Yalimo Regency

Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. 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 official estimate as at mid 2022 was 105,139.[1] The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.

Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo
Official seal of Yalimo Regency
Motto: 
Nori Maniek
Yalimo Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency is located in Indonesia
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3.8604°S 138.4731°E / -3.8604; 138.4731
Country Indonesia
ProvinceHighland Papua
CapitalElelim
Government
  RegentLakius Peyon
  Vice RegentErdi Dabi
Area
  Total4,330.29 km2 (1,671.93 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
  Total105,139
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Area code(+62) 971
Websitewww.yalimokab.go.id

Administrative districts

Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] 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 (kampung) in each district, and its post code.

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
Welarek1,282.508,68723,98326,001Welarek6199083
Apalapsili383.325,84016,04617,380Apalapsili5199084
Abenaho1,131.8124,57733,96332,205Abenaho10999085
Elelim660.765,94615,54416,675Elelim4299082
Benawa871.905,71312,43712,878Benawa3799081
Totals4,330.2950,763101,973105,139Elelim300

Climate

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

Climate 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[4]

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Yalimo Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9506)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Climate: Elelim". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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