Papua

Papua is the largest province in Indonesia and its capital is Jayapura. The central area of the province is dominated by a vast mountain range. Puncak Jaya, at 4884 metres above sea level, is Indonesia’s highest peak. A ‘surat jalan’ (permit to travel) is required for travel in this province.

None of the Ribus in Papua are easy to bag – not even Cyclops which lies close to Sentani airport. The ‘big three’  (Puncak Jaya, Puncak Mandala and Puncak Trikora) are expensive to arrange and require lots of planning, lots of time and some technical rock climbing ability.

For an excellent account of a week-long trek in the Baliem Valley, and exactly how you can do it yourself, visit this excellent blog written by a friend of Gunung Bagging.

In November 2022, the province was officially divided into four distinct provinces, namely Papua in the north (including the city of Jayapura), Papua Tengah (Central Papua with the provincial capital being Nabire), Papua Pegunungan (Highland Papua with the provincial capital being Wamena) and Papua Selatan (South Papua with the provincial capital being Salor about 60km from Merauke).

At the same time, the former province of Papua Barat (West Papua) was also divided into two different provinces, namely Papua Barat (West Papua) for the southern part and Papua Barat Daya (Southwest Papua) for the north/northwestern part including Sorong. Because of this deeply confusing and illogical name we will not be updating the province page for this or the other new provinces in Papua at present as further changes and correct geographical classification seems highly likely at some point when the authorities study the map in sufficient detail.

A Selection of Photos of Papua’s Ribus

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Map of Papua’s Ribus

Statistics and Links to Papua’s Ribus

Name	Elevation	Prominence	Ribu Category	Island
Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid)	4,884 m	4,884 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Puncak Mandala	4,758 m	2,756 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Puncak Trikora	4,750 m	1,268 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Valentiyn	4,453 m	807 m	Spesial	New Guinea
Pegunungan Hens	4,061 m	1,327 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Antares	3,970 m	1,360 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Angemuk	3,949 m	1,565 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Papua Peak 3856	3,856 m	1,165 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
X Chain	3,801 m	1,133 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Jumbul Ambera	3,785 m	1,383 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Z Chain	3,773 m	1,354 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Kobowre	3,750 m	2,215 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Undundi-Wandandi	3,640 m	1,732 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Deyjay	3,340 m	1,523 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Y Chain	3,285 m	1,227 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Yaramaniapuka	3,251 m	1,112 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Jimliek	3,151 m	1,107 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Mamaipiri	3,047 m	1,181 m	Sangat Tinggi	New Guinea
Papua Peak 2884	2,884 m	1,272 m	Tinggi Sedang	New Guinea
Gauttier	2,230 m	2,007 m	Tinggi Sedang	New Guinea
Cyclops	2,034 m	1,893 m	Tinggi Sedang	New Guinea
Pegunungan Q	1,769 m	1,384 m	Kurang Tinggi	New Guinea
Papua Peak 1566	1,566 m	1,386 m	Kurang Tinggi	New Guinea
Pulau Yapen	1,496 m	1,496 m	Kurang Tinggi	Yapen
Legare	1,332 m	1,010 m	Kurang Tinggi	New Guinea
Bukit Buru	1,322 m	1,207 m	Kurang Tinggi	New Guinea
Osua Jauer	1,100 m	1,018 m	Kurang Tinggi	New Guinea
Bonsupiori	1,034 m	1,034 m	Kurang Tinggi	Supiori