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Revision as of 19:22, 4 November 2023

Eastern Indonesia
Indonesia Timur (in Indonesian)
From upper-left to lower-right:
Diving experience in Piaynemo Island of Raja Ampat,
Clitoria ternatea (the native flower of Ternate Island),
Papuan man wearing traditional Papuan attires,
Papeda (the staple food of Eastern Indonesia)
   Eastern Region of Indonesia
Largest cityJayapura
Provinces
DemonymEastern Indonesians
Time zoneUTC+9 (Eastern Indonesia Time)

Eastern Indonesia (or East Indonesia)[1] is one of the three main geographical regions of Indonesia, the other two being Western Indonesia and Central Indonesia. Eastern Indonesia spanned across the Banda and Molucca in the west, Arafura and Timor Sea in the south, and Halmahera Sea in the north. It comprises the archipelagic territory of Tanimbar, Banda, Maluku, Halmahera, Raja Ampat, Biak, and western New Guinea.

It is bordering Southern Philippines in the northwest, Palau in the north, Western Papua New Guinea in the east, and Northern Australia in the south.

Administration

Administratively, the Eastern Indonesia consist of two main geographical units, namely the Maluku Islands and Papua (Western New Guinea).

ISO 3166-2 Codes Geographical unit Provinces Population
(mid-2022)[2]
Largest city Highest point
  ID-ML
Maluku Islands Maluku and North Maluku 3,201,000 Ambon Mount Binaiya
3,027 m (9,931 ft)
  ID-PP
Papua Central Papua, Highland Papua, Papua, South Papua, Southwest Papua, and West Papua 5,601,900 Jayapura Puncak Jaya
4,884 m (16,024 ft)

Economy

Growth center

The following are the 4 largest cities in Eastern Indonesia by population:

Largest cities in Eastern Indonesia[3][4][5]
No. City Province Population Image
1. Kupang East Nusa Tenggara 442.758
2. Jayapura Papua 398.478
3. Ambon Maluku 347.288
4. Sorong Southwest Papua 284.410

See also

References

  1. ^ "President Jokowi: East Indonesia Will Be Able to Expand Rapidly, Need Supported by Infrastructure". Cabinet Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia. 2015.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  3. ^ Nusa Tenggara
  4. ^ Maluku
  5. ^ Western Papua

Bibliography

External links

Template:Regions of Indonesia