria
* CD 82: Chili
* CD 83: UNHCR
* CD 84: WFP
* CD 85: Venezuela
* CD 86: ESCAP
* CD 87: Colombia
* CD 88: Brunei
* CD 89: UNIC
* CD 90: IFC
* CD 91: UNTAET
* CD 97: Palang Merah
* CD 98: Maroko
* CD 99: Uni Eropa
* CD 100: ASEAN (Sekretariat)
* CD 101: Tunisia
* CD 102: Kuwait
* CD 103: Laos
* CD 104: Palestina
* CD 105: Kuba
* CD 106: AIPO
* CD 107: Libya
* CD 108: Peru
* CD 109: Slowakia
* CD 110: Sudan
* CD 111: ASEAN (Yayasan)
* CD 112: (Utusan)
* CD 113: CIFOR
* CD 114: Bosnia-Herzegovina
* CD 115: Libanon
* CD 116: Afrika Selatan
* CD 117: Kroasia
* CD 118: Ukraina
* CD 119: Mali
* CD 120: Uzbekistan
* CD 121: Qatar
* CD 122: UNFPA
* CD 123: Mozambik
* CD 124: Kepulauan Marshall


Kode Wilayah Pendaftaran Kendaraan Bermotor


Kode wilayah pendaftaran kendaraan bermotor ditetapkan oleh Peraturan Kapolri Nomor Polisi 4 Tahun 2006.

Sumatera
* BL = Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam
* BB = Sumatera Utara Bagian Barat (Tapanuli)
* BK = Sumatera Utara
* BA = Sumatera Barat
* BM = Riau
* BP = Kepulauan Riau
* BG = Sumatera Selatan
* BN = Kepulauan Bangka Belitung
* BE = Lampung
* BD = Bengkulu
* BH = Jambi

Jawa

DKI Jakarta, Banten, Jawa Barat

* A = Banten: Kabupaten/Kota Serang, Kabupaten Pandeglang, Kota Cilegon, Kabupaten
Lebak, sebagian Kabupaten Tangerang
* B = DKI Jakarta, Kabupaten/Kota Tangerang, Kabupaten/Kota Bekasi, Kota Depok
* D = Kabupaten/Kota Bandung, Kota Cimahi, Kabupaten Bandung Barat
* E = eks Karesidenan Cirebon: Kabupaten/Kota Cirebon, Kabupaten Indramayu,
Kabupaten Majalengka, Kabupaten Kuningan (E - YA/YB/YC/YD)
* F = eks Karesidenan Bogor: Kabupaten/Kota Bogor, Kabupaten Cianjur,
Kabupaten/Kota Sukabumi
* T = Kabupaten Purwakarta, Kabupaten Karawang, sebagian Kabupaten Bekasi,
Kabupaten Subang
* Z = Kabupaten Garut, Kabupaten/Kota Tasikmalaya, Kabupaten Sumedang, Kabupaten
Ciamis, Kota Banjar [1]

Jawa Tengah dan DI Yogyakarta

* G = eks Karesidenan Pekalongan: Kabupaten (G - B)/Kota Pekalongan (G - A),
Kabupaten (G - F)/Kota Tegal (G - E), Kabupaten Brebes, Kabupaten Batang
(G-C), Kabupaten Pemalang (G - D)
* H = eks Karesidenan Semarang: Kabupaten/Kota Semarang, Kota Salatiga, Kabupaten
Kendal (H - D), Kabupaten Demak
* K = eks Karesidenan Pati: Kabupaten Pati (K - A), Kabupaten Kudus (K - B),
Kabupaten Jepara (K - C), Kabupaten Rembang (K - D), Kabupaten Blora,
Kabupaten Grobogan
* R = eks Karesidenan Banyumas: Kabupaten Banyumas, Kabupaten Cilacap, Kabupaten
Purbalingga, Kabupaten Banjarnegara
* AA = eks Karesidenan Kedu: Kabupaten/Kota Magelang, Kabupaten Purworejo,
Kabupaten Kebumen, Kabupaten Temanggung, Kabupaten Wonosobo
* AB = DI Yogyakarta: Kota Yogyakarta, Kabupaten Bantul, Kabupaten Gunung Kidul,
Kabupaten Sleman, Kabupaten Kulon Progo
* AD = eks Karesidenan Surakarta: Kota Surakarta (AD), Kabupaten Sukoharjo (AD - B),
Kabupaten Boyolali (AD - D), Kabupaten Sragen (AD - E), Kabupaten
Karanganyar (AD - F), Kabupaten Wonogiri (AD - G), Kabupaten Klaten (AD - C)

Jawa Timur

* L = Kota Surabaya
* M = eks Karesidenan Madura: Kabupaten Pamekasan, Kabupaten Sumenep, Kabupaten
Sampang, Kabupaten Bangkalan
* N = eks Karesidenan Malang: Kabupaten/Kota Malang, Kabupaten/Kota Probolinggo,
Kabupaten/Kota Pasuruan, Kabupaten Lumajang, Kota Batu
* P = eks Karesidenan Besuki: Kabupaten Bondowoso, Kabupaten Situbondo, Kabupaten
Jember, Kabupaten Banyuwangi
* S = eks Karesidenan Bojonegoro: Kabupaten Bojonegoro, Kabupaten/Kota Mojokerto,
Kabupaten Tuban, Kabupaten Lamongan, Kabupaten Jombang[2]
* W = Kabupaten Sidoarjo, Kabupaten Gresik[3]
* AE = eks Karesidenan Madiun: Kabupaten/Kota Madiun, Kabupaten Ngawi, Kabupaten
Magetan, Kabupaten Ponorogo, Kabupaten Pacitan
* AG = eks Karesidenan Kediri: Kabupaten/Kota Kediri, Kabupaten/Kota Blitar, Kabupaten
Tulungagung, Kabupaten Nganjuk, Kabupaten Trenggalek

Catatan:

1. ^ Daerah dengan kode wilayah Z sebelumnya memiliki kode wilayah D (eks Karesidenan
Parahyangan)
2. ^ Jombang memiliki kode wilayah S sejak tahun 2005, sebelumnya memiliki kode
wilayah W
3. ^ Daerah dengan kode wilayah W sebelumnya memiliki kode wilayah L (eks
Karesidenan Surabaya)

Bali dan Nusa Tenggara

* DK = Bali
* DR = NTB I (Pulau Lombok: Kota Mataram, Kabupaten Lombok Barat, Kabupaten
Lombok Timur, Kabupaten Lombok Tengah)
* EA = NTB II (Pulau Sumbawa: Kabupaten Sumbawa Barat, Kabupaten Sumbawa,
Kabupaten Dompu, Kabupaten/Kota Bima)
* DH = NTT I (Pulau Timor: Kabupaten/Kota Kupang, Kabupaten TTU, TTS, Kabupaten
Rote Ndao)
* EB = NTT II (Pulau Flores dan kepulauan: Kabupaten Manggarai Barat, Kabupaten
Manggarai, Kabupaten Ngada, Kabupaten Ende, Kabupaten Sikka, Kabupaten
Flores Timur, Kabupaten Lembata, Kabupaten Alor)
* ED = NTT III (Pulau Sumba: Kabupaten Sumba Barat, Kabupaten Sumba Timur)

Kalimantan

* KB = Kalimantan Barat
* DA = Kalimantan Selatan
* KH = Kalimantan Tengah
* KT = Kalimantan Timur

Sulawesi

* DB = Sulawesi Utara Daratan (Kota Manado, Kota Tomohon, Kota Bitung, Kabupaten
Bolaang Mongondow, Kabupaten Minahasa, Kabupaten Minahasa Utara,
Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan)
* DL = Sulawesi Utara Kepulauan (Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Kabupaten Kepulauan
Talaud)
* DM = Gorontalo
* DN = Sulawesi Tengah
* DT = Sulawesi Tenggara
* DD = Sulawesi Selatan
* DC = Sulawesi Barat

Maluku dan Papua

* DE = Maluku
* DG = Maluku Utara
* DS = Papua dan Papua Barat

Lain-lain

* DF = Timor Timur (tidak digunakan, karena telah menjadi negara tersendiri)

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Tanah Toraja

Tanah Toraja, is a popular tourism with cultural property. District that is located approximately 350 km to the North Makassar is very popular with home building adatnya. Custom house is called Tongkonan.

Its roof made of bamboo, and be prepared to roll up, but at this time that many also use zinc. Tongkonan also has degrees kebangsawanan strata according to the strata, such as gold, bronze, iron and brass.

Tanah Toraja rule with building this house, as a form of tourism promotion and to menggaet Japanese tourists to this area, the custom house was built in the country "sunrise" is. The building is done by people themselves and diboyong Toraja tourism operators to negari sakura. Now in Japan, already have two Tongkonan which is very similar to the original Tongkonan. Attendance Tongkonan always amazed people to make the country because of the unique. The difference with that in Tanah Toraja is located on the roof of the bamboo.

To go to Tanah Toraja attention this path there is a domestic flight Makassar - Toraja Land at this time only once a week and a small plane berpenumpang eight people, which takes 45 minutes from Hasanuddin Airport Makassar. If through the land, which is quite tiring journey this takes seven to ten days.

Interesting event in the area of this tour is the ritual burial remains (solo signs) and signs tuka (syukuran party) which is fixed in each calendar year. In addition to the event, visitors can see close objects of cultural interest tours such as the storage remains in the corpse's shaped "container" with the giant size of 3 meters wide and 10 meters high and Tongkonan which have aged 600 years in Londa, Rantepao.


More attraction of Tanah Toraja than traditional signs solo ceremony (funeral), which is famous for this. Grave of an infant on the tree in the village of Tarra Kambira, Sangalla District, about 20 kilometers from Padang, the corpse is prepared for a baby aged 0 - 7 years.

Although bury the baby on the tree Tarra was not performed again since tens of years, but the tree "bury" the baby's corpse was still upright, and many tourists visit. Tarra on the tree like a fruit breadfruit which is made by local vegetables with a circle around the tree trunk 3.5 meters, saved tens of clay babies.

*grave tree in Tanah Toraja

Before the hearse entered into the tree trunk, the tree first and then dilubangi baby dead bodies to be put in and then covered with coconut palm fiber black. After tens of years, the infant remains will be integrates with the tree. This is an attraction for the traveler and to Tanah Toraja people still consider the place sacred, such as a new born child.


The placement of the baby remains in the tree is also tailored to the social strata. The higher degree of social and family that the higher the place the baby buried in the trees is Tarra. In fact, infants who die are placed according to the direction where the family lived sorrow. If the house is in the western part of the tree, the child's corpse will be placed in the west.

*Grave stone, a form of grave Toraja People

Culture that is known in Tanah Toraja Namely Aluk that underlie this Todolo joints-joints Toraja people, including indigenous istiadatnya. Although there is the influence of Christianity and Islam, Aluk Todolo believe in the strength of the three compulsory worship, namely Puang Matua (God), the highest element of strength as the creator of earth, sky, and all its contents; Deata-deata (And not Pemelihara Earth); and to Membali Puang (spirit of the ancestors has been blossom out Dewa).

Third element is a miracle that is held by men. Toraja tribe is offering to give offerings and sacrifice-offering consisting of a water buffalo, pigs, chickens, and the like, and is done separately in a different time in a manner that is also different: Puang Matua who reside in heaven adored and worshiped with the ceremony in front of the house Tongkonan (Rumah Tanah Toraja adat), Deata be home in the east, To Membali Puang in the west or in the house where the sexton jenazahnya buried.

Inheritance of the teachings of the ancestors of the Toraja this is shaping the pattern of behavior Toraja as a source of cultural elements that appear in the social phenomenon until now.

Suspicion about the nature of classification of highway known east-west and north-south. East is matallo, ie, the sun is regarded as representing the quality of happiness, light, joy, and the source of life. West (matampuâ € ™), the sun represents the best elements of dark, dolor. Classification east-west take the consequences in the lives of the order of the ceremony.

Toraja people not separated from the ceremony. Each phase of life is always at the same time with the ceremony. Similarly, in this life does not escape from the problem-like depression, light and dark. In the system known by the name of ritual signs Tukaâ € ™ (ceremony excitement) and signs Soloâ € ™ (ceremony dolor). Execution time, place, and officials who served in the two devices in the ceremony is divided sharply. For example, a beacon Tukaâ € ™ should not be served to buoy Soloâ € ™.

North-south. North is the main ulunna called Lino (the earth) and the south called polloâ € ™ na (beneath the earth). North represents the contention as head, head, front, those who identified as respected and respectable tersuci. While the south is identified with a subordinate, feet, pursuivant.

Model home with all the customary Tongkonan aturannya the model. In the ceremony, the center latitude Tongkonan east-west, north-south. Ceremony Tukaâ signs € ™ held in the east Tongkonan at the time the sun began to rise, while Soloâ signs € ™ held in the west at the time the sun began to sink. The ceremony to worship Puang Matua performed in front of the house (north).

Signs Tukaâ € ™ This is a ceremony of the four safety alliance life, namely Aluk Maa € ™ lolo, a ceremony for human life and safety; Aluk Patuoan, ritual and life safety for animal and livestock animals; Aluk Plant, a ceremony to plant safety and the growth of crops and Aluk Building BANUA, the ceremony for the safety of home placement and home by owner.

Not too many people know that the people have Toraja ritual signs Tukaâ € ™ because this is more mengedepan in the mass media is a beacon ceremony Soloâ € ™. Signs Soloâ € ™ is a ritual of death and funeral ceremonies as the man who made the sacrifice of animals could be eating the cost hundreds of millions of rupiah, depending on the social strata will be someone who is dimakamkan.

Both binding ritual ceremony of life and the life of Toraja people, in its development is very difficult to be abandoned because the ceremonies is a means to preserve the culture and the arts Toraja

NB:
* If you want to see a ceremony of Toraja, please come on Juny or August. Except that, you will see nothing ceremony.

source: idvisit.blogspot.com

Nasi Goreng Minim Bumbu ala Chef-chef-an Gobel

Kalau lagi laper, pengen makan tapi nggak punya duit makan dirumah secara nggak ada yang masakin dan bahan-bahan makanan yang pengen dimasak juga nggak ada [minim bahan], masak mie udah bosen, mending buat Nasi Goreng. Lumayanlah buat mengganjal perut daripada perut memainkan musik keroncong [mending musik dangdut atau pop]. Bahan-bahannya:

1. Nasi Goreng Minim Bumbu

Bahan Utama : Nasi Putih [kira-kira 1 piring makan penuh]

Bumbu :

Bahan 1

· 2 siung bawang putih

· 5 siung bawang merah

· 1 siung bawang daun

· 5 buah cabe rawit

Bahan 2

· 2 butir telur

· 2 sendok makan margarine

· 1 sendok makan minyak goreng

· 2 sendok makan Kecap manis

· Garam dan penyedap rasa secukupnya

Cara membuat :

· Iris semua bahan 1

· Panaskan margarine dan minyak dalam wajan dengan api yang kecil [kalau besar cepet hangus nasi gorengnya]

· Setelah margarine cair masukan telur [buka dulu cangkangnya]

· Setelah itu, masukan semua bahan 1, tumis hingga harum

· Masukan Nasi dan tambahkan Kecap manis

· Aduk-aduk hingga rata

· Tambahkan garam dan penyedap rasa secukupnya.

· Setelah merata, sajikan selagi masih hangat [kalo udah dingin nanti tidak enak]

Untuk 2 porsi

Nb: dapat ditambahkan dengan cumi, daging, brokoli atau sayuran sesuai selera.

Selamat mencoba ^^

Nama Latin Satwa Indonesia

Untuk adek2 ku yang sekarang duduk di kelas 10 (1 SMA) atau yang dibawahnya atau mungkin siapa saja yang ingin tahu nama latin dari jenis-jenis satwa asli Indonesia yang dilindungi silahkan kunjungi situs di bawah ini. Semoga bermanfaat.......

http://www.ujung-kulon.net/jenis_satwa.htm

Sundanese culture, at a glance

Sundanese culture, including one of cultural tribes in Indonesia who are older. In fact, compared to the culture even Java, Sundanese culture, including cultural fact that relatively older age, at least in the introduction to the culture of writing. "Triumph" Sundanese culture in the past, especially during Tarumanegara Kingdom and the Kingdom of Sunda, in its development and is often used as a reference map in what is called the Sunda culture.

Sundanese culture is an ideal and often associated as a cultural Sunda kings or leaders said that with the king of Sunda. In this regard, the figures Prabu Siliwangi serve as leaders and role models because of pride urang Sunda Sunda told the king that succeeded, at the same time able to give welfare to the people.

In its development the most contemporary, cultural Sunda now get a lot of criticism back. Questions about the existence of Sundanese culture is often mencuat to the surface. What Sundanese culture still exists? If there is, who is the owner? Questions about the existence of Sundanese culture which seem provocative, when examined with a quiet question actually is a reasonable-reasonable time. Why? The answer simple, because the culture of Sunda, in reality, at this time was like losing ruh or at least it is not clear direction and purpose. How brought to the Sundanese culture is?

There are at least four resources that need to be living in the Sundanese culture, namely, the ability adaptability, mobility, ability to grow and develop, and the regeneration ability. Adapting ability Sundanese culture, especially in responding to various challenges that arise, both from within and from outside, it can be said to show the view that less so brisk. In fact, such as Sundanese culture does not have power of life when faced with challenges from the outside.

As a result, it is not surprising when the many elements of the old Sundanese culture tergilas by a foreign culture. As the most obvious example, which is a Sundanese language Sundanese community urang appear more rarely explicitly used by the owners themselves, especially the young generation of Sunda. More concern, the use of communication in the Sundanese language daily said, sometimes with the "backwardness", not to say primitive. As a result, the sense of relief in the odor urang Sunda Sundanese language to use in day-to-day world. In fact, feeling "prestige" is sometimes also found in the fact that they are experts in the field of Sundanese, including simply to acknowledge that is a specialist background or expertise in the field of Sundanese.

(source:de-kill.blogspot.com)

Papua (Irian Jaya)

Papua is the largest province of Indonesia, comprising a majority part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands (see also Western New Guinea). The province originally covered the entire western half of New Guinea, but in 2003, the western portion of the province, on the Bird's Head Peninsula, was declared by the Indonesian Government as a separate province named West Irian Jaya (now West Papua). The legality of this separation has been disputed as it appears to conflict with the conditions of the Special Autonomy status awarded to Papua in the year 2000, but it has already resolved as of early 2007.

The Papua Conflict takes place there.
"Papua" is the official Indonesian and internationally recognised name for the province. During the Dutch colonial era the region was known as part of "Dutch New Guinea" or "Netherlands New Guinea". Since its annexation in 1969, it became known as "West Irian" or "Irian Barat" until 1973, and thereafter renamed "Irian Jaya" (roughly translated, "Glorious Irian") by the Suhartoa dministration. This was the official name until "Papua" was adopted in 2002. Today, natives of this province prefer to call themselves Papuans rather than Irianese. This may be due to etymology (variously identified as a real etymology or a folk etymology) of the name Irian which stems from the acronym Ikut Republik Indonesia, Anti Nederland (join/follow the Republic of Indonesia, rejecting The Netherlands).

The name "West Papua" was adopted in 1961 by the New Guinea Council until the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) transferred administration to the Republic of Indonesia in 1963. "West Papua" has since been used among Papuan separatists and usually refers to the whole of the Indonesian portion of New Guinea. The other Indonesian province that shares New Guinea, West Irian Jaya, has been officially renamed as "West Papua".

Regions

Indonesia structures regions by regencies and subdistricts within those. Though names and areas of control of these regional structures can vary over time in accord with changing political and other requirements, in 2005 Papua province consisted of 19 regencies (kabupaten).
The regencies ("kabupaten") are: Asmat; Biak-Numfor; Boven Digoel; Jayapura; Jayawijaya; Keerom; Mappi; Merauke; Mimika; Nabire; Paniai; Pegunungan Bintang; Puncak Jaya; Sarmi; Supiori; Tolikara; Waropen; Yahukimo and Yapen Waropen. In addition to these, the city of Jayapura also has the status of a regency.

Jayapura, founded on 7 March 1910 as Hollandia, had by 1962 developed into a city with modern civil, educational, and medical services. Since Indonesian administration these services have been replaced by Indonesian equivalents such as the TNI (the army) replacing the Papua Battalion. The name of the city has been changed to Kotabaru, then to Sukarnopura and finally to its current official name. Among ethnic Papuans, it is also known as Port Numbai, the former name before the arrival of immigrants.

Jayapura is the largest city, boasting a small but active tourism industry, it is built on a slope overlooking the bay. Cenderawasih University (UNCEN) campus at Abepura houses the University Museum. Both Tanjung Ria beach, near the market at Hamadi — site of the 22 April 1944 Allied invasion during World War II — and the site of General Douglas MacArthur's World War II headquarters at Ifar Gunung have monuments commemorating the events.

Geography

A central east-west mountain range dominates the geography of New Guinea, over 1600 km in total length. The western section is around 600 km long and 100 km across. The province contains the highest mountains between the Himalayas and the Andes, rising up to 4884 m high, and ensuring a steady supply of rain from the tropical atmosphere. The tree line is around 4000 m elevation and the tallest peaks contain permanent equatorial glaciers, increasingly melting due to a changing climate. Various other smaller mountain ranges occur both north and west of the central ranges. Except in high elevations, most areas possess a warm humid climate throughout the year, with some seasonal variation associated with the northeast monsoon season.
The third major habitat feature are the vast southern and northern lowlands. Stretching for hundreds of kilometers, these include lowland rainforests, extensive wetlands, savanna grasslands, and some of the largest expanses of mangrove forest in the world. The southern lowlands are the site of Lorentz National Park, also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Mamberamo river, sometimes referred to as the "Amazon of Papua" is the province's largest river which winds through the northern part of the province. The result is a large area of lakes and rivers known as the Lakes Plains region. The famous Baliem Valley, home of the Dani people is a tableland 1600 m above sea level in the midst of the central mountain range; Puncak Jaya, sometimes known by its former Dutch name Carstensz Pyramid, is a mist covered limestone mountain peak 4884 m above sea level.

Ecology

A vital tropical rainforest with the tallest tropical trees and vast biodiversity, Papua's known forest fauna includes marsupials (including possums, wallabies, tree-kangaroos, cuscuses), other mammals (including the endangered Long-beaked Echidna), many bird species (including birds of paradise, cassowaries, parrots, cockatoos), the world's longest lizards (Papua monitor) and the world's largest butterflies.

The island has an estimated 16,000 species of plant, 124 genera of which are endemic.
The extensive waterways and wetlands of Papua are also home to salt and freshwater crocodile, tree monitors, flying foxes, osprey, bats and other animals; while the equatorial glacier fields remain largely unexplored.

In February 2006, a team of scientists exploring the Foja Mountains, Sarmi, discovered numerous new species of birds, butterflies, amphibians, and plants, including a species of rhododendron which may have the largest bloom of the genus.

Ecological threats include logging-induced deforestation, forest conversion for plantation agriculture (especially oil palm), smallholder agricultural conversion, the introduction and potential spread of non-native alien species such as the Crab-eating Macaque which preys on and competes with indigenous species, the illegal species trade, and water pollution from oil and mining operations.

Papua's ancient rain forests have recently come under an even greater threat of deforestation after the Chinese government has placed an order of 1 billion US dollar or 800,000 cubic meters of the threatened merbau (intsia spp) rainforest timbers, to be used in constructions for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In remote forested valleys, several thousand small-holder farmers are growing Arabica coffee in the shade of Kaliandara, Erytrhina and Abizia trees. Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are not available in these valleys. Since there are no roads, the coffee is being flown out and then exported from the port of Jayapura.

(source: wikipedia.com)