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Tolikara Regency

Regency in Highland Papua, Indonesia

Summary

Regency in Highland Papua, Indonesia

Field	Value
official_name	Tolikara Regency
native_name	Kabupaten Tolikara
native_name_lang	id
image_skyline	Karubaga Tolikara.jpg
image_caption	Airstrip in Karubaga, the capital of Tolikara
type	Regency
image_shield	Lambang Kabupaten Tolikara.tif
motto	Nawi Arigi
image_map	Lokasi Papua Pegunungan Kabupaten Tolikara.svg
map_caption	Location in Highland Papua
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Indonesia
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Highland Papua
seat_type	Capital
seat	Karubaga
leader_title	Regent
leader_name
leader_title1	Vice Regent
leader_name1
area_total_km2	14564.0
population_as_of	mid 2022 estimate
population_total	244345
population_density_km2	auto
population_footnotes
timezone1	Indonesia Eastern Time
utc_offset1	+9
website
area_code_type	Area code
area_code	(+62) 969
pushpin_map	Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Indonesian Papua##Location in Indonesia

Tolikara Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 14,564 km2, and had a population of 114,427 at the 2010 Census and 239,543 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 244,345. The administrative centre of Tolikara Regency is the town of Karubaga.

Administrative districts

Tolikara Regency in 2010 comprised 35 districts (distrik), but the number of districts was increased (by 2018) to 46, subdivided into 545 administrative villages. 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 2022. Recent population growth has been concentrated in relatively few districts, with the majority of districts suffering population decline between 2020 and 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 541 rural kampung and 4 urban kelurahan), 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
95.04.03	Kanggime	308	6,540	10,787	10,485	Kanggime	10 (a)
95.04.10	Woniki	368	7,385	4,513	4,032	Wilileme	10
95.04.17	Nabunage	281	7,540	4,673	3,990	Nabunage	11
95.04.18	Gilubandu	439	5,765	4,715	4,026	Tinggom	10
95.04.33	Wakuwo	231	2,137	4,395	4,304	Wonitu	12
95.04.42	Aweku	234	(b)	1,980	1,925	Wuluk	10
95.04.43	Bogonuk	210	(b)	4,845	4,329	Bononuk	10
95.04.01	Karubaga	312	6,703	16,411	19,074	Karubaga	23 (a)
95.04.05	Goyage	431	3,458	9,915	10,374	Goyage	19
95.04.06	Wunin	225	3,705	5,920	6,156	Wurineri	9
95.04.12	Kondaga	233	2,549	5,269	5,176	Konda	11
95.04.13	Nelawi	245	3,257	7,452	8,336	Nelawi	12
95.04.14	Kuari	445	6,703	7,906	6,956	Kuari	17
95.04.44	Li Anogomma	252	(b)	4,521	5,256	Lubuk	10
95.04.45	Biuk	215	(b)	5,710	6,387	Biuk	11
95.04.02	Bokondini	433	4,942	6,000	5,344	Bokondini	11 (a)
95.04.15	Bokoneri	347	3,784	6,491	6,150	Bokoneri	17
95.04.16	Bewani	583	3,824	4,230	3,667	Bilubaga	14
95.04.04	Kembu	462	3,939	6,847	6,499	Kembu	11 (a)
95.04.07	Wina	435	3,200	5,329	5,020	Wina	13
95.04.08	Umagi	375	3,182	7,082	7,057	Umagi	12
95.04.09	Panaga	244	1,717	3,577	3,872	Panaga	9
95.04.26	Poganeri	279	1,051	7,156	9,310	Bogokila	10
95.04.27	Kamboneri	383	879	1,858	1,829	Berembanak	8
95.04.28	Airgaram	425	3,051	4,544	4,182	Onggokme	8
95.04.30	Dow	418	546	3,616	4,636	Dow/Bijere	11
95.04.29	Wari/Taiyeve II	443	584	3,552	4,287	Wari/Taiyeve	17
95.04.25	Egiam	467	270	3,282	4,537	Egiam	10
95.04.19	Nunggawi	236	6,245	12,900	12,648	Nunggawi	26
95.04.11	Kubu	233	3,093	3,515	3,071	Kubu	9
95.04.36	Anawi	189	(b)	3,092	3,595	Anawi	10
95.04.38	Wugi	192	(b)	4,089	4,754	Wugi	11
95.04.24	Geya	342	2,891	5,601	5,461	Geya	12
95.04.37	Wenam	231	(b)	4,992	5,804	Banggeri	10
95.04.21	Numba	452	2,070	4,786	4,804	Numba	10
95.04.41	Kai	221	(b)	4,069	4,231	Kaiga	10
95.04.23	Dundu	403	1,613	3,622	3,620	Dundu	10
95.04.20	Gundagi	397	3,727	4,617	4,108	Woraga	17
95.04.22	Timori	454	3,206	3,597	3,140	Bolubur	12
95.04.32	Yuneri	247	3,768	7,094	6,844	Yuneri	11
95.04.40	Tagime	232	(b)	2,465	2,945	Peyola	10
95.04.39	Danime	212	(b)	950	1,135	Wania	10
95.04.46	Yuko	172	(b)	2,116	2,752	Pekaleme	11
95.04.35	Telenggeme	219	(b)	3,352	3,6074	Telenggeme	10
95.04.34	Gika	186	(b)	2,301	2,492	Geka	10
95.04.31	Tagineri	223	921	1,789	2,138	Tagi	10
	Total	14,564	114,427	239,543	244,345	Karubaga	545

Notes: (a) including 1 kelurahan (in each case the district administrative centre, a town bearing the same name as the district of which it is the centre. (b) the 2010 population of the areas now forming these new districts are included in the figures for the districts from which they were subsequently cut out. Since 2010, the former districts of Dorman (which had 171 inhabitants in 2010) and Sbey (which had 111 inhabitants in 2010) have ceased to exist, while thirteen new districts have been created, which are: Aweku, Bogonuk, Li Anogomma, Biuk, Anawi, Wugi, Wenam, Kai, Tagime, Danime, Yuko, Telenggeme and Gika.

History

The VI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad took place in Tolikara in November–December 2010.

The regency was the scene of a riot against Muslims during Eid prayer in 2015.

Climate

Karubaga has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

References

Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Tolikara Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9504)
Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
[http://www.issp.ac.ru/iao/apao/2010/ The VI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad]

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