Sorong Regency

Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 7,415.29 km², and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 80,479 at the 2015 Census.[4] Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. The regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota), which is independent of the Regency; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.

Sorong Regency Kabupaten Sorong
Regency
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Location in Indonesian Papua
Sorong Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Capital	Aimas
Government
• Regent	Johny Kamuru
• Vice Regent	Suko Hardjono
Area
• Total	7,415.29 km^2 (2,863.06 sq mi)
Population  (2015 Census)[1]
• Total	80,478
• Density	11/km^2 (28/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 951
Website	sorongkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Sorong Regency comprises eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[5]

District	Population 2010 Census
Moraid	1,727
Klaso	306
Makbon	2,130
Klayili	416
Beraur	1,007
Klamono	4,483
Klabot	638
Klawak	597
Salawati	9,149
Mayamuk	9,983
Salawati Timur (East Salawati)	1,952
Seget	3,087
Segun	1,369
Salawati Selatan (South Salawati)	2,057
Aimas	19,911
Mariat	10,432
Sayosa	988
Maudus	397

Note that Salawati Selatan district lies on the island of Salawati and is thus geographically part of the Raja Ampat island group. (Conversely, Salawati Timur district - also called Moisegen district - does not lie on the island, but on the Papuan 'mainland'.)

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
2. http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/irian/cities/sorong/sorong.html%5B%5D
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

External links

• Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)