Papua (province) - Administrative Divisions

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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