West Papua, according to Virginia (Gini) Gorlinski, Arts and Culture Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/place/West-Papua, is Indonesian Papua Barat formerly West Irian Jaya (or provinsi; province) of Indonesia. It includes the Bomberai and Doberai (Vogelkop) peninsulas on the western end of the island of New Guinea and, to the west, the Raja Ampat Islands-most notably Salawati, Waigeo, Batanta, and Misool. The province is bounded to the north by the Pacific Ocean, to the northeast by Cenderawasih Bay, to the southeast by the Indonesian province of Papua, to the south by the Banda Sea, to the west by Berau Bay (between the two peninsulas) and the Ceram Sea, and to the northwest by the Halmahera Sea. The capital is Manokwari, on the northeast coast. Another source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Papua_(province) added Sorong is its largest city.
West Papua is the second-least populous province in Indonesia, with a population of 981,000 according to the BPS in the graphic below:
Population Projection by Province, 2010-2035 (thousands)
| Province | Year | |||||
| 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2025 | 2030 | 2035 | |
| Aceh | 4523.10 | 5002.00 | 5459.90 | 5870.00 | 6227.60 | 6541.40 |
| Sumatera Utara | 13028.70 | 13937.80 | 14703.50 | 15311.20 | 15763.70 | 16073.40 |
| Sumatera Barat | 4865.30 | 5196.30 | 5498.80 | 5757.80 | 5968.30 | 6130.40 |
| Riau | 5574.90 | 6344.40 | 7128.30 | 7898.50 | 8643.30 | 9363.00 |
| Jambi | 3107.60 | 3402.10 | 3677.90 | 3926.60 | 4142.30 | 4322.90 |
| Sumatera Selatan | 7481.60 | 8052.30 | 8567.90 | 9000.40 | 9345.20 | 9610.70 |
| Bengkulu | 1722.10 | 1874.90 | 2019.80 | 2150.50 | 2264.30 | 2360.60 |
| Lampung | 7634.00 | 8117.30 | 8521.20 | 8824.60 | 9026.20 | 9136.10 |
| Kepulauan Bangka Belitung | 1230.20 | 1372.80 | 1517.60 | 1657.50 | 1788.90 | 1911.00 |
| Kepulauan Riau | 1692.80 | 1973.00 | 2242.20 | 2501.50 | 2768.50 | 3050.50 |
| Pulau Sumatera | 50860.30 | 55272.90 | 59337.10 | 62898.60 | 65938.30 | 68500.00 |
| DKI Jakarta | 9640.40 | 10177.90 | 10645.00 | 11034.00 | 11310.00 | 11459.60 |
| Jawa Barat | 43227.10 | 46709.60 | 49935.70 | 52785.70 | 55193.80 | 57137.30 |
| Banten | 10688.60 | 11955.20 | 13160.50 | 14249.00 | 15201.80 | 16033.10 |
| Jawa Tengah | 32443.90 | 33774.10 | 34940.10 | 35958.60 | 36751.70 | 37219.40 |
| DI Yogyakarta | 3467.50 | 3679.20 | 3882.30 | 4064.60 | 4220.20 | 4348.50 |
| Jawa Timur | 37565.80 | 38847.60 | 39886.30 | 40646.10 | 41077.30 | 41127.70 |
| Pulau Jawa | 137033.30 | 145143.60 | 152449.90 | 158738.00 | 163754.80 | 167325.60 |
| Bali | 3907.40 | 4152.80 | 4380.80 | 4586.00 | 4765.40 | 4912.40 |
| Nusa Tenggara Barat | 4516.10 | 4835.60 | 5125.60 | 5375.60 | 5583.80 | 5754.20 |
| Nusa Tenggara Timur | 4706.20 | 5120.10 | 5541.40 | 5970.80 | 6402.20 | 6829.10 |
| Bali dan Kep. Nusa Tenggara | 13129.70 | 14108.50 | 15047.80 | 15932.40 | 16751.40 | 17495.70 |
| Kalimantan Barat | 4411.40 | 4789.60 | 5134.80 | 5432.60 | 5679.20 | 5878.10 |
| Kalimantan Tengah | 2220.80 | 2495.00 | 2769.20 | 3031.00 | 3273.60 | 3494.50 |
| Kalimantan Selatan | 3642.60 | 3989.80 | 4304.00 | 4578.30 | 4814.20 | 5016.30 |
| Kalimantan Timur | 3576.10 | 4068.60 | 4561.70 | 5040.70 | 5497.00 | 5929.20 |
| Pulau Kalimantan | 13850.90 | 15343.00 | 16769.70 | 18082.60 | 19264.00 | 20318.10 |
| Sulawesi Utara | 2277.70 | 2412.10 | 2528.80 | 2624.30 | 2696.10 | 2743.70 |
| Sulawesi Tengah | 2646.00 | 2876.70 | 3097.00 | 3299.50 | 3480.60 | 3640.80 |
| Sulawesi Selatan | 8060.40 | 8520.30 | 8928.00 | 9265.50 | 9521.70 | 9696.00 |
| Sulawesi Tenggara | 2243.60 | 2499.50 | 2755.60 | 3003.00 | 3237.70 | 3458.10 |
| Gorontalo | 1044.80 | 1133.20 | 1219.60 | 1299.70 | 1370.20 | 1430.10 |
| Sulawesi Barat | 1164.60 | 1282.20 | 1405.00 | 1527.80 | 1647.20 | 1763.30 |
| Pulau Sulawesi | 17437.10 | 18724.00 | 19934.00 | 21019.80 | 21953.50 | 22732.00 |
| Maluku | 1541.90 | 1686.50 | 1831.90 | 1972.70 | 2104.20 | 2227.80 |
| Maluku Utara | 1043.30 | 1162.30 | 1278.80 | 1391.00 | 1499.40 | 1603.60 |
| Kep. Maluku | 2585.20 | 2848.80 | 3110.70 | 3363.70 | 3603.60 | 3831.40 |
| Papua Barat | 765.30 | 871.50 | 981.80 | 1092.20 | 1200.10 | 1305.00 |
| Papua | 2857.00 | 3149.40 | 3435.40 | 3701.70 | 3939.40 | 4144.60 |
| Pulau Papua | 3622.30 | 4020.90 | 4417.20 | 4793.90 | 5139.50 | 5449.60 |
| INDONESIA | 238518.80 | 255461.70 | 271066.40 | 284829.00 | 296405.10 | 305652.40 |
Source : https://www.bps.go.id/statictable
West Papua area as being mentioned by https://papuabarat.bps.go.id is 102.946,15 square km.
| No | Regency/Municipality | Total Area | Percentage |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1 | Fakfak | 14320,00 | 13,91 |
| 2 | Kaimana | 16241,84 | 15,78 |
| 3 | Teluk Wondama | 3950,53 | 3,84 |
| 4 | Teluk Bintuni | 20840,83 | 20,24 |
| 5 | Manokwari | 3186,28 | 3,10 |
| 6 | Sorong Selatan | 6594,31 | 6,41 |
| 7 | Sorong | 6544,23 | 6,36 |
| 8 | Raja Ampat | 8034,44 | 7,80 |
| 9 | Tambrauw | 11529,18 | 11,20 |
| 10 | Maybrat | 5461,69 | 5,31 |
| 11 | Manokwari Selatan | 2812,44 | 2,73 |
| 12 | Pegunungan Arfak | 2773,74 | 2,69 |
| 13 | Kota Sorong | 656,64 | 0,64 |
| Papua Barat | 102946,15 | 100,00 |
Update is great. Thank
thank for Papua population update. I dont get https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Papua_(province)