Puncak Jaya Regency

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Puncak Jaya Regency
Kabupaten Puncak Jaya
Regency
A view of the peak of Puncak Jaya, located in the southwestern portion of the regency
A view of the peak of Puncak Jaya, located in the southwestern portion of the regency
Coat of arms of Puncak Jaya Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Yabu Eeruwok
91.25.00 Papua Puncak.svg
Puncak Jaya Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Puncak Jaya Regency
Puncak Jaya Regency
Coordinates: 4°04′44″S 137°09′30″E / 4.0789°S 137.1583°E / -4.0789; 137.1583Coordinates: 4°04′44″S 137°09′30″E / 4.0789°S 137.1583°E / -4.0789; 137.1583
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
Capital
Government
 • RegentYuni Wonda
 • Vice RegentDeinas Geley
Area
 • Total6,515 km2 (2,515 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total224,527
 • Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 901
Websitepuncakjayakab.go.id

Puncak Jaya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province, Indonesia. It is an inland highland regency,[2] lying directly east of Paniai Regency and west of Jayawijaya Regency and Tolikara Regency (including those new regencies which have subsequently been created within the former boundaries of those regencies).[3] As of 2004, it was reported that these four regencies had a population that is 93–97% ethnic Papua;[2] however this included areas which have subsequently been formed into new regencies.

In 2008 an additional regency - simply named Puncak Regency - was created from the western part of the area of Puncak Jaya Regency. The residual Puncak Jaya Regency covers an area of 6,515 km2, and had a population of 101,148 at the 2010 Census[4] which increased to 224,527 at the 2020 Census.[5]

The capital of the regency is .[6][7][8]

According to a 2009 profile in Indonesia's Tempo magazine, Puncak Jaya had sixteen districts (kecamatan) and 147 villages, and 147,000 residents;[9] however this did not take account of the fact that under the Law No. 7/2008, eight of these districts had already been removed from Puncak Jaya Regency in 2008 and formed into a separate Puncak Regency in 2008. The 2010 Census revealed a population of 101,148 in the residual Puncak Jaya Regency, which by the 2020 Census had more than doubled to 224,527.[10] It is a difficult ten-hour drive from Wamena (Jayawijaya Regency) to the mostly undeveloped regency. Separatists in the Free Papua Movement are active in the area.[9]

Puncak Jaya, a mountain peak, is the highest mountain in Indonesia - and in fact the highest anywhere between the Andes and the Himalayas.

Administrative Districts[]

At the 2010 Census, the existing regency comprised eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census.[11]

District Population
2010 Census
Fawi 3,420
Mulia 22,278
Mewoluk 5,189
Yamo 13,161
Ilu 18,344
Torere 6,710
Jigonikme 8,040
Tingginambut 24,006

However, by 2018 these had been split to create additional districts, which in 2018 numbered twenty-six, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census. The nineteen new districts created by 2018 are Dagai, Dokome, Gubume, Gurage, Ilamburawi, Irimuli, Kalome, Kiyage, Lumo, Molanikime, Muara, Nioga, Nume, Pagaleme, Taganombak, Waegi, Wanwi, Yambi and Yamoneri; the previous Jigonikme District has ceased to exist.

Towns included[]

Climate[]

Mulia, the seat of the regency has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with heavy rainfall year-round.

hideClimate data for Mulia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.3
(74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.5
(63.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.1
(64.6)
Average low °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.0
(55.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 260
(10.2) 		288
(11.3) 		293
(11.5) 		262
(10.3) 		230
(9.1) 		215
(8.5) 		219
(8.6) 		222
(8.7) 		220
(8.7) 		238
(9.4) 		215
(8.5) 		228
(9.0) 		2,890
(113.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[12]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b McGibbon, Rodd. Plural Society in Peril: Migration, Economic Change, and the Papua Conflict, East–West Center (2004). Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Map of Papua Province, Indonesia, East–West Center publication. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ http://www.pvtr.org/pdf/weekly%20reports/Indonesia/December10/Indonesia-06-12December10.pdf
  7. ^ "TWIN OTTER SKIDS AT MULIA AIRPORT, PAPUA. – ANT – LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) | HighBeam Research". Highbeam.com. 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2010-12-21.[dead link]
  8. ^ Country Reports on Human Rights ... – Google Books. September 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b (16 March 2009). Building a New Papua,Tempo. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  11. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011".
  12. ^ "Climate: Mulia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links[]

  • Detail maps from Indonesian government, this regency:[1] (includes northern portion) [2] (includes southern portion, including location of Mulia)

External links[]

  1. ^ http://geospasial.bnpb.go.id/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indeks_peta/250K/ID-J24-250K.pdf
  2. ^ http://geospasial.bnpb.go.id/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/indeks_peta/250K/ID-K24-250K.pdf
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