Jayapura

Also known as Hollandia, Jayapura City

Jayapura (formerly Hollandia (1910–1962), Kota Baru (1962–1963), Soekarnopura (1963–1968)) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Papua on the island of New Guinea. It is situated on the northern coast of the island and covers an area of . The city borders the Pacific Ocean and Yos Sudarso Bay to the north, the country of Papua New Guinea to the east, Keerom Regency to the south, and Jayapura Regency to the west.

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Jayapura is the capital and largest city of Indonesia's Papua province, located on the northern coast of the island of New Guinea where it meets the Pacific Ocean and borders Papua New Guinea. The city has strategic importance as Indonesia's major settlement in this eastern region and has had multiple names throughout its history, originally established by the Dutch as Hollandia in 1910.

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Settlement.name: Jayapura
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.official_name: City of Jayapura
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Jayapura City.png
Settlement.image_shield: Lambang Kota Jayapura.jpeg
Settlement.motto: ''Hen Tecahi Yo Onomi, T'mar Ni Hanased''(One Heart Builds a City for God's Glory)
Settlement.image_map: Lokasi Papua Kota Jayapura.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Papua Province
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia Western New Guinea#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Indonesian Papua##Location in Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 7 March 1910 (as Hollandia)
Settlement.established_title1: Incorporated
Settlement.established_date1: 2 August 1993
Settlement.leader_name: (Golkar)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Kota Jayapura
Population: 413283
Area: 940000000
Elevation: 287
Official website: www.jayapurakota.go.id
Image: Jayapura Montage.jpg
Motto: Prasetya Adi Karya

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Commons category: Jayapura
inception: 1993-08-02
Statistics Indonesia area code: 9471
P12749: Franz Xaver Kroetz
name: Jayapura

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Contents

Etymology
History
Geography and climate
Administrative districts
Demographics
Religion
Economy
Transport
Sport
Media
Twin towns and sister cities
See also
References
Further reading
External links

With a population of 410,852 according to the official estimates for mid 2024 (comprising 218,356 males and 192,416 females), Jayapura is the second most populous city in the entire island of New Guinea, after Port Moresby, the national capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. During the 2010-2020 decade it was also the fastest-growing city in Indonesia, with the population increasing by 55.23% between 2010 and 2020.