Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west.

It roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri,[7][8] and is divided into eight regencies (kabupaten) and one city (kota), the latter being the provincial capital of Jayapura.

The current DPRP members are the results of the 2019 General Election which was sworn in on 31 October 2019 by the Chairperson of the Jayapura High Court at the Papua DPR Building.

But the province has low fiscal capacity and it is highly dependent on unconditional transfers and the above-mentioned special autonomy fund, which accounted for about 55% of total revenues in 2008.

Initially the area now forming the present Papua Province contained three regencies - Jayapura, Yapen Waropen and Biak Numfor.

With the release of the Act Number 21 of 2001 concerning the Special Autonomous Region of Papua Province, the term distrik was used instead of kecamatan in the entire Western New Guinea.

The regencies (kabupaten) and the city (kota) are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 census[14] and subsequent official estimates for mid 2023,[5] together with the 2020 Human Development Index of each administrative divisions.

The Papua Electoral District consists of all of the 8 regencies in the province, together with the city of Jayapura, and elects 3 members to the People's Representative Council.