Administrative Divisions
The capital of West Papua province is Manokwari. The province is administratively divided into ten regencies (kabupaten) and one autonomous city (kota), listed below with their (provisional) populations at the 2010 Census.
| Name | Area (km2) | Population Estimate 2005 |
Population Census 2010 |
Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Ampat Regency | 6,084.50 | 35,948 | 42,471 | Waisai |
| Sorong (city) | 1,105.00 | 146,390 | 190,341 | Sorong |
| Sorong Regency | 19,736.25 | 86,870 | 70,635 | Aimas |
| South Sorong Regency | 16,807.00 | 54,270 | 37,579 | Teminabuan |
| Fak-Fak Regency | 14,320.00 | 58,160 | 67,153 | Fak-Fak |
| Kaimana Regency | 18,500.00 | 36,714 | 46,243 | Kaimana |
| Manokwari Regency | 14,448.50 | 151,824 | 187,591 | Manokwari |
| Maybrat Regency | 13,203.00 | * | 33,735 | Kumurkek |
| Tambrauw Regency | 5,587.75 | * | 6,393 | Fef |
| Teluk Bintuni Regency | 18,637.00 | 46,784 | 52,403 | Bintuni |
| Teluk Wondama Regency | 12,146.62 | * | 26,311 | Rasiei |
- * 2005 population of Maybrat, Tambrauw and Teluk Wondama Regencies are included in the figures for the regencies from which they were subsequently removed.
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