Yalimo Regency

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Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo
Regency
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Motto: 
Nori Maniek
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Location in Highland Papua
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Yalimo Regency
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Yalimo Regency
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Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°47′06″S139°26′49″E / 3.785°S 139.447°E / -3.785; 139.447
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province Highland Papua
Capital Elelim  [ id ]
Government
 • RegentNahor Nekwek
 • Vice RegentJohn W. Wilil
Area
 • Total4,330.29 km2 (1,671.93 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate) [1]
 • Total105,139
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Area code (+62) 971
Website www.yalimokab.go.id

Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian : Kabupaten Yalimo) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 4,320.29 km3, and had a population at the 2010 Census of 50,763 [2] which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 105,139. [1] The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.

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Administrative districts

Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the 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.

Kode
Wilayah		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
95.06.05Welarek1,282.508,68723,98326,001Welarek6199083
95.06.02Apalapsili383.325,84016,04617,380Apalapsili5099084
95.06.03Abenaho1,131.8124,57733,96332,205Pasviley10899085
95.06.01Elelim660.765,94615,54416,675Elelim4499082
95.06.05Benawa871.905,71312,43712,878Gilika3799081
Totals4,330.2950,763101,973105,139Elelim300

Climate

Elelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.

Climate data for Elelim
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)28.5
(83.3)		28.3
(82.9)		28.3
(82.9)		28.5
(83.3)		28.4
(83.1)		27.7
(81.9)		27.2
(81.0)		27.2
(81.0)		27.8
(82.0)		28.4
(83.1)		28.7
(83.7)		28.5
(83.3)		28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)24.0
(75.2)		23.9
(75.0)		24.0
(75.2)		24.1
(75.4)		24.0
(75.2)		23.5
(74.3)		23.0
(73.4)		23.0
(73.4)		23.4
(74.1)		23.7
(74.7)		24.0
(75.2)		24.1
(75.4)		23.7
(74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)19.5
(67.1)		19.5
(67.1)		19.7
(67.5)		19.7
(67.5)		19.6
(67.3)		19.3
(66.7)		18.9
(66.0)		18.9
(66.0)		19.0
(66.2)		19.1
(66.4)		19.3
(66.7)		19.7
(67.5)		19.3
(66.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)281
(11.1)		274
(10.8)		323
(12.7)		279
(11.0)		187
(7.4)		146
(5.7)		167
(6.6)		177
(7.0)		182
(7.2)		204
(8.0)		200
(7.9)		220
(8.7)		2,640
(104.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Yalimo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9506)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Climate: Elelim". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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