Biak Numfor Regency

Biak Numfor Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Western New Guinea in northeastern Indonesia.

Biak Numfor Regency

Kabupaten Biak Numfor
Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Indonesian: Memantapkan Kota Jasa Sebagai Jembatan Emas Biak Sejahtera di Masa Depan
(Strengthening the City of Services as the Golden Bridge for Prosperous Biak in the Future)
Biak Numfor Regency
Biak Numfor Regency
Biak Numfor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°10.17′S 136°5.24′E
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalBiak
Government
 • RegentThomas A.E. Ondi
 • Vice RegentHerry A. Naap
Area
 • Total2,602 km2 (1,005 sq mi)
Elevation
768 m (2,520 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total156,023
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 981
Websitebiakkab.go.id

Geography

The regency consists of the southern group of the Schouten Islands archipelago at the northern entrance into Cenderawasih Bay. The principal ones are Biak and Numfor islands. The remaining large island within the Schouten Islands group, Supiori Island, was split off to form the separate Supiori Regency on 8 January 2004.

Biak Numfor Regency covers an area of 2,602 km2. and had a population of 126,798 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 156,023. The regency's administrative centre is the town (kota) of Biak, on the island of the same name.

Administrative Districts

The existing regency comprises nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]

Numfor Island (comprising the first five districts listed above) is currently in the process of being split off to form a separate regency under proposals approved in 2014 by the Indonesian Government.

Diving sites

There are at least 12 diving sites in the Padaido archipelago, which comprises 30 islets, with its pristine water, wide sandy beaches and high biodiversity, about two hours from Biak town by speedboat. The visibility is well up to 30 metres, and a favourite site is the World War II preserved wreckage of a US Catalina seaplane, with angelfish, lionfish, damselfish and other smaller fishes swimming around the wreckage.[3]

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. "Biak, the hidden paradise". August 31, 2013.


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