Sorong Regency

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Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong
Regency
Coat of arms of Sorong Regency
Coat of arms
Location in Indonesian Papua
Location in Indonesian Papua
Sorong Regency is located in Indonesia
Sorong Regency
Sorong Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E / 0.88306°S 131.25000°E / -0.88306; 131.25000Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E / 0.88306°S 131.25000°E / -0.88306; 131.25000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
Capital
Government
 • RegentJohny Kamuru
 • Vice RegentSuko Hardjono
Area
 • Total13,075.28 km2 (5,048.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total118,679
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 951
Websitesorongkab.go.id

Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 13,075.28 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 118,679 at the 2020 Census.[1] Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. Sorong Regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota), which is independent of the Regency; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.

Administrative Districts[]

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Sorong Regency was divided into eighteen administrative districts (kecamatan). However, since 2013 Moraid District has been transferred to the expanded Tambrauw Regency, while thirteen additional districts have been created in Soring Regency by the division of existing districts. Thus Sorong Regency now comprises thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and at the 2020 census.[1]

The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Name Area
in km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010[3]		 Pop'n
Census
2020[1]		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
vill.		 Post
code
Klaso 316.42 306 574 Siwis 7 98456
Saengkeduk (a) (a) 537 Suye 6 98458
Makbon 1,011.42 2,130 3,200 Makbon 15 98452
Klayili 481.26 416 1,147 Klayili 8 98451
Beraur 822.26 1,007 882 Wanurian 13 98432
Bagun (a) (a) 427 Disfra 9 98431
Botain (a) (a) 119 Mamsit 4 98433
Klamono 488.45 4,483 5,625 Klawana 10 98441
Klasafet (a) (a) 986 Maladuk 5 98442
Malabotom (a) (a) 1,085 Tanah Tinggi 9 98443
Klabot 518.72 638 595 Klabot 8 98436
Buk (a) (a) 665 Buk 7 98434
Klawak 492.89 597 791 Wilty 12 98437
Konhir (a) (a) 560 Tarsa 8 98438
Hobard (a) (a) 351 Hobard 7 98435
Salawati 525.03 9,149 12,091 Katinim 7 98423
Mayamuk 217.22 9,983 14,321 Makbalim 11 98421
Moisegen
(East Salawati)		 118.62 1,952 3,581 Klafdalim 9 98422
Seget 893.81 3,087 4,233 Seget 9 98426
Segun 2,021.37 1,369 1,634 Segun 9 98427
Salawati Selatan (b)
(South Salawati)		 2,265.18 2,057 1,212 Sailolof 6 98424
Salawati Tengah (b)
(Central Salawati)		 (a) (a) 1,529 Waliam 10 98425
Aimas 222.43 19,911 42,014 Aimas 14 98444
Mariat 118.16 10,432 16,735 Mariat 11 98445
Sorong (district) (a) (a) 785 Maibo 4 98446
Sayosa 1,213.60 988 1,020 Sayosa 6 98453
Wemak (a) (a) 725 Saluk 6 98455
Sayosa Timur
(East Sayosa)		 (a) (a) 406 Sailala 6 98454
Maudus (a) (a) 467 Luwelala 9 98457
Sunook (a) (a) 382 Dasri 7 98459
Totals 13,075.28 68,902 118,679 Aimas 257

Notes: (a) the area and 2010 population of the new districts are included with the figures for the districts from which they were separated. (b) Salawati Selatan District and Salawati Tengah District are situated on the island of Salawati and are thus geographically part of the Raja Ampat island group. (Conversely, Salamati District and Salawati Timur District - the latter now called Moisegen district - do not lie on Salawati Island, but on the Papuan 'mainland'.) Note particularly that Raja Ampat Regency also contains a district on Salawati Island which is also named "Salawati Tengah".

Climate[]

Aimas, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, it experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.

hideClimate data for Aimas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		29.9
(85.8) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.3
(84.7) 		29.8
(85.6) 		30.6
(87.1) 		30.9
(87.6) 		30.7
(87.3) 		30.3
(86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.4
(81.3) 		27.0
(80.6) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.6
(81.7) 		27.2
(80.9)
Average low °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		23.8
(74.8) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.1
(75.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 215
(8.5) 		205
(8.1) 		223
(8.8) 		258
(10.2) 		392
(15.4) 		390
(15.4) 		348
(13.7) 		317
(12.5) 		272
(10.7) 		233
(9.2) 		201
(7.9) 		205
(8.1) 		3,259
(128.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/irian/cities/sorong/sorong.html[dead link]
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ "Climate: Aimas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

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