Keerom Regency

Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a population of 48,536 at the 2010 Census[2] and 61,623 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 62,777.[1] The regency's administrative centre is at Waris. It borders Green River Rural LLG and Amanab Rural LLG of Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

Keerom Regency
Kabupaten Keerom
Regency
Coat of arms of Keerom Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Tamne Yisan Kefase
(Unite to Build)
Keerom Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Keerom Regency
Keerom Regency
Keerom Regency is located in Indonesia
Keerom Regency
Keerom Regency
Keerom Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3.3000°S 140.6167°E / -3.3000; 140.6167
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalWaris
Government
 • RegentPiter Gusbager
 • Vice RegentWafir Kosasih
Area
 • Total9,365 km2 (3,616 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total62,777
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 971
Websitewww.keeromkab.go.id

Languages

Border languages (Awyi, Waris, Manem, Sowanda), Pauwasi languages (Emem, Zorop, Tebi), Namla-Tofanma languages, Dera, Elseng, and Usku are the local indigenous Papuan languages spoken in Keerom Regency.[4]

Administrative districts

As at 2010, the Keerom regency comprised seven districts (distrik), but another four districts (Yaffi, Kaisenar, Arso Barat and Mannem) were added subsequently by splitting of existing districts.[5] These eleven districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census.[3] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural kampung) in each district, and its post code.[6] Note that geographically the first five districts listed below comprise the southern half of the regency (with only 6,625 inhabitants in 2020), while the remaining six districts comprise the northern half (with 54,998 inhabitants).

Name of
District
(distrik)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Web (a)714.432,4401,483Umuaf699462
Towe (a)711.752,340896Towe Hitam1099466
Yaffi (a)481.43(b)1,201Yabanda799463
Senggi2,538.002,7372,695Senggi799464
Kaisenar405.45(b)350Kaisenar599465
Waris (a)911.943,0523,425Pund899467
Arso1,381.4320,21415,190Arso Kota1299471
Arso Timur (a)
(East Arso)		340.484,7663,163Yetty999472
Arso Barat
(West Arso)		215.08(b)11,823Sanggaria899473
Mannem160.36(b)4,398Wonorejo799468
Skanto1,504.6512,98717,000Jaifuri1299469
Totals9,365.0048,53661,623Waris91

Notes: (a) Web, Towe, Yaffi, Waris, and Arso Timur districts have land borders with Papua New Guinea. (b) the 2010 population for this district is included in the figure for the district from which the new district was cut out.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Keerom Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9111)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Keerom. Kabupaten Keerom Dalam Angka 2018.
  6. "Daftar Kecamatan / Distrik di Kabupaten Keerom". www.nomor.net. 2019.
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