 A workers mural in Jayapura, Indonesia Jayapura City (Indonesian: Kota Jayapura) is the capital of Papua province, Indonesia, on the island of New Guinea. The approximate population in 2002 was 200,000. Image File history File links Jayapura_workers_mural. ...
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Map showing Papua province in Indonesia Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. ...
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History
From 1910 to 1962 the city was known as Hollandia and was the capital of a district of the same name in the northeast of West New Guinea. In 1945 the Dutch made it the capital of Netherlands New Guinea. After the handing over of Netherlands New Guinea to the UN it became Kota Baru from October 1, 1962 and then, when Indonesia took control over the territory on May 1, 1963. The city was renamed Sukarnopura, after President Sukarno, until the end of 1968 when it acquired its present name. The literal meaning of this name is 'City of Victory' (Sanskrit Jaya: "Victory", Pura: "City"). 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
Dutch New Guinea was a common name of western New Guinea while it was a colonial possession of the Netherlands. ...
October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
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1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
The Sanskrit language ( , ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and one of the 22 official languages of India. ...
Sited on Teluk Yos Sudarso (then known as Humboldt Bay) the area saw considerable activity during World War II, occupied by the Japanese in April 1942, it was liberated by U.S. forces on April 22, 1944. The area served as General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters until the conquest of the Philippines in March 1945. Over twenty U.S. bases were established and half a million US personnel moved through the area[citation needed]. Teluk Yos Sudarso (also Humboldt Bay) is a small bay on the north coast of New Guinea, about 50 kilometers west of the border between Indonesias province of Papua and the country of Papua New Guinea. ...
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1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...
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April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). ...
1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964) was an American general and Medal of Honor recipient, who was Supreme Commander of Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II. He led the defense of Australia, and the recapture of New Guinea, the Philippines and Borneo. ...
1945 (MCMVL) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
Associated town Image File history File links Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea. ...
Port Moresby town Port Moresby, (9°30′ S 147°12′ E), population 193,242 (1990), is the capital of Papua New Guinea. ...
Other uses of Jayapura - Jayapura: the name of a regency (kabupaten), with its capital in Sentani, 33 km from Jayapura City. Its size is 61,493 km²; it has 24 districts (kecamatan) and 261 villages. The area has megalithic stone monuments.
- Jayapura: a village in Sri Lanka in the Thampalagamuwa divisional secretary's division of Trincomalee district. The village of Jayapura had a population of 204 families in 1980.
Coordinates: 2°32′S 140°42′E Sentani can refer to several things related to a region on the north coast of the province of Papua, Indonesia: The town of Sentani. ...
Megalithic tomb, Mane Braz, Brittany A megalith is a large stone which has been used to construct a structure or monument either alone or with other stones. ...
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