Jayapura Regency
Kabupaten Jayapura | |
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Motto(s): Kenambai Umbai Reimay[1] (United to Work Faithfully Towards Glory) | |
Location in Indonesian Papua Location in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 3°00′00″S 139°57′00″E / 3.0000°S 139.9500°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Papua |
Capital | Sentani |
Government | |
• Regent | Triwarno Purnomo |
• Vice Regent | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 17,516.6 km2 (6,763.2 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 171,670 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Area code | (+62) 967 |
Website | jayapurakab.go.id |
Jayapura Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Indonesia. It is situated to the west of but does not include the city of Jayapura. Previously covering most of the north-east portion of Papua province, it was reduced substantially in extent from 12 November 2002, when the eastern districts were split off to form a new Keerom Regency and the western districts were split off to form a new Sarmi Regency. It now covers an area of 17,516.6 km2 (but see Note (h) under table below), and had a population of 111,943 at the 2010 Census[3] and 166,171 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 171,670.[2] The administrative centre is the town of Sentani, which had 24,482 inhabitants in mid 2022 in the 20.562 of its town (kelurahan) area.[5]