Bintuni Bay Regency

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Bintuni Bay Regency
Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni
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Motto(s): 
Sehati Menuju Bintuni Baru
(United Heart Towards the New Bintuni)
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Location in West Papua
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Bintuni Bay Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°52′49″S133°19′52″E / 1.8804°S 133.3311°E / -1.8804; 133.3311
Country Indonesia
Province West Papua
Capital Bintuni
Government
  RegentPetrus Kasihiw
  Vice RegentMatret Kokop
Area
  Total18,637.00 km2 (7,195.79 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
  Total92,236
  Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code (+62) 955
Website telukbintunikab.go.id

Teluk Bintuni Regency or Bintuni Bay Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,637 km2, comprising administrative districts on three sides of Bintuni Bay, a gulf that separates the Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula which together form the main geographical constituents of the province; it had a population of 52,422 at the 2010 Census [2] and 87,083 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 92,236. [1] The administrative centre is the town of Bintuni.

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Geography

The Bintuni Bay area is one of the new expansion districts in the province of West Papua which was ratified by the Plenary Session of the Indonesian House of Representatives on November 12, 2002. Located between the southern coast of Bird's Head and Onin Peninsula coast, overlooking the Seram Sea off the west coast of West Papua. Adjacent to the narrow neck of the mountain that connects the Bird's Head with other regions in West Papua Province. Geographically the area of Bintuni Bay Regency is between 1°57'50"LS - 3°11'26"LS and 1.9.32°44'59" - 134°14'49"E and is located between Bird's Head south coast and Onin Peninsula north coast overlooking the Seram sea off the west coast of Papua. Administratively, the Bintuni Bay Regency is bordered by:

  1. To the north, it is bordered by Manokwari Regency (Senopi District and Kebar District) and Arfak Mountains Regency (Testega District and Didohu District);
  2. In the west, it is bordered by South Sorong Regency (Kokoda District, North Kokoda District and Kais District) and Maybrat Regency (South Aifat District and East Aifat District);
  3. To the south, it is bordered by Kaimana Regency (Teluk Arguni District) and Fakfak Regency (Bomberay District);
  4. To the east, it is bordered by Teluk Wondama Regency (Kuri Wamesa District, Windesi District, Nikiwar District and Wamesi District) and South Manokwari Regency (Tahota District and Dataran Isim District). [4]

Administrative districts

The regency comprises twenty-four districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [5] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 115 rural kampung and 2 urban kelurahan), and itse post code. The first six districts listed below form the northeast part of the Bomberai Peninsula; Wamesa District is situated to the northeast of Bintuni Bay; and the remaining 17 districts lie in the southeast part of the Bird's Head Peninsula.

Kode
Kemendagri
Name of
District
(distrik)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
92.06.08Fafurwar
(Irorutu)
1,171.001,0151,3571,400Fruata398133
92.06.03Babo687.433,2323,8733,994Irarutu III498132
92.06.14Sumuri1,922.006,22416,99917,754Tofoi598136
92.06.16Aroba859.292,8922,4962,547Aroba598131
92.06.15Kaitaro859.297501,1431,160Sara598134
92.06.10Kuri1,611.009521,1701,187 Sarbe 598135
92.06.07Wamesa816.001,1541,5141,556Idoor498146
92.06.01Bintuni421.7518,66332,59035,393Bintuni Barat8 (a)98141
92.06.11Manimeri316.325,2089,19110,002Bumi Saniari698143
92.06.12Tuhiba263.006131,2211,313Tuhiba598145
92.06.13Dataran Beimes316.32349684716Horna698142
92.06.09Tembuni1,326.008731,0061,035Tembuni498144
92.06.04Aranday572.011,0551,5121,580Aranday498151
92.06.20Kamundan572.006601,1091,125Kalitami498152
92.06.19Tomu572.002,4483,3503,471Sebyar Rejosari498156
92.06.21Weriagar715.001,3211,6251,649Weriagar598157
92.06.05Moskona Selatan
(South Moskona)
929.62509778794Jagiro598155
92.06.23Meyado743.691,0661,4051,445Meyado498153
92.06.22Moskona Barat
(West Moskona)
743.69359454463Meyerga498154
92.06.02Merdey789.44481952966Merdey998163
92.06.18Biscoop789.44469712722Jahabra798161
92.06.17Masyeta451.11364524532Masyeta498162
92.06.06Moskona Utara
(North Moskona)
679.43733648654Moyeba498165
92.06.24Moskona Timur
(East Moskona)
509.571,032770778Mesna398164

Note: (a) includes two kelurahan - Bintuni Barat and Bintuni Timur.

Note also that the figures in the area column appear to contain duplications/errors, but these are the official figures published by BPS.

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