Current Date And Time In Southwest Papua, Indonesia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
18:58:16 WIB
Capital: Sorong
Currency: Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)
Timezone: UTC +07:00 (WIB)
Population: 603,054
Area: 148,436.39 km²
State Code: PD
Checking official public holidays and bank closures for Southwest Papua, Indonesia? This regional holiday guide tracks statutory non-working days, live public calendars, and local holiday rules for Southwest Papua.
Public administration, schools, and financial institutions in Southwest Papua observe these official holiday dates to mark statutory national and regional occasions. In Southwest Papua, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Hari Lahir Pancasila on June 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Indonesia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Indonesia's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Southwest Papua and the rest of Indonesia, not a separate Southwest Papua-specific calendar.
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These are Indonesia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Indonesia's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Indonesia, including Southwest Papua. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hari Lahir Pancasila | June 1 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.setneg.go.id |
| Hari Kemerdekaan (Independence Day) | August 17 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.setneg.go.id |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Hari Lahir Pancasila | Tue, Jun 1, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
| Hari Kemerdekaan (Independence Day) | Tue, Aug 17, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Public offices, banks and schools throughout Southwest Papua close on the same fixed-date statutory holidays observed nationwide, since public holidays in Indonesia are a matter of national labor law rather than state-by-state decree.
When a fixed statutory public holiday falls on a weekend in Southwest Papua, government gazette decrees often designate the adjacent Monday as an official substitute non-working day.
As Southwest Papua's capital, Sorong observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Southwest Papua.