Papua

Papua or Papuan may refer to:

Relating to the island of New Guinea

• New Guinea is sometimes known as Papua
• Papuan people who are indigenous to New Guinea and all the Solomon Islands
• Papuan languages spoken by Papuan peoples
• Papua New Guinea independent country comprising the eastern half of the island of New Guinea
  • Territory of Papua and New Guinea (1949-1975), Australian-administered predecessor of Papua New Guinea
  • Territory of Papua (1884–1949), British/Australian-administered territory in southeastern New Guinea, united in 1949 with Territory of New Guinea to the north
  • Papua Region, one of the four current regions of Papua New Guinea, roughly coterminous with the former Territory of Papua
• West Papua (region), the Indonesian western half of the island of New Guinea
  • Papua conflict, separatist conflict in the region of West Papua
  • Papua, Indonesia, 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 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

Species names

• Amorphoscelis papua, praying mantis
• Canthigaster papua, pufferfish
• Hylarana papua, frog
• Mastigias papua, spotted jelly
• Nyctimystes papua, frog in the Hylidae family
• Pygoscelis papua, Gentoo penguin