Asmat Regency

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Asmat Regency
Kabupaten Asmat
Regency
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Motto(s): 
Ja Asamanam Apcamar
(Onward with Balance)
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Asmat Regency
Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia
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Asmat Regency
Asmat Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°22′46″S138°27′48″E / 5.3795°S 138.4634°E / -5.3795; 138.4634
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province South Papua
Regency seat Agats
Government
 • RegentElisa Kambu
 • Vice RegentThomas E. Safanpo
Area
 • Total31,983.44 km2 (12,348.88 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
 • Total113,524
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
Demographics
[2]
 • Religion Christianism 93,67%
–Catholicism 57,70%
–Protestantism 35,97%
Islam 6,29%
Hinduism 0,03%
Buddhism 0,01%
 • Language Indonesian (official)
Asmat, Kamoro (native)
Papuan Malay (lingua franca)
Time zone UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code (+62) 902
Website asmatkab.go.id

Asmat Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the northwestern portion of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It is bounded to the southwest by the Arafura Sea, to the southeast and east by Mappi Regency, to the north by Highland Papua Province and to the northwest by Central Papua Province. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it had been a part) on 12 November 2002.

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Asmat Regency consists of an area of 31,983.44 km2, and had a population of 76,577 at the 2010 Census, [3] 88,373 at the 2015 Intermediate Census, [4] and 110,105 at the 2020 Census, [5] while the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 113,524, [1] mostly from the Asmat ethnic group. The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Agats.

A measles outbreak and famine killed at least 72 people in Asmat regency in early 2018, [6] [7] during which 652 children were affected by measles and 223 suffered from malnutrition. [8] [9]

Administrative districts

Asmat Regency in 2010 comprised eight districts (distrik), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census. [3]

Name of
District
(distrik)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census
Pantai Kasuari2,29716,026
Fayit9687,025
Atsy4,28213,838
Suator3,2056,453
Akat3,0575,375
Agats 2,96312,905
Sawa Erma5,42413,549
Suru-Suru1,5591,406

However, by 2012 the number of districts had increased to nineteen; the eleven additional districts created in 2011 and 2012 were Kopay, Der Koumur, Safan, Sirets, Ayip, Betcbamu, Kolf Braza, Jetsy, Unir Sirau, Joerat, and Pulau Tiga. In 2016 another four districts were created (Awyu, Aswi, Joutu and Koroway Buluanop), bringing the total to twenty-three districts, comprising 221 administrative villages. The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census, [5] together with their official estimates as at mid 2022. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code. More recently another two districts have been created - Tomor Birip and Sor Ep - by further division of existing districts, bringing the total to 25 districts, but figures for these are not yet available.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(distrik)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
93.04.06Pantai Kasuari238.495,1035,281Kamur999773
93.04.15Kopay719.713,7253,822Kawem1099772
93.04.14Der Koumur392.834,0894,136Yankap699771
93.04.16Safan685.946,9767,042Primapun1299774
93.04.22Awyu (a)729.162,8072,939Wagi699771
- 99776
93.04.05Fayit383.295,6115,713Basim1399782
93.04.21Aswi (b)360.543,7823,979Piramat1099782
93.04.02Atsy1,260.997,0657,190Atsy999775
93.04.17Sirets1,362.074,3654,459Yaosakor899787
93.04.18Ayip872.332,0882,131Comoro399776
93.04.19Betcbamu475.272,8162,860Youw799786
93.04.07Suator949.273,2093,355Binam1099792
93.04.09Kolf Braza2,660.192,7792,868Binamzain499791
93.04.20Joutu (c)736.902,1492,199Daikot799792
93.04.23Koroway Buluanop (d)773.711,3071,369Mabul799791
& 99792
93.04.04Akat3,488.425,6035,885Ayam1199779
93.04.13Jetsy690.492,6112,688Warse899785
93.04.01 Agats 701.9923,86924,861Bis Agats1299777
93.04.03Sawa Erma (e)3,084.516,0846,167Sauti1099783
93.04.08Suru-Suru2,942.234,1714,488Suru-suru2399781
93.04.10Unir Sirau1,093.773,3283,386Komor999780
93.04.11Joerat1,313.712,9903,051Yamas699784
93.04.12Pulau Tiga6,067.633,5793,655Nakai1199778
Totals31,983.44110,105113,524Agats221

Notes: (a) created in 2016 from parts of Ayip and other Districts. (b) created in 2016 from part of Fayit District. (c) created in 2016 from part of Suator District. (d) created in 2016 from parts of Kolf Braza and Suator Districts. (e) includes 4 offshore islands.

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