Papua

Papua or Papuan may refer to:

Relating to the island of New Guinea

• New Guinea, a large island in the southwest Pacific Ocean
• Papuan people, who are indigenous to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
• Papuan languages, spoken by Papuan peoples
• Papua New Guinea, an independent country comprising the eastern half of the island of New Guinea
  • Territory of Papua and New Guinea (1949–1975), an Australian-administered predecessor of Papua New Guinea
  • Territory of Papua (1884–1949), a British/Australian-administered territory in southeastern New Guinea, united in 1949 with Territory of New Guinea to the north
  • Territory of New Guinea (1919–1975), an Australian administered territory
  • Papua Region, one of the four current regions of Papua New Guinea, roughly coterminous with the former Territory of Papua
• Western New Guinea, the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea, known officially as Papua from 2002 to 2003
  • Papua conflict, a separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
  • Papua (province), the larger, eastern province within the region of West Papua
  • West Papua (province), the smaller, western province within the region of West Papua
• Gulf of Papua, a region on the south shore of New Guinea

Other places

• Papua Beach, Cumberland West Bay, South Georgia
• Papua Island, off the north coast of Joinville Island, Antarctica

Other uses

• HMS Papua (K588), a British frigate in service in the Royal Navy from 1944 to 1945

See also

• Papuasia – a biogregion containing Papua
• All pages with a title containing papua