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)
Lokasi Papua Barat Kabupaten Pegunungan Arfak.svg
Location in West 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 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total40,695
  Density15/km2 (38/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 2023 was 40,685. [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] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] 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
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
92.12.05Didohu176.061,5502,0702,038Iranmeba1498359
92.12.04Sururey403.162,5002,9542,807Sururey1298358
92.12.02Anggi Gida191.561,2791,9692,020Tombrok898356
92.12.03Membey57.451,0551,8341,949Membey698354
92.12.01Anggi256.792,0063,1493,249Ullong1398355
92.12.06Taige112.121,2903,5264,274Taige1198357
92.12.10Hingk367.075,3537,2107,116Uncep2998353
92.12.09Minyambaouw192.586,1817,8077,562Minyambouw3798351
92.12.07Catubouw367.071,8384,8074,645Catubouw2198352
92.12.08Testega493.348253,6155,025Testega1598350
Total2,774.7323,87738,94140,685Anggi166

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