Klasterisasi Kabupaten/Kota di Provinsi Papua Berdasarkan Indikator Pembangunan Manusia Tahun 2022

Abstract

The Human Development Index (HDI) is a human development metric empowered by several main elements that reflect the quality of life, namely HLS, RLS, PKK, and UHH. High HDI is one of the basic capital for a country's sustainable development. The improvement of human development in Indonesia continues to increase every year. However, there is still uneven development between regions in Indonesia. The HDI of Papua Province has always been the lowest in Indonesia in the last 10 years and each indicator is still unevenly distributed between districts/cities. This needs to be a special concern by the government. Thus, this study was carried out with the aim of grouping districts / cities in Papua Province based on human development indicators with the application of the agglomerative hierarchy cluster method. Based on the highest correlation value, Average Linkage is the best method with the optimal number of clusters formed is five clusters (Very High, High, Medium, Low, and Very Low) according to the Calinski-Harabasz Index test conducted. The findings of this study can be the basis for designing equitable development policies in districts/cities in Papua Province.