Arfak Mountains Regency

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Arfak Mountains Regency
Kabupaten Pegunungan Arfak
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Motto(s): 
Bhaktiku Negeriku
(My Devotion My Country)
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Location in Indonesian Papua
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Arfak Mountains Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°56′07″S133°53′45″E / 0.9352°S 133.8959°E / -0.9352; 133.8959
Country Indonesia
Province West Papua
Capital Anggi
Government
  RegentYosias Saroy
  Vice RegentMarinus Mandacan
Area
  Total2,774.73 km2 (1,071.33 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
  Total39,760
  Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code (+62) 986
Website pegafkab.go.id

Arfak Mountains Regency (Kabupaten Pegunungan Arfak) is a regency of the West Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed in 2013 from the western districts of Manokwari Regency. The areas now comprised in the new regency had a population of 23,877 at the 2010 Census, [2] which rose to 38,941 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 39,760. [1] The administrative centre is the town of Anggi.

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Geography

Geographical Location of Arfak Mountains Regency, as follows: Part North : 0º55' South Latitude; Southern Part: 1º40' South Latitude; Part West : 133º10' East Longitude; East: 134º05' East Longitude. The altitude of the Arfak Mountains Regency is 300 – 1,800 meters above sea level. In terms of area by district, see Table below.

Administration

The Arfak Mountains Regency is divided into ten districts (distrik), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census. [3] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural kampung) in each district, and its post code.

Kode
Kemendagri
Name of
District
(distrik)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
92.12.05Didohu176.061,5502,070Iranmeba1498359
92.12.04Sururey403.162,5002,954Sururey1298358
92.12.02Anggi Gida191.561,2791,969Tombrok898356
92.12.03Membey57.451,0551,834Membey698354
92.12.01Anggi256.792,0063,149Ullong1398355
92.12.06Taige112.121,2903,526Taige1198357
92.12.10Hingk367.075,3537,210Uncep2998353
92.12.09Minyambaouw192.586,1817,807Minyambouw3798351
92.12.07Catubouw367.071,8384,807Catubouw2198352
92.12.08Testega493.348253,615Testega1598350
Total2,774.7323,87738,941Anggi166

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References

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