Arfak Mountains Regency (''Kabupaten Pegunungan Arfak'') is a
regency
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of the
West Papua Province of
Indonesia
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. It was formed in 2013 from the western districts of
Manokwari Regency. The areas now comprised in the new regency had a population of 23,877 at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] which rose to 38,941 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 40,685.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Pegunungan Arfak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9212)] The administrative centre is the town of
Anggi.
Geography
Geographical Location of Arfak Mountains Regency, as follows: Part North : 0º55' South Latitude; Southern Part: 1º40' South Latitude; Part West : 133º10' East Longitude; East: 134º05' East Longitude. The altitude of the Arfak Mountains Regency is 300 – 1,800 meters above sea level. In terms of area by district, see Table below.
Administration
The Arfak Mountains Regency is divided into ten
districts
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(''distrik''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro 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 Pegunungan Arfak Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9212)] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s (all classed as rural ''kampung'') in each district, and its post code.
References
External links
Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
{{West Papua
Regencies of West Papua (province)