What is South Papua?
{{update|date=November 2022}} [[File:Peta Provinsi Papua Selatan.png|thumb|Map of South Papua Province which is planned to be split from the Province of [[Papua]].]] [[Image:Lambang Papua Selatan.png|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''South Papua''' is a [[Provinces of Indonesia|province]] in [[Papua]]. [[Tito Karnavian]], as [[Minister of Home Affairs]] [[Indonesia]] has stated that South Papua is ready to become a new province. The districts that joined the new province candidates consisted of 4 districts and 1 municipality (under the expansion plan).<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=24 February 2020|title=4 Regencies Meet to Discuss Acceleration of Expansion of South Papua Province Page all|url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2020/02/24/15042231/4-kabupaten-bertemu-bahas-percepatan-pemekaran-provinsi-papua-selatan|website=regional.kompas.com|language=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=29 October 2019|title=Minister of Home Affairs Ensures South Papua is Ready to Become a New Province|url=https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2019/10/29/17475691/mendagri-pastikan-papua-selatan-siap-jadi-provinsi-baru|website=nasional.kompas.com|language=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=24 February 2020|title=List of 57 New Regency Candidates & 8 New Province Candidates to be discussed by DPR|url=https://www.kai.or.id/berita/16988/daftar-57-calon-kabupaten-baru-8-calon-provinsi-baru-yang-akan-dibahas-dpr.html|website=www.kai.or.id|language=|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref> It was created on 11 November 2022. == Background == South Papua has been struggling to become a separate province since 2002 and was again proposed to be a province in 2020. This is because the Government of [[Indonesia]] wants the people of Papua to progress.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Which People Want South Papua Province?|url=https://jubi.co.id/rakyat-mana-yang-menginginkan-provinsi-papua-selatan/|website=jubi.co.id|date=8 November 2019|access-date=2021-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bintang Mountains Regency Refuses to