New Guinea
Native name: Niugini Niu Gini Papua | |
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 New Guinea Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Oceania |
| Coordinates | 6°S 142°E / 6°S 142°E |
| Archipelago | Indonesian Archipelago
Melanesia |
| Area rank | 2nd |
| Highest elevation | 4,884 m (16024 ft) |
| Highest point | Puncak Jaya |
| Administration | |
| Provinces |  Papua Central Papua Highland Papua South Papua Southwest Papua West Papua |
| Largest settlement | Jayapura (pop. 407,000) |
| Provinces | |
| Largest settlement | Port Moresby (pop. 402,000) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 14,800,000 (2020) |
| Pop. density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Papuan and others (Austronesians and Melanesians) |
New Guinea ( Hiri Motu: Niu Gini; fossilized Nugini, jiske Papua, nai to historically Irian bola jaae hae, dunia ke duusra sab se barraa island hae, jiske area 785,753 km2 (303,381 sq mi) hae. Ii southwestern Pacific Ocean ke Melanesia me hae. Ii island mainland Australia se 150-kilometre (81-nautical-mile; 93-mile) chaurraa Torres Strait se separated hae, jab ki duuno landmasses ejje continental shelf me hae, aur Pleistocene glaciation ke time, low sea level ke kaaran ekke landmass rahaa, jiske naam Sahul rahaa. Iske east aur west me dher chhota-chhota island hae. Ii island ke naam ke Spanish explorer Yñigo Ortiz de Retez d 1545 me diis rahaa, kaaheki hian ke aadiwasi log Africa ke Guinea ilaaka ke lig ke rakam dekhe me lage hae.
Ii island ke eastern aadha hissa se Papua New Guinea ke jaada land mass bane hae. of the nation of. Iske western aadha hissa, jiske Western New Guinea ke naam se jaana jaae hae,[1] Indonesia ke bhaag hae aur iske Papua, Central Papua, Highland Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, aur West Papua me baata gais hae. Island ke dui khaas city hae Port Moresby aur Jayapura.
Naam
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References
[badlo | source ke badlo]- ↑ "West Papua – promoting human rights, peace and democracy in Indonesia". Tapol. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09.