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Nabire Regency

Regency in Central Papua, Indonesia


Summary

Regency in Central Papua, Indonesia

FieldValue
official_nameNabire Regency
native_nameKabupaten Nabire
native_name_langid
typeRegency
image_shieldLambang kabupaten nabire.jpg
image_mapLokasi Papua Tengah Kabupaten Nabire.svg
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Papua
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Central Papua
seat_typeRegency seat
seatNabire
leader_titleRegent
leader_name(PDI-P)
leader_title1Vice Regent
leader_name1
leader_title2Legislature
leader_name2Nabire Regency House of Representatives
area_footnotes
area_total_km212075
population_as_ofmid 2024 estimate
population_total178006
population_density_km2auto
population_footnotes
timezone1Indonesia Eastern Time
utc_offset1+9
website
area_code_typeArea code
area_code(+62) 984
pushpin_mapIndonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Western New Guinea and Indonesia

Nabire Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It covers an area of 12,075.00 km2, and had a population of 129,893 at the 2010 Census and 169,136 at the 2020 Census, comprising 87,688 males and 81,448 females. The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 178,006. The town of Nabire, which faces onto Cenderawasih Bay, is the administrative headquarters of the regency as well as the capital of the province.

Administrative districts

In 2010 Nabire Regency comprised fourteen districts (distrik), but a fifteenth district - Moora Islands (Kepulauan Moora) - has been added since 2010 by the splitting of the islands away from Napan District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 72 rural kampung and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter all in Nabire (town) District), and its postal codes.

Kode
WilayahName of
District
(distrik)Area
in
km2Pop'n
2010
CensusPop'n
2020
CensusPop'n
mid 2024
EstimateAdmin
centreNo.
of
villagesPost
code(s)List of desa (villages)
94.01.04Uwapa1,808.963,2723,7833,932
94.01.15Menou1,416.412,8961,349925
94.01.14Dipa838.633,8931,501935
94.01.03Yaur1,009.001,3432,4843,040
94.01.08Teluk Umar (a)
(Umar Bay)611.008821,0961,293
94.01.05Wanggar246.007,1779,6415,849
94.01.12Nabire Barat
(West Nabire)79.0010,70115,11616,417
94.01.01Nabire (town)127.0074,19798,851103,531
94.01.09Teluk Kimi
(Kimi Bay)178.008,98716,92918,351
94.01.02Napan (c)468.001,1651,4711,657
94.01.07Makimi1,421.005,3627,0148,036
94.01.11Wapoga1,040.009819531,065
94.01.13Kepulauan Moora (d)607.001,1911,5831,829
94.01.06Siriwo1,400.004,6532,6732,302
94.01.10Yaro830.003,1934,6928,844
Totals12,075.00129,893169,136178,006

Note: (a) includes Anggrameos Island in Cenderawasih Bay. (b) comprises 9 kelurahan (Girimulyo, Kali Bobo, Karang Mulia, Karang Tumaritis, Morgo, Nabarua, Oyehe, Siriwini and Wonorejo) and 3 desa. (c) at the time of the 2010 Census, the Moora Islands were included in Napan District, but the figures have been separated in this table. (d) The Moora Islands comprise the villages (desa) of Arui (25.18 km2, with 201 inhabitants in 2020), Hariti (2.62 km2, 288 inhabitants in 2020), Kama (5.71 km2, 283 inhabitants in 2020), Mambor (3.51 km2, 552 inhabitants in 2020) and Moor (4.67 km2, 259 inhabitants in 2020).

References

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Nabire Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9404)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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