Jayapura City is the provincial capital of
Papua,
Indonesia. It is situated on the island of
New Guinea. It is situated on
Yos Sudarso Bay (formerly known as
Humboldt Bay). It covers an area of 935.92 km
2, and borders
Jayapura Regency to the west,
Keerom Regency to the south, the nation of
Papua New Guinea to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the north. It had a population of 256,705 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 315,872.