West Papua, formerly Irian Jaya Barat or Irian Barat, is a province of Indonesia. It covers the two western peninsulas of the island of New Guinea, Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula, along with nearby islands. The province is bordered to the north by the Pacific Ocean, to the west by the Halmahera Sea and the Ceram Sea, to the south by the Banda Sea, and to the east by the province of Papua and the Cenderawasih Bay. Manokwari is the province's capital, while Sorong is its largest city. West Papua is the second-least populous province in Indonesia, with a population of 1,134,068 at the 2020 Census.
The red bird-of-paradise, is a bird-of-paradise in the genus Paradisaea, family Paradisaeidae.
Cenderawasih or cendrawasih may refer to:
Frans Kaisiepo was a Papuan politician and Indonesian nationalist. He served as the fourth Governor of Papua Province. In 1993, Kaisiepo was posthumously declared a National Hero of Indonesia for his lifelong efforts to unite West Irian with Indonesia. As the representative of Papua province, he was involved in the Malino Conference, where the formation of the United States of Indonesia was discussed.
The Ambai Islands chain form an archipelago of small islands off the southern coast of Yapen Island, in Cenderawasih Bay and Papua Province in Western New Guinea, northeastern Indonesia.
Liga Indonesia Third Division is the lowest level (5th) of nationwide football competition in Indonesia. Along with first and second division, this league is managed by the Amateur League Board of the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI).
The University of Papua is a university in the province of West Papua, Indonesia. It has three campuses: Manokwari, Sorong, and Raja Ampat.The university teaches Economics, Forestry, Agriculture and Earth Sciences.
Teluk Cenderawasih National Park is the largest marine national park of Indonesia, located in Cenderawasih Bay, south-east of Bird's Head Peninsula. It includes the islands of Mioswaar, Nusrowi, Roon, Rumberpon and Yoop. The park protects a rich marine ecosystem, with over 150 recorded coral species, for which it is considered a potential World Heritage Site.
The 2012 Liga Indonesia First Division season is the seventeenth edition of Liga Indonesia First Division.
Persatuan Sepakbola Kaimana is an Indonesian football club based in Manokwari, West Papua. The club played at the Liga 3.
The 2011–12 Indonesia Super League is the fourth season of the Indonesia Super League (ISL), a fully professional football competition as the top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia. The season scheduled begins on 1 December 2011. Persipura Jayapura are the defending champions, having won their 3rd league title the previous season.
Cendrawasih Stadium is the main sports venue of Biak Numfor Regency, Papua. It has a seating capacity of 15,000.
The 2011 Liga Indonesia Premier Division Final is a scheduled football match played on 8 July 2012 at the Manahan Stadium in Surakarta, Indonesia, to determine the winner of 2011–12 Liga Indonesia Premier Division.
The 2013 Indonesia Super League season is the fifth season of the Indonesia Super League (ISL), a fully professional football competition as the top tier of the football league pyramid in Indonesia. The season scheduled begins in November 2012. Sriwijaya are the defending champions, having won their second league title.
The cendrawasih dance is a Balinese dance which is performed by two female dancers and illustrates the mating rituals of the bird of paradise.
Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Jayapura, Dwi Wardoyo started his career at the PB Pemda, and moved to Jakarta joining the Exist club in 2013. In 2015, he was selected to join the national team as an internship member. In 2016, he competed at the World Junior Championships, and claimed the silver medal in the boys' singles event. He was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup.
Persatuan Sepakbola Serui, commonly known as Perseru Serui, or Perseru, was an Indonesian football club based in Yapen Islands Regency, Papua. Their nickname is The Orange Cendrawasih. The traditional team home kit is black and orange striped shirt, similar to Hull City or Shakhtar Donetsk. They last play in the Liga 1 in the Indonesian Football League. Their home stadium is Marora Stadium.
The Bloody Paniai case was a mass shooting by the Indonesian army from 753rd Special Raider Infantry Battalion of Korem 173/Praja Vira Braja of Kodam XVII/Cendrawasih which killed four teenagers and wounded of 17 others in Paniai Regency, Papua, Indonesia on 8 December 2014.
Hinsa Siburian is an Indonesian government official and former soldier. He served as Chief of National Cyber and Crypto Agency beginning in 21 May 2019, replacing Major General TNI (Ret.) Dr. Djoko Setiadi.
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