Mamberamo Raya Regency
Geography
Mamberamo Raya is bordered to the south by Central Papua Province (Puncak Papua Regency and Puncak Jaya Regency) and Highland Papua Province (Tolikara Regency and Central Mamberamo Regency). Mamberamo Raya is bordered by Sarmi Regency to the east and Waropen Regency to the west. The Yapen Islands Regency in the Cenderawasih Bay lies to the northwest.
The confluence of the Tariku River and Taritatu River is found south of the Gauttier Range. The highest elevation in this regency is near the summit of the Gauttier Mountain Range, at ~2,200 m above sea level; the actual summit of the Gauttier Mountains lies in Sarmi Regency.
Languages
Languages spoken in Mamberamo Raya Regency:
Subdivisions
At the 2010 Census the regency comprised eight 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 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code. A ninth district (Iwaso, with its district centre at Metaweja) has recently been created, but no figures for its area or 2010 population are available.
Kode Wilayah |
District (distrik) |
Area in km |
Pop'n 2010 census |
Pop'n 2020 census |
Pop'n mid 2022 estimate |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
91.20.06 | Waropen Atas | 2,935 | 2,876 | 5,413 | 5,447 | Barapasi | 7 | 98681 |
91.20.07 | Benuki | 2,636 | 1,183 | 2,425 | 2,495 | Gesa Baru | 8 | 98683 |
91.20.08 | Sawai | 3,183 | 2,346 | 3,883 | 3,989 | Poiwai | 6 | 98682 |
91.20.05 | Mamberamo Hilir (Lower Mamberamo) |
2,078 | 1,734 | 3,330 | 3,387 | Trimuris | 7 | 98691 |
91.20.01 | Mamberamo Tengah (Central Mamberamo) |
2,491 | 3,158 | 8,037 | 8,740 | Kasonaweja | 11 | 98692 |
91.20.09 | Iwaso | 541 | 553 | Metaweja | 98692 | |||
91.20.04 | Mamberamo Tengah Timur (East Central Mamberamo) |
2,429 | 1,551 | 2,940 | 2,980 | Kustra | 7 | 98693 |
91.20.03 | Rufaer | 3,514 | 2,546 | 4,909 | 4,992 | Kai (Kay Seta) | 6 | 98695 |
91.20.02 | Mamberamo Hulu (Upper Mamberamo) |
4,548 | 2,971 | 5,002 | 5,033 | Dabra | 8 | 98694 |
Totals | 23,814 | 18,365 | 36,483 | 37,616 | Bermeso | 60 |
Note: (a) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Kumkum and Pulau Poiwai. (b) Mamberamo Tengah District listed here should not be confused with Mamberamo Tengah Regency (now part of the province of Highland Papua), which lies to the southeast of Mamberamo Raya Regency. (c) the area and 2010 Population of the new Iwaso District, and the number of villages in the district, are included in the figures for Mamberamo Tengah District, from which it was cut out.
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9120)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9120)