Mamberamo Raya Regency
Mamberamo Raya Regency
Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Mecom Cirimo Ecipiri Punum Mate | |
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  Mamberamo Raya Regency Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 2°14′08″S 137°46′56″E / 2.2356°S 137.7823°ECoordinates: 2°14′08″S 137°46′56″E / 2.2356°S 137.7823°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Capital | Burmeso |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Dorinus Dasinapa |
| • Vice Regent | Yakobus Britay |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23,813.91 km2 (9,194.60 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 36,483 |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 969 |
| Website | mamberamorayakab.go.id |
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 administrative centre is at Burmeso.
Languages[]
Languages spoken in Mamberamo Raya Regency:[4]
Administrative Districts[]
At the 2010 Census the regency comprised eight districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census.[5] The table also includes the locatioon of the district centres. A ninth district (Iwaso, with its district centre at Metaweja) has recently been created, but no figures for it are available in 2020.
| District | Area in km2 |
Population 2010 Census |
Admin. centre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waropen Atas | 2,935 | 2,876 | Barapasi |
| Benuki | 2,636 | 1,183 | Gesa Baru |
| Sawai | 3,183 | 2,346 | Poiwai |
| Mamberamo Ilir (Lower Mamberamo) |
2,078 | 1,734 | Trimuris |
| Mamberamo Tengah (a) (Central Mamberamo) |
2,491 | 3,158 | Kasonaweja |
| Mamberamo Tengah Timur (East Central Mamberamo) |
2,429 | 1,551 | Kustra |
| Rofaer | 3,514 | 2,546 | Kay/Kay Seta |
| Mamberamo Ulu (Upper Mamberamo) |
4,548 | 2,971 | Dabra |
| Totals | 23,814 | 18,365 | Bermeso |
Note: (a) Mamberamo Tengah District listed here should not be confused with Mamberamo Tengah Regency, which lies to the southeast of Mamberamo Raya Regency.
References[]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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