West Papua

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West Papua, also known as Western New Guinea, Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch (Dutch New Guinea) and granted to Indonesia in 1962.

Subdivisions[]

Western New Guinea is divided into six provinces:

Central Papua
Highland Papua
Papua
South Papua
Southwest Papua
West Papua

Morning Star Flag[]

The Morning Star flag (Indonesian: Bendera Bintang Fajar or Bendera Bintang Kejora, Dutch: Morgenstervlag) was a flag used in Netherlands New Guinea for official purposes in addition to the flag of the Netherlands. It was first raised on 1 December 1961.

Legal status[]

Under Papua's Special Autonomy Law, ratified in 2002, the flag may be raised in Western New Guinea (West Papua) region so long as the flag of Indonesia is also raised, with the latter raised higher than the Morning Star flag.

Description[]

The flag consists of a red vertical band along the hoist side, with a white five-pointed star in the center, and thirteen horizontal stripes, alternating blue and white, with seven blue stripes and six white ones.

Symbolism[]

The seven blue stripes represent the seven customary territories of the region.