The naming of the 3 provinces was then carried out based on customary territories. Ha Anim Province for South Papua, Meegapo for Central Papua, and Lapago for Central Highlands Papua Province.
The Legislation Body (Baleg) of the DPR RI has approved a draft law (RUU) regarding the expansion of 3 new provinces in Papua. The three new provinces to be expanded are South Papua Province, Central Papua Province, and Central Highlands Papua Province.
The naming of the 3 provinces was then carried out based on customary territories. Ha Anim Province for South Papua, Meegapo for Central Papua, and Lapago for Central Highlands Papua Province.
The approval for the division of the province in Papua was taken in a plenary meeting of decision-making on the results of the harmonization of the bill on the Province of South Papua, Central Papua Province and Central Mountains Province. Before being approved, Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council of the Republic of Indonesia Achmad Baidowi asked all existing factions. Nine factions in the DPR approved the result of the harmonization of the bill.
"After we have listened to the opinions of all factions and agreed. Can the results of the harmonization of the Bill on the Provinces of South Papua, Central Papua and Papua Central Mountains be approved?" Baidowi asked participants at the plenary meeting at the parliament complex, Senayan, Jakarta, reported by Media Indonesia, Thursday, April 7, 2022. All meeting participants answered in agreement.
The following are the regencies that will enter the territory of the 3 new provincial candidates in Papua:
1. South Papua (Ha Anim), capital city: Merauke
Kabupaten Merauke
- Kabupaten Mappi
- Kabupaten Asmat
- Kabupaten Boven Digoel
2. Central Papua (Meepago), capital city: Timika
- Kabupaten Paniai
- Kabupaten Mimika
- Kabupaten Dogiyai
- Kabupaten Deyiai
- Kabupaten Intan Jaya
- Kabupaten Puncak
- Kabupaten Puncak Jaya
- Kabupaten Nabire
3. Central Highlands Papua (Lapago), capital city: Wamena
Kabupaten Jayawijaya
- Kabupaten Lanny Jaya
- Kabupaten Memberamo Tengah
- Kabupaten Nduga
- Kabupaten Tolikara
- Kabupaten Yahukimo
- Kabupaten Yalimo
