Fakfak Regency

Fakfak Regency - formerly spelt "Fak-Fak" - is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 14,320 km², and had a population of 66,828 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 87,894 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 88,884 (comprising 45,360 males and 43,520 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Fakfak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9203) The administrative centre is the town of Fakfak.

Geography

Fakfak Regency was divided in 2002 into a reduced Fakfak Regency and a new Kaimana Regency, created by Law No. 26 of 2002, to be precise effective on 25 October 2002. The regency is geographically located at 131º 531 0311 east longitude - 133º 291 1911 east longitude and 2º 301 5811 – 3º 571 5111 LS. The land area of Fakfak Regency, following the division of 2002, is 14,320 km², consisting originally of 4 (four districts) which were later divided into 9 (nine) districts (sub-divided into 106 villages) in 2004, and subsequently re-divided into 17 districts (sub-divided into 149 villages), of which the largest of Karas Distrik.

Administrative Districts

At the 2010 Census, the regency comprised nine districts (''distrik''), but subsequently eight additional districts have been created by splitting the original districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Fakfak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9203) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (142 rural ''kampung'' and 7 urban ''kelurahan''^(a) in total) and offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

Note: (a) the 7 ''kelurahan'' are Fakfak Selatan (South Fakfak) and Fakfak Utara (North Fakfak) in Fakfak District, Danawaria in Fakfak Tengah District, Kokas Kota (Kokas Town) in Kokas District, and Dulanpokpok, Wagom and Wagom Utara in Pariwari District.
(b) the populations of the eight new districts in 2010 are included in the figures for the original districts from which each was later split off.
(c) the number of offshore islands in each of the eight new districts are included in the figures for the original districts from which each was later split off.

Demographics

The majority of the population is Muslim, the level of assimilation with the outside world has been very high for a long time (before Dutch colonization). In Fakfak Regency, there are old mosques from the 17th century, one of which is Patimburak Old Mosque which is located in Kokas District. This shows that Islam has entered Papua before the 17th century, some experts predict that it has been in since the 15th century. The people of Fakfak Regency highly uphold religious values, as evidenced by the creation of a slogan that has been around for generations in Fakfak Regency, namely ''Satu Tungku Tiga Batu''. Based on data from Central Bureau of Statistics Fakfak Regency in 2020 which implements Islam, namely 57.79%, then Christian as much as 42.17% (Protestant 22.24% & Catholic 19.92%) and Buddhist Hindu around 0.03%."Sejarah Singkat Kabupaten Fakfak" www.fakfakkab.go.id, diakses tanggal June 11, 2020
/ref> One of the largest churches in Fakfak is the Santo Yosep Fakfak Church.

Industries

Fakfak Regency has plans for industrial development, including:
* PT. Priskila Prima Makmur (still a plan 2023)
* GEA RSA (the electronics industry) (still a plan 2026)

References

External links

Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)

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Regencies of West Papua (province)