Tambrauw Regency

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Tambrauw Regency
Kabupaten Tambrauw
Regency
Coat of arms of Tambrauw Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Menjetu, Menjedik, Memben Suksno
(We are brothers, united in heart, to build)
Location in Indonesian Papua
Location in Indonesian Papua
Tambrauw Regency is located in Indonesia
Tambrauw Regency
Tambrauw Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°36′18″S 132°29′23″E / 0.6051°S 132.4896°E / -0.6051; 132.4896Coordinates: 0°36′18″S 132°29′23″E / 0.6051°S 132.4896°E / -0.6051; 132.4896
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
CapitalFef
Government
 • RegentGabriel Assem
 • Vice RegentMesak Matusalak
Area
 • Total11,592.18 km2 (4,475.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total28,379
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Postcodes
98473
Area code(+62) 969
Websitetambrauwkab.go.id

Tambrauw Regency is a regency of West Papua, Indonesia.

Geography[]

In 2010 its area covered 5,179.65 km2, and it had a population of just 6,145 at the 2010 Census.[2] However, in 2013 the existing regency was expanded by the addition of four districts from Manokwari Regency (Kebar, Amberbaken, Mubarni/Arfu and Senopi) and by one district (Moraid) from Sorong Regency. The administrative centre lies at the village of Fef. The Regency now has an area of 11,529.18 km2, and it had a population of 28,379 at the 2020 Census.[3] It is served by Werur Airport.[4]

Languages[]

The language isolates Abun and Mpur are spoken in Tambrauw Regency. Moraid, Meyah, and other languages are also spoken in the regency.[5]

History[]

In 2012, a famine and disease outbreak killed 95 people in Tambrauw Regency.[6]

Administrative Districts[]

In 2010 the existing regency comprised seven districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census,[7] together with their estimated populations in mid 2013:[8]

District Area
in km2		 Population
2010 Census		 Population
2013 Estimate
Fef 562.87 428 436
244.64 211 214
411.56 363 364
Abun 837.76 602 617
Kwoor 1,430.77 931 956
Sausapor 633.23 2,633 2,764
1,058.82 976 1,000

The four districts which were added from Manokwari Regency and the single district added from Sorong Regency in 2013 are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census,[9] together with their estimated populations in mid 2013:[10]


District Area
in km2		 Population
2010 Census		 Population
2013 Estimate
1,858.86 2,021 2,031
2,539.79 755 759
866.75 1,876 1,887
Mubrani/Arfu 213.08 669 673
Moraid 871.06 1,727 1,796

Subsequent to 2013, seventeen further districts were subsequently created by the division of existing districts, and the total in the regency now comprises twenty-nine districts in all. The areas and populations at the 2020 Census[11] of these districts are tabulated below. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each of these districts, and their post codes.

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Werur Airport – Directorate General of Civil Aviation
  5. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  6. ^ Rakhmat, Muhammad Zulfikar; Tarahita, Dikanaya (February 28, 2018). "An Indonesian District Isolated From Development". Asia Sentinel. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  7. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  9. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  10. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  11. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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