Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border
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Entities | Indonesia Papua New Guinea |
Length | 824 km (512 mi) |
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The Indonesia–Papua New Guinea border is the international border between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The border, which divides the island of New Guinea in half, consists of two straight north–south lines connected by a short section running along the Fly river, totalling 824 km (512 mi).[1] The boundary separates Papua, Highland Papua, and South Papua provinces of Indonesia from Sandaun and Western provinces of Papua New Guinea.
Description
The border starts in the north at northern coast of New Guinea, immediately west of the Papuan village of Wutung and Mount Bougainville.[2] It then proceeds in a straight vertical line to the south along the 141st meridian east, cutting across the Oenake Range, the Kohari Hills, the Bewani Mountains, the Border Mountains and the Central Highlands. Upon reaching the Fly River it then follows this in a C-shaped curve, before continuing in a N-S line at 141º 01'10" meridian east, cutting across the Kai Lagoon, down to the estuary of the Bensbach River with the Torres Strait on the southern coast of New Guinea.
History
The
British New Guinea was renamed the Territory of Papua in 1905 and given to
Tensions between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea grew, as the ongoing West Papuan conflict destabilised the border region, causing flows of refugees and cross-border incursions by Indonesia's military.[8] In 1986 a friendship treaty between the two countries was signed, by which both sides agreed to settle any issues they had peacefully.[8] The treaty was renewed in 1990.[8]
In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the border was officially closed, but in practice people continued to pass through the porous borders.[9] It was reopened in September 2021, but then was once more closed by November.[10]
Border crossings
There is currently just one binational, official crossing point, between Jayapura (Indonesia, at Skouw) and Vanimo (Papua New Guinea).[11] However Indonesia had established another border post in Waris, Keerom Regency, Sota and Torasi, Merauke Regency, as well as a border post in construction in Yetetkun, Boven Digoel Regency.
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g "International Boundary Study No. 155 – Indonesia – Papua New Guinea Boundary" (PDF). US Department of State. 7 February 1977. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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- ^ Lintner, Bertil (22 January 2009). "Papuans Try to Keep Cause Alive". Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 1 August 2013.
- ^ Pike, John (17 April 2009). "Free Papua Movement". Federation of American Scientists. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "In office - Gough Whitlam - Australia's PMs - Australia's Prime Ministers". Primeministers.naa.gov.au. Archived from the original on 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "THE INDONESIA - PAPUA NEW GUINEA BORDER: IRIANESE NATIONALISM AND SMALL STATE DIPLOMACY" (PDF). CORE. 1979. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Indonesia: A Country Study". Country Studies. US Department of State. 1993. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ "Indonesia and PNG discuss border issues". RNZ. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "Indonesia shuts down border". The National. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ^ "PNG Border Crossings". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 20 September 2020.