Yalimo Regency

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Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo
Regency
Official seal of Yalimo Regency
Seal
Motto(s): 
Nori Maniek
91.22.00 Papua Yalimo.svg
Yalimo Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Coordinates: 3°51′37″S 138°28′23″E / 3.8604°S 138.4731°E / -3.8604; 138.4731Coordinates: 3°51′37″S 138°28′23″E / 3.8604°S 138.4731°E / -3.8604; 138.4731
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
Capital [id]
Government
 • RegentLakius Peyon
 • Vice RegentErdi Dabi
Area
 • Total4,320.29 km2 (1,668.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total101,973
 • Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Area code(+62) 971
Websitewww.yalimokab.go.id

Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) in Papua, Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,320.29 km3, and had a population at the 2010 Census of 50,763[2] which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census.[3] The administrative centre is at  [id]. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.

Administrative districts[]

Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa) in each district, and its post code.

District Area
in km2		 Population
2010 census		 Population
2020 census		 No. of
villages		 Post
code
Welarek 1,282.50 8,687 23,983 61 99083
Apalapsili 383.32 5,840 16,046 51 99084
Abenaho 1,131.81 24,577 33,963 109 99085
Elelim 660.76 5,946 15,544 42 99082
Benawa 871.90 5,713 12,437 37 99081
Totals 4,330.29 50,763 101,973 300

Climate[]

Elelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.

hideClimate data for Elelim
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.7
(74.7)
Average low °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.3
(66.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 281
(11.1) 		274
(10.8) 		323
(12.7) 		279
(11.0) 		187
(7.4) 		146
(5.7) 		167
(6.6) 		177
(7.0) 		182
(7.2) 		204
(8.0) 		200
(7.9) 		220
(8.7) 		2,640
(104.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ "Climate: Elelim". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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