Oceania · DX entity · DXCC 198 · deleted

Papua Territory

Papua Territory was a DX entity in Oceania, in CQ zone 28 and ITU zone 51, counting for contacts from the start of DXCC until 15 September 1975.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 16 September 1975 no longer count for Papua Territory.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. Papua Territory. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	198
Name in the ADIF standard	PAPUA TERRITORY
Continent	Oceania
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	28
ITU zone	51
Counts for contacts from	the start of DXCC
No longer counts from	16 September 1975
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (P2,VK9 (Papua Territory); P2,VK9 (Territory of New Guinea)) Only contacts made September 15, 1975, and before, count for this entity. Contacts made September 16, 1975, and after, count as Papua New Guinea (P2).

Sources: ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes