This Is A Portrait Of The Progress of Papua That Is Unknown To Many People

Trans Papua

Papua, the richest and largest island indeed often gets underdeveloped stereotypes from its own country. Identifying Papua with their backwardness may be based on our ignorance and the image the media has portrayed so far about them.
However, did you know that in Papua, life has long been far more advanced and amazing than we imagined? These 5 facts will make you rethink about Papua.
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1) Trans Papua stretches from the north to the south which is beautifully seen
Since 2014, the Indonesian government really wants Papua to change so that its economy is accelerated by increasing the welfare of its people. The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) targets the Trans Papua road to break in 2019. Trans Papua has a total length of 4,330 km from West Papua to Papua.
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Although not yet completely paved, the opening of roads in Papua, especially in mountainous areas, will open up isolated areas. Then, reduce the price of goods and reduce regional disparity.
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2) Jayapura Mall, the biggest Mall in Jayapura

Who says there is no big shopping center in Jayapura like Mall? In Papua, in particular the city of Jayapura is also a large economic center and has many modern shopping centers there. This mall is a shopping center in which many tenants such as Hypermart, J.CO, Matahari Department Store and Cinema XXI are also here. In addition, if we travel in Jayapura, it is not difficult to find the needs of the current era.
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3) Vacation Do not have to panic because there are many International Hotels in Papua

Hotel names like Swiss-Bell, Aston and Horizon you might often hear for traveling connoisseurs. Yes, don't think that wandering there will only find the forest or live in cheap huts. Because in fact precisely the hotels with the best facilities are also already in Papua. This even makes Papua one of the most expensive tourist destinations because the development and exoticism of the region blends well.
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4) Ob Anggen School, an international standard school in Papua

Ob Anggen School is a model of modern and international standard educational institutions in the interior of Papua. Ob Anggen School was founded in 2007 which was originally intended for Early Childhood Education (PAUD), here the instructor is directly from America and the language of instruction is English. Now Ob Anggen School also has a kindergarten and elementary school. So if you talk about education in Papua, actually in Papua it doesn't really lag behind. In fact, it has been more facilitated by the equivalent of expensive schools.

5) Youtefa Bridge Records 2 MURI Records

Youtefa Bridge (formerly called the Holtekamp Bridge) is a bridge over Youtefa Bay, Papua Province that connects Holtekamp with Hamadi along 732 meters with a width of 21 meters. This bridge is a steel arch type bridge that can shorten the distance and travel time from Jayapura City to Muara Tami District and to the Skouw Cross-border Post (PLBN) Skouw border region of Indonesia - Papua New Guinea. Before the bridge was built, the journey from the government area to the Muara Tami District covered a distance of 35 km and took about 1 hour. However, if you cross the Youtefa Bridge, the distance will be around 12 km with a travel time of about 15 minutes.

This is the first time, the construction of a bridge where the curved bridge is made intact elsewhere then brought to the location. From Surabaya, the span of the bridge weighing 2000 tons and 112.5 m long was sent by ship by traveling as far as 3,200 kilometers in 19 days. The first span was installed on 21 February 2018 while the second span was installed on 15 March 2018 with an installation time of approximately 6 hours.
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The Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) set 2 records in the Youtefa Bridge construction project, which is the record for sending the longest steel frame bridge with the longest distance, and the longest steel frame bridge installation record.
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This is just a handful of portraits of Papua that have been transformed into growing. The difference is, there are many natural areas that are still virgins, while on other islands development has been touched. Although there are many issues about living costs and limitations, gradually there will be many people who are interested in living in Papua.