Sarmi Regency

Sarmi Regency Kabupaten Sarmi
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Mandiri dan Bermartabat (Independent and Dignified)
Location in Papua Province
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Coordinates: 2°25′00″S 139°05′00″E / 2.4167°S 139.0833°E / -2.4167; 139.0833
Country	Indonesia
Province	Papua
Capital	Sarmi
Government
• Regent	Markus O. Mansnembra
• Vice Regent	Vacant
Area
• Total	18,034.0 km2 (6,963.0 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,250 m (7,380 ft)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	42,680
• Density	2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 966
Website	sarmikab.go.id

Sarmi Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the western districts which had until then been part of Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 18,034.0 km² (note that the province-level Statistics Bureau gives an alternate area figure of 14,068.37 km²), and had a population of 32,971 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 41,515 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 42,680.^[1] The regency's administrative centre is at the town of Sarmi.

Sarmi is named from an acronym of the five main ethnic groups, which are the Sobey, Armati, Rumbuai, Manirem, and Isirawa. These five tribes do not represent the overall tribal diversity in this regency which has 87 tribes, each with their own language.^[4]