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Waropen Regency

Coordinates: 1°52′S 137°06′E / 1.867°S 137.100°E / -1.867; 137.100
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Waropen Regency
Kabupaten Waropen
Port of Sanggei within a mangrove area
Port of Sanggei within a mangrove area
Coat of arms of Waropen Regency
Motto: 
Ndi Sowosio Ndi Korako
Location in Papua Province
Location in Papua Province
Waropen Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Waropen Regency
Waropen Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Waropen Regency is located in Indonesia
Waropen Regency
Waropen Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°52′S 137°06′E / 1.867°S 137.100°E / -1.867; 137.100
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalBotawa [id]
Government
 • RegentYermias Bisai
 • Vice RegentHendrik Wonatorei
Area
 • Total10,843.97 km2 (4,186.88 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total37,643
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 981
Websitewww.waropenkab.go.id

Waropen Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 10,843.97 km2, and it had a population of 24,639 at the 2010 Census[2] and 33,943 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 37,643 - comprising 19,754 males and 17,889 females.[1] The capital is the town of Botawa [id].

Originally, this area comprised those districts of the former Yapen Waropen Regency which lay on the Papuan mainland, but that regency was split in two on 12 November 2002 (effective on 11 December 2002), to form the Waropen Regency on the Papuan mainland and the Yapen Islands Regency consisting of Yapen Island and some smaller islands in Cenderawasih Bay.

The languages of the East Geelvink Bay family, which include the Waropen language, are spoken in the regency.[4] The main ethnic groups that inhabit this regency are the Waropen people, and the Biak who generally inhabit coastal areas.[5]

Administrative Districts

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At the 2010 Census, Waropen Regency comprised ten districts (distrik), but subsequently two additional districts have been created - Soyoi Mambai and Wonti. The twelve districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and as officially estimated in mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the numbers of administrative villages (all classed as rural kampung) in each district, and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(distrik)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
91.15.01 Waropen Bawah
(Lower Waropen)
264.65 4,907 8,060 Waren I 7 98662
91.15.09 Inggerus 1,402.70 1,618 1,740 Toire 7 98661
91.15.08 Urei Faisei 131.27 6,401 11,730 Khemoon Jaya 12 98663
91.15.11 Oudate 1,581.27 1,466 1,100 Sowiwa 8 98665
91.15.12 Wapoga 885.73 1,706 2,080 Wapoga 7 98664
91.15.03 Masirei 297.15 1,315 3,200 Koweda 9 98571
91.15.07 Risei Sayati 49.97 1,627 2,910 Fafado 10 98674
91.15.13 Demba 1,291.38 2,006 2,600 Aniboi 10 98672
95.15.15 Soyoi Mambai 49.85 (a) 1,460 Mambai 10 98675
95.15.14 Wonti 226.90 (a) 1,390 Bokadaro 10 98676
Walani (b) 2,128.04 2,279 n/a Daboto -
91.15.10 Kirihi 2,326.45 1,314 1,390 Spoiri 10 98673
Totals 10,638.30 24,639 37,643 Botawa 100

Note: (a) the 2010 populations of Soyoi Mambai and Wonti Districts are included with the population of the districts (Risei Sayati and Demba) from which they were subsequently cut out. (b) separate figures for Walani District are not guaranteed, as it may have been subsumed into Kiriki District.

Climate

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Botawa, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Botawa
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31.1
(88.0)
30.9
(87.6)
31.0
(87.8)
31.1
(88.0)
31.0
(87.8)
30.3
(86.5)
29.7
(85.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.4
(86.7)
30.9
(87.6)
31.1
(88.0)
31.1
(88.0)
30.7
(87.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
27.0
(80.6)
27.1
(80.8)
27.1
(80.8)
26.5
(79.7)
26.0
(78.8)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.0
(80.6)
26.8
(80.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
22.8
(73.0)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
22.8
(73.0)
22.4
(72.3)
22.5
(72.5)
22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.2)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
22.9
(73.1)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 294
(11.6)
305
(12.0)
377
(14.8)
308
(12.1)
286
(11.3)
281
(11.1)
306
(12.0)
285
(11.2)
270
(10.6)
249
(9.8)
268
(10.6)
310
(12.2)
3,539
(139.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Waropen Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9115)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  5. ^ "Sistem kepemimpinan Sera orang Waropen". jubi.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Climate: Botawa". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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