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Yalimo Regency
Regency in Highland Papua, Indonesia
Regency in Highland Papua, Indonesia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Yalimo Regency |
| native_name | Kabupaten Yalimo |
| native_name_lang | id |
| image_skyline | Trans Papua Elelim-Jayapura.jpg |
| image_caption | Trans-Papua road on Elelim, capital of Yalimo |
| type | Regency |
| image_seal | Lambang Kabupaten Yalimo.png |
| motto | Nori Maniek |
| image_map | Lokasi Papua Pegunungan Kabupaten Yalimo.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 | |
| leader_title | Regent |
| leader_name | |
| leader_title1 | Vice Regent |
| leader_name1 | John W. Wilil |
| area_total_km2 | 4330.29 |
| population_as_of | mid 2023 estimate |
| population_total | 106740 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_footnotes | |
| website | |
| area_code_type | Area code |
| area_code | (+62) 971 |
| pushpin_map | Indonesia Highland Papua#Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Indonesian Papua##Location in Indonesia |
Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies () 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 which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 106,740 (comprising 56,520 males and 50,230 females). The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.
Administrative districts
Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. 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 | ||||||
| 95.06.05 | Welarek | 1,282.50 | 8,687 | 23,983 | 27,066 | Welarek |
| 95.06.02 | Apalapsili | 383.32 | 5,840 | 16,046 | 18,084 | Apalapsili |
| 95.06.03 | Abenaho | 1,131.81 | 24,577 | 33,963 | 31,353 | Pasviley |
| 95.06.01 | Elelim | 660.76 | 5,946 | 15,544 | 17,267 | Elelim |
| 95.06.04 | Benawa | 871.90 | 5,713 | 12,437 | 13,100 | Gilika |
| *Totals* | 4,330.29 | 50,763 | 101,973 | 106,870 | Elelim |
At 108 kampung, Abenaho District has the largest number of villages among all the districts of Indonesia.
Climate
Elelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.
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References
References
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Yalimo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9506)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Welarek Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432010
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Apalapsili Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432020
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Abenaho Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432030
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Elelim Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432040
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Benawa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432050
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