Tsinga

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 / -4.21278; 137.18222Coordinates: 4°12′46″S 137°10′56″E / 4.21278°S 137.18222°E / -4.21278; 137.18222
Country  Indonesia
Province Papua
Regency Mimika Regency
Elevation 1,400 m (4,600 ft)
Population (2006)
  Total 71,838
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)
Climate Cfb

Tsinga or Singa is a village in Indonesia located in Western New Guinea, in the kabupaten of Mimika Regency.

Geography

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

The village is inhabited by Papuan peoples of Amungme ethnicity.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (English) Geoffrey S. Hope, James A. Peterson, Ian Allison et Uwe Radok (1976), "Western Sudirman Range, Irian Jaya" (PDF), in A.A. Balkema, 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
  2. 1 2 (English) "7summits.com - Carstensz Pyramid". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  3. (English) "7summits.com - Voies et équipements". Retrieved 30 April 2009.
  4. (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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