Teluk Bintuni Regency

Teluk Bintuni Regency (or Bintuni Bay Regency) is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,637 km2, comprising administrative districts on three sides of Bintuni Bay, a gulf that separates the Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula which together form the main geographical constituents of the province; it had a population of 52,422 at the 2010 Census[2] and 87,083 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 92,236.[1] The administrative centre is the town of Bintuni.

Teluk Bintuni Regency
Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni
Regency
Coat of arms of Teluk Bintuni Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Sehati Menuju Bintuni Baru
(United Heart Towards the New Bintuni)
Location in Indonesian Papua
Location in Indonesian Papua
Teluk Bintuni Regency is located in Indonesia
Teluk Bintuni Regency
Teluk Bintuni Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1.8804°S 133.3311°E / -1.8804; 133.3311
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
CapitalBintuni
Government
 • RegentPetrus Kasihiw
 • Vice RegentMatret Kokop
Area
 • Total18,637.00 km2 (7,195.79 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total92,236
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 955
Websitetelukbintunikab.go.id

Geography

The Bintuni Bay area is one of the new expansion districts in the province of West Papua which was ratified by the Plenary Session of the Indonesian House of Representatives on November 12, 2002. Located between the southern coast of Bird's Head and Onin Peninsula coast, overlooking the Seram Sea off the west coast of West Papua. Adjacent to the narrow neck of the mountain that connects the Bird's Head with other regions in West Papua Province. Geographically the area of Bintuni Bay Regency is between 1°57'50"LS - 3°11'26"LS and 1.9.32°44'59" - 134°14'49"E and is located between Bird's Head south coast and Onin Peninsula north coast overlooking the Seram sea off the west coast of Papua. Administratively, the Bintuni Bay Regency is bordered by:

  1. To the north, it is bordered by Manokwari Regency (Senopi District and Kebar District) and Arfak Mountains Regency (Testega District and Didohu District);
  2. In the west, it is bordered by South Sorong Regency (Kokoda District, North Kokoda District and Kais District) and Maybrat Regency (South Aifat District and East Aifat District);
  3. To the south, it is bordered by Kaimana Regency (Teluk Arguni District) and Fakfak Regency (Bomberay District);
  4. To the east, it is bordered by Teluk Wondama Regency (Kuri Wamesa District, Windesi District, Nikiwar District and Wamesi District) and South Manokwari Regency (Tahota District and Dataran Isim District).[4]

Administrative districts

The regency comprises twenty-four districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[5] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (rural kampung and urban kelurahan, 117 in total), and the post code. The first six districts listed below form the northeast part of the Bomberai Peninsula; Wamesa District is situated to the northeast of Bintuni Bay; and the remaining 17 districts lie in the southeast part of the Bird's Head Peninsula.

Name of
District
(distrik)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Fafurwar
(Irorutu)		1,171.001,0151,3571,400Fruata398133
Babo687.433,2323,8733,994Irarutu III498132
Sumuri1,922.006,22416,99917,754Tofoi598136
Aroba859.292,8922,4962,547Aroba598131
Kaitaro859.297501,1431,160Sara598134
Kuri1,611.009521,1701,187Sarbe598135
Wamesa816.001,1541,5141,556Idoor498146
Bintuni421.7518,66332,59035,393Bintuni Barat898141
Manimeri316.325,2089,19110,002Bumi Saniari698143
Tuhiba263.006131,2211,313Tuhiba598145
Dataran Beimes316.32349684716Horna698142
Tembuni1,326.008731,0061,035Tembuni498144
Aranday572.011,0551,5121,580Aranday498151
Kamundan572.006601,1091,125Kalitami498152
Tomu572.002,4483,3503,471Sebyar Rejosari498156
Weriagar715.001,3211,6251,649Weriagar598157
Moskona Selatan
(South Moskona)		929.62509778794Jagiro598155
Meyado743.691,0661,4051,445Meyado498153
Moskona Barat
(West Moskona)		743.69359454463Meyerga498154
Merdey789.44481952966Merdey998163
Biscoop789.44469712722Jahabra798161
Masyeta451.11364524532Masyeta498162
Moskona Utara
(North Moskona)		679.43733648654Moyeba498165
Moskona Timur
(East Moskona)		509.571,032770778Mesna398164

Note that the figures in the area column appear to contain duplications/errors, but these are the official figures published by BPS.

Villages

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9206)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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