Administrative Divisions
As of 2010 (following the separation of West Papua Province in 2003), the residual Papua Province consisted of 28 regencies (kabupaten) and one autonomous city (kotamadya); these regencies are subdivided into 117 subdistricts (kecamatan), 66 kelurahan, and 830 villages (desa).
The regencies ("kabupaten") and the city are listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.
| Name | Area (km2) | Population Estimate 2005 |
Population Census 2010 |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merauke Regency | 43,979.31 | 154,310 | 195,577 | Merauke |
| Jayawijaya Regency | 12,680.06 | 207,480 | 199,557 | Wamena |
| Jayapura Regency | 15,309.23 | 90,972 | 114,515 | Jayapura |
| Jayapura (city) | 940.00 | 197,396 | 261,776 | Jayapura |
| Nabire Regency | 16,312.00 | 159,548 | 130,314 | Nabire |
| Yapen Islands Regency (Kepulauan Yapen) |
3,130.72 | 70,201 | 83,593 | Serui |
| Biak Numfor Regency | 2,360.44 | 99,204 | 126,125 | Biak |
| Paniai Regency | 14,214.81 | 111,412 | 149,093 | Enarotali |
| Puncak Jaya Regency | 10,852.05 | 111,488 | 101,906 | Kotamulia |
| Mimika Regency | 20,039.83 | 126,344 | 183,633 | Timika |
| Boven Digoel Regency | 28,470.68 | * | 55,822 | Tanah Merah |
| Mappi Regency | 27,632.35 | 65,219 | 81,781 | Kepi |
| Asmat Regency | 18,976.16 | 61,642 | 77,053 | Agats |
| Yahukimo Regency | 15,770.56 | 134,702 | 166,716 | Sumohai |
| Bintang Mountain Regency (Pegunungan Bintang) |
16,908.40 | 86,979 | 65,399 | Oksibil |
| Tolikara Regency | 8,816.34 | 44,100 | 114,240 | Karubaga |
| Sarmi Regency | 25,901.73 | 31,500 | 33,263 | Sarmi |
| Keerom Regency | 9,364.53 | 37,048 | 48,527 | Waris |
| Waropen Regency | 24,628.32 | 21,181 | 24,988 | Botawa |
| Supiori Regency | 774.56 | 12,152 | 15,861 | Sorendiweri |
| Mamberamo Raya Regency | # | # | 18,424 | |
| Nduga Regency | # | # | 79,520 | |
| Lanny Jaya Regency | # | # | 151,384 | |
| Central Mamberamo Regency (Mamberamo Tengah) |
# | # | 43,266 | |
| Yalimo Regency | # | # | 51,137 | |
| Puncak Regency | # | # | 93,363 | |
| Dogiyai Regency | # | # | 83,324 | |
| Intan Jaya Regency | # | # | 38,844 | |
| Deiyai Regency | # | # | 62,998 |
- * The 2005 estimated population of Boven Digoel Regency is included in the figure quoted for Merauke Regency, from which Boven Digoel was divided.
- # The area and 2005 estimated population of this regency are included in the figures quoted for the existing regency from which the newer regency was divided in 2007.
On 12 November 2002, Keerom and Sarmi regencies were split from Jayapura Regency; Bintang Mountain, Tolikara and Yahukimo regencies were split from Jayawijaya Regency; Asmat, Boven Digoel and Mappi regencies were split from Merauke Regency; and Yapen Waropen Regency was split into Yapen Islands Regency (Kepulauan Yapen) and Waropen Regency. Supiori Regency was created on 8 January 2004.
The city of Jayapura also has the status of an autonomous city, equal to a regency. It was founded on 7 March 1910 as Hollandia is the capital. Since Indonesian administration the name of the city has been changed to Kotabaru, then to Sukarnopura before its current name, Jayapura. Jayapura is also the largest city of Papua Province, with a small but active tourism industry. It is built on a slope overlooking the bay. Cenderawasih University (UNCEN) campus at Abepura houses the University Museum. Both Tanjung Ria beach, near the market at Hamadi – site of the 22 April 1944 Allied invasion during World War II – and the site of General Douglas MacArthur's World War II headquarters at Ifar Gunung have monuments commemorating the events.
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