Waropen Regency

Waropen Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 10,977.09 km2, and it had a population of 24,639 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 30,318. The capital is the town of Botawa.

Waropen Regency

Kabupaten Waropen
Regency
Seal
Waropen Regency
Waropen Regency
Waropen Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°52′S 137°06′E
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalBotawa
Government
 • RegentYermias Bisai
 • Vice RegentHendrik Wonatorei
Area
 • Total10,977.09 km2 (4,238.28 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total30,318
 • Density2.8/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 981
Websitewww.waropenkab.go.id

Originally, this area comprised those districts of the Yapen Islands Regency which lay on the Papuan mainland, but these districts were split off to constitute a separate regency on 12 November 2002, leaving the Yapen Islands Regency consisting only of Yapen Island and some smaller islands in Cenderawasih Bay.

East Geelvink Bay languages are spoken in the regency.[2]

Administrative Districts

Waropen Regency comprises ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[3]

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.


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