Mamberamo Raya Regency

Summary

Mamberamo Raya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province, Indonesia; it was created on 15 March 2007 from parts of Sarmi Regency and Waropen Regency. It covers an area of 23,813.91 km2, and had a population of 18,365 at the 2010 Census[2] which had virtually doubled to 36,483 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 37,616.[1] The administrative centre is at the town of Burmeso in Mamberamo Tengah District.

Mamberamo Raya Regency
Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya
Coat of arms of Mamberamo Raya Regency
Motto: 
Mecom Cirimo Ecipiri Punum Mate
Location in Papua Province
Location in Papua Province
Mamberamo Raya Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Mamberamo Raya Regency
Mamberamo Raya Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Mamberamo Raya Regency is located in Indonesia
Mamberamo Raya Regency
Mamberamo Raya Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°14′08″S 137°46′56″E / 2.2356°S 137.7823°E / -2.2356; 137.7823
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalBurmeso
Government
 • RegentDorinus Dasinapa
 • Vice RegentYakobus Britay
Area
 • Total23,813.91 km2 (9,194.60 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total37,616
 • Density1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 969
Websitemamberamorayakab.go.id

Languages edit

Languages spoken in Mamberamo Raya Regency:[4]

Administrative Districts edit

At the 2010 Census the regency comprised eight districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] 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
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
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 (a) 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 (b)
(Central Mamberamo)
2,491 3,158 8,037 8,740 Kasonaweja 11 98692
91.20.09 Iwaso (c) (c) 541 553 Metaweja (c) 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 edit

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9120)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

External links edit

  • Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)