South Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Sorong Selatan) is a regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. It has an area of 6,570.23 km, and had a population of 37,900 at the 2010 Census and 52,469 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 54,277 (comprising 27,833 males and 26,444 females). The administrative centre is the town of Kaibus in Teminabuan District.

South Sorong Regency is located in the western part of Papua Island. Geographically, South Sorong Regency at position 131º 421 0” east longitude - 132º 581 12” east longitude and 0º 55' 12” east longitude - 2º 17' 24” east longitude.

• to the north it is bordered by the Sorong Regency;
• in the east it is bordered by Teluk Bintuni Regency and Maybrat Regency;
• to the south it is bordered by Bintuni Bay and the Seram Sea;
• to the west it is bordered by the Seram Sea and Sorong Regency.

Indigenous languages spoken in South Sorong Regency include Tehit, Inanwatan, Yahadian, Kais, Kokoda, Konda, and Puragi.

South Sorong Regency comprises fifteen districts (kecamatan), 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 in each district (totaling 121 rural kampung and 2 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode Kemendagri	Name of District (distrik)	Area in km	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
92.04.01	Teminabuan	386.89	11,627	19,491	19,876	Kaibus	16	98216
92.04.04	Inanwatan	830.54	2,811	3,226	3,174	Mate	9	98223
92.04.06	Sawiat	353.62	1,831	1,344	1,531	Wen	8	98232
92.04.09	Kokoda	648.36	5,876	5,805	6,554	Tarof	16	98221
92.04.10	Moswaren	402.97	2,130	2,756	2,885	Moswaren	7	98212
92.04.11	Seremuk	205.09	1,159	1,554	1,681	Haha	8	98214
92.04.12	Wayer	317.89	1,455	2,395	2,325	Wayer	8	98215
92.04.14	Kais	354.89	2,841	2,925	2,604	Kais	5	98222
92.04.15	Konda	427.21	1,883	2,437	2,575	Bariat	5	98211
92.04.20	Matemani	450.49	2,115	2,996	3,138	Mugim	16	98225
92.04.21	Kokoda Utara (North Kokoda)	484.34	1,666	2,584	2,741	Atori	9	98224
92.04.22	Saifi	621.44	1,747	2,216	2,485	Sayal	10	98213
92.04.24	Fokour	305.01	759	637	734	Pasir Putuh	4	98231
92.04.25	Salkma	90.53		809	951	Alma	5	98233
92.04.26	Kais Darat	690.96		844	1,023	Mukamat	7	98226
	Totals	6,570.23	18,564	52,469	54,277	Kaibus, Teminabuan	123

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Kaibus (with 4,743 inhabitants in mid 2022) and Kohoin (1,955 inhabitants).
(b) the 2010 population of Salkma District is included in the figure for Sawiat District, from which it was later split.
(c) the 2010 population of Kais Darat District is included in the figure for Kais District, from which it was later split.

• Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)