Sorong Regency

Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of Southwest 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;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 125,949.[1] Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. Sorong Regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota) on the landward side; the city is administratively independent of the Regency and is not included in the above statistics; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.

Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong
Coat of arms of Sorong Regency
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
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
CapitalAimas
Government
  RegentYan Piet Moso
  Vice RegentVacant
Area
  Total13,075.28 km2 (5,048.39 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
  Total125,949
  Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 951
Websitesorongkab.go.id

Geography

Sorong Regency is one of the regencies which is administratively included in the territory of the new Southwest Papua Province. Sorong Regency is located at 00° 33' 42” - 01° 35' 29" South Latitude and 130° 40' 49" - 132° 13' 48” East Longitude.[5]

Administrative Districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Sorong Regency was divided into eighteen administrative districts (distrik). However, since 2013 Moraid District has been transferred to the expanded Tambrauw Regency, while thirteen additional districts have been created in Sorong 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 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1]

The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 231 rural kampung and 26 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Name of
District
(distrik)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
Klaso345.03306574606Siwis798456
Saengkeduk395.74(a)537567Suye698458
Makbon690.062,1303,2003,294Makbon15 (b)98452
Klayili394.324161,1471,212Klayili898451
Beraur540.771,007882898Wanurian1398432
Bagun443.61(a)427434Disfra998431
Botain349.74(a)119121Mamsit498433
Klamono488.454,4835,6255,943Klawana1098441
Klasafet246.45(a)9861,041Maladuk598442
Malabotom443.61(a)1,0851,146Tanah Tinggi998443
Klabot394.32638595646Klabot898436
Buk345.03(a)665722Buk798434
Klawak591.48597791836Wilty1298437
Konhir394.32(a)560592Tarsa898438
Hobard345.03(a)351371Hobard798435
Salawati345.039,14912,09112,774Katinim7 (c)98423
Mayamuk541.199,98314,32114,613Makbalim11 (d)98421
Moisegen
(East Salawati)
443.611,9523,5813,783Klafdalim998422
Seget443.613,0874,2334,282Seget998426
Segun443.611,3691,6341,609Segun998427
Salawati Selatan (e)
(South Salawati)
295.742,0571,2121,219Sailolof698424
Salawati Tengah (e)
(Central Salawati)
492.90(a)1,5291,538Waliam1098425
Aimas690.0619,91142,01446,195Aimas14 (f)98444
Mariat542.1910,43216,73517,449Mariat11(g)98445
Sorong (district)443.61(a)785829Maibo998446
Sayosa398.199881,0201,078Sayosa698453
Wemak395.74(a)725776Saluk698455
Sayosa Timur
(East Sayosa)
395.74(a)406449Sailala698454
Maudus443.61(a)467515Luwelala998457
Sunook347.04(a)382412Dasri798459
Totals13,075.2868,902118,679125,949Aimas257

While the areas given above for the districts are exactly as given in BPS official statistics, they are highly questionable (note the repetition of certain values).

Notes: (a) the 2010 population of the new districts are included with the figures for the districts from which they were separated.
(b) includes 1 kelurahan (Makbon - the district centre).
(c) comprises 4 kelurahan (Katinim, Mararan, Majener, and Matawolat) and 3 kampung. (d) comprises 3 kelurahan (Makbalim, Makbosun, and Mayamuk) and 8 kampung.
(e) 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".
(f) comprises 11 kelurahan (Aimas, Klabinain, Klafma, Klaigit, Malagusa, Malasom, Malawele, Malawili, Mariat Gunung, Mariat Pantai, and Warmon) and 3 kampung.
(g) comprises 7 kelurahan (Jamaimo, Klamalu, Klamasen, Klaru, Klasukuk, Maklalut, and Mariyai) and 4 kampung.

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.

Climate 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[6]

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Sorong Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9201)
  2. http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/irian/cities/sorong/sorong.html%5B%5D
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021
  6. "Climate: Aimas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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