Tsinga or Singa is a village in Indonesia located in Western New Guinea, in the kabupaten of Mimika Regency.
Tsinga | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Tsinga Location of the town in Western New Guinea | |
| Coordinates: 4°12′46″S 137°10′56″E / 4.21278°S 137.18222°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Regency | Mimika Regency |
| Elevation | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 71,838 |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Geography edit
Tsinga is found in the east of Indonesia on the island of New Guinea, in the kabupaten of Mimika Regency in Papua Province.[1] It is located on the Sudirman Range of the Maoke Mountains, in the valley of the river Nasura, just before its confluence with the river Tsing.[1]
The village is used by climbers who are heading for Puncak Jaya[2] · [1] · ,[3] the highest point of these mountains, of Indonesia, of Oceania and one of the seven summits,[2] which are found within 12 kilometres as the crow flies northwards.[1]
Demographics edit
The village is inhabited by Papuan peoples of Amungme ethnicity.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d (in English) Geoffrey S. Hope, James A. Peterson, Ian Allison et Uwe Radok (1976), "Western Sudirman Range, Irian Jaya" (PDF), in A.A. Balkema (ed.), The Equatorial Glaciers of New Guinea (Results of the 1971-1973 Australian Universities' Expeditions to Irian Jaya: survey, glaciology, meteorology, biology and palaeoenvironment), Rotterdam, pp. 245, passage 1, ISBN 90-6191-012-9
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- ^ (in English) Geoffrey S. Hope, James A. Peterson, Ian Allison and Uwe Radok (1976), A.A. Balkema (ed.), The Equatorial Glaciers of New Guinea, Rotterdam, p. 245, ISBN 90-6191-012-9, Hope
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