West Sepik Province
E1015098
West Sepik Province is a remote, mountainous province in northwestern Papua New Guinea known for its dense rainforests, cultural diversity, and location along the border with Indonesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Sepik Province canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division
ⓘ
province ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Sandaun Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderOrientation | western border of Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| borders |
East Sepik Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indonesia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType | international land border with Indonesia ⓘ |
| capitalType | provincial capital ⓘ |
| climateType | equatorial ⓘ |
| country | Papua New Guinea ⓘ |
| environment | tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| governingBody | West Sepik Provincial Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity | high biological diversity ⓘ |
| hasBorderFeature | international boundary with Indonesia’s Papua region ⓘ |
| hasBorderRole | frontier between Papua New Guinea and Indonesia ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Vanimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
limited road infrastructure
ⓘ
rugged terrain ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasCoastalFeature | northern coast of New Guinea ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Bismarck Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
diverse customary practices
ⓘ
traditional village societies ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale forestry ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
various Austronesian peoples
ⓘ
various Papuan peoples ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dense rainforests
ⓘ
remote region ⓘ tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasLanguageFamily |
Austronesian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Aitape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuku NERFINISHED ⓘ Telefomin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanimo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural diversity
ⓘ
linguistic diversity ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Papua New Guinea provinces ⓘ |
| locatedInHemisphere |
Eastern Hemisphere
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Momase Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC+10 ⓘ |
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