Fakfak Regency - formerly spelt "Fak-Fak" - is a
regency
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of
West Papua province of
Indonesia
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. It covers an area of 14,320 km
2, and had a population of 66,828 at the 2010 Census and 87,894 at the 2020 Census. The administrative centre is the town of
Fakfak
Fakfak () is a town in West Papua and seat of the Fakfak Regency. It had a population of 12,566 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 18,900 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. It is served by Fakfak Airport. It is the only town i ...
.
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 dated 12 November 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 km
2, 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 Census and the 2020 Census. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (142 rural ''desa'' 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
Kokas is a surname of several origins. Notable people with this surname include:
* Andreas Kokas, Greek footballer
* Dimos Kokas, Greek footballer
* Katalin Kokas, Hungarian violinist
*Leonidas Kokas
Leonidas Kokas ( el, Λεωνίδας ...
. 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
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...
22.24% &
Catholic 19.92%) and
Buddhist
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Hindu
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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)
Regencies of West Papua (province)
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