Yapen Islands Regency

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Yapen Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen
Regency
Coat of arms of Yapen Islands Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Acis
91.05.00 Papua Kepulauan Yapen.svg
Yapen Islands Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Yapen Islands Regency
Yapen Islands Regency
Coordinates: 1°47′16″S 136°16′38″E / 1.7877°S 136.2772°E / -1.7877; 136.2772Coordinates: 1°47′16″S 136°16′38″E / 1.7877°S 136.2772°E / -1.7877; 136.2772
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCoat of arms of Papua.svgPapua
Capital
Government
 • RegentToni Tesar
 • Vice RegentFrans Sanadi
Area
 • Total2,432.49 km2 (939.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total112,676
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 983
Websitekepyapenkab.go.id

Yapen Islands Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in Papua Province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,432.49 km2 (939.19 sq mi), and had a population of 82,951 at the 2010 Census[2] and 112,676 at the 2020 Census.[3] It comprises an archipelago which lies in Cenderawasih Bay off the north coast of Western New Guinea.

Geography[]

The regency includes the islands and island groups of the Yapen Islands archipelago, including the main Yapen island. Its capital is Serui, on Serui Island (part of Yapen Selatan district).

Administrative Districts[]

The Yapen Islands Regency in 2010 comprised twelve districts (kecamatan); however, by 2018 four additional districts has been created (Anotaurei, Pulau Kurudu, Pulau Yerui and Yawakukat), bringing the total to sixteen, which are subdivided into 165 administrative "villages". The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and 2020 Census.[5] Kurudu Island (Pulau Kurudu) lies to the east of Yapen, and Num Island (Pulau Yerui) lies to the west of Yapen, while the Ambai Islands (Kepulauan Ambai) lie immediately off the south coast of Yapen. The table also includes the name of the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages in each district (160 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan in total) and its post code.

District Area
in km2		 Pop'n
2010
Census		 Pop'n
2020
Census		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
vill.		 Post
code
Yapen Timur
(East Yapen)		 168.96 4,618 6,969 Dawai 11 98644
Yapen Utara
(North Yapen)		 386.41 2,304 2,929 Tindaret 7 98645
Teluk Ampimoi
(Ampimoi Bay)		 266.04 3,416 3,224 Randawaya 11 98642
Raimbawi 179.93 2,455 1,481 Waindu 7 98641
Pulau Kurudu
(Kurudu Island)		 21.49 (a) 1,585 Kirimbri 8 98643
Angkaisera 68.72 8,046 7,240 Menawi 11 98655
Kepulauan Ambai
(Ambai Islands)		 27.39 3,656 4,200 Ambai 18 98653
Yapen Selatan (b)
(South Yapen)		 34.48 38,032 39,814 13 98612
-98627
Kosiwo 362.79 3,781 5,391 Tatui 15 98632
Yapen Barat
(West Yapen)		 243.16 7,831 9,242 Ansus 17 98648
Wonawa 123.72 3,153 2,916 Wooi 10 98647
Pulau Yerui
(Yerui or Num Island)		 90.06 (c) 827 Miosnum 5 98646
Poom 123.19 3,128 3,255 Poom 8 98652
Windesi 222.04 2,530 2,493 Windesi 9 98651
Anotaurei 23.09 (d) 17,683 Antorei 8 98631
Yawakukat 90.34 (e) 3,436 Woniwon 7 98654
Totals 2,432.49 82,951 112,676 165

Notes: Kepulauan Ambai District consists of 17 islands; Yapen Barat District includes 20 offshore islands, while Angkaisera District includes three offshore islands and Wonawa District includes five offshore islands.
(a) the 2010 figure for Pulau Kurudu District is included in that for Yapen Timur District, from which it was split.
(b) includes offshore Pulau Serui, on which the capital is situated.
(c) the 2010 figure for Pulau Yerui District is included in that for Yapen Barat District, from which it was split.
(d) the 2010 figure for Aotaurei District is included in that for Yapen Selatan District, from which it was split.
(d) the 2010 figure for Yawakukat District is included in that for Angkaisera District, from which it was split.

Climate[]

Serui has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

hideClimate data for Serui
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.4
(86.7) 		29.8
(85.6) 		29.2
(84.6) 		29.4
(84.9) 		29.9
(85.8) 		30.3
(86.5) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.5
(86.9) 		30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.4
(79.5) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.6
(79.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.7
(78.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		26.3
(79.3) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.5
(79.7) 		26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.5
(72.5) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.1
(71.8) 		22.2
(72.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 267
(10.5) 		277
(10.9) 		317
(12.5) 		217
(8.5) 		251
(9.9) 		248
(9.8) 		246
(9.7) 		279
(11.0) 		234
(9.2) 		236
(9.3) 		224
(8.8) 		286
(11.3) 		3,082
(121.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

See also[]

  • Yapen Islands topics

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: Serui". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

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