Nederlands talige versie
Towns and villages in Netherlands New Guinea

Source: Handbook on Netherlands New Guinea, 1958
Netherlands New Guinea is divided into six large administrative units, called divisions. The divisions are divided in subdivisions, which usually consist of a number of districts. A decree of the Deputy Governor of Netherlands New Guinea of January 16, 1956 created a new kind of unit, the "exploration area". Three exploration areas have been established in Central New Guinea: Western Highlands, Central Highlands and Eastern Highlands.
At the end of 1957 the administrative divisions were incorporated in the following organizational plan:

I. Division of Hollandia, capital: Hollandia. Subdivisions:
1. Hollandia, capital: Hollandia
2. Nimboran, capital: Genjem
3. Sarmi, capital: Sarmi
A. Exploration area Eastern Highlands administrative center: Baliem Valley

II. Division of Geelvink Bay, capital: Biak. Subdivisions:
4. Schouten Islands, capital: Biak
5. Japen, capital: Serui (Seroei)
6. Waropen, capital: Waren
7. Wandammen, capital: Wasior

III. Division of Central New Guinea. Temporarily under the administration of the Geelvink Bay Division. Subdivisions:
8. Wissel Lakes, capital: Enarotali
B. Exploration area Central Highlands
C. Exploration area Western Highlands

IV. Division of South New Guinea, capital: Merauke. Subdivisions:
9. Merauke, capital: Merauke
10. Mappi, capital: Kepi
11. Upper Digul, capital: Tanah Merah
12. Muju, capital: Mindiptana
13. Asmat, capital: Agats

V. Division of Fak-Fak, capital: Fak-Fak. Subdivisions:
14. Fak-Fak, capital Fak-Fak
15. Kaimana, capital Kaimana
16. Mimika, capital Kokonao

VI. Division of Western New Guinea, capital: Manokwari. Subdivisions:
17. Sorong, capital: Sorong
18. Raja-Empat, capital: Doom
19. Manokwari, capital: Manokwari
20. Ransiki, capital: Ransiki
21. Terminabuan, capital: Temanibuan (Teminaboean)
22. Bintuni, capital: Steenkool

Other towns and villages: Ajamaroe, Doorn, Inanwatan, Jayawijaya, Kaaimans, Makbon, Mimika, Oebroeb, Paniai, Waghete, Wamena, Yapen Waropen.

Netherlands New Guinea became "Irian Barat" ("West Irian") October 1, 1962; "Irian Jaya" ("Irian Djaja") in 1973; and "West Papua" in 2000.

Handbook on Netherlands New Guinea, 1958 map

Papuans Europeans Asiatics Total
1 29845 8195 1532 39572
2 7448 22 22 7492
3 10703 82 153 10938
4 32800 2629 541 35970
5 24463 133 457 25053
6 10177 12 94 10283
7 6804 30 84 6918
8 23239 61 69 23369
9 18122 573 4003 22698
10 15248 30 336 15614
11 9124 49 94 9267
12 17414 30 149 17593
13 16748 25 32 16805
14 8712 249 1852 10813
15 7661 169 508 8338
16 8315 38 313 8666
17 17642 1764 5362 24768
18 - - - 0
19 15443 2266 399 18108
20 9008 70 0 9078
21 30664 55 187 30906
22 7779 204 579 8562
327359 16686 16766 360811


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