Bintuni (''Dutch: Steenkool'') is a small town and administrative district in West Papua,

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and seat of the

Teluk Bintuni Regency Teluk Bintuni Regency or Bintuni Bay Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,637 km2, comprising administrative districts on three sides of Bintuni Bay, a gulf that separates the Bird's Head Peninsula an ...

. The town comprises two villages (West Bintuni and East Bintuni) with a combined population of 13,795 at the 2010 Census and 22,757 inhabitants as at mid 2022. The town is located near the southeast coast of the

Bird's Head Peninsula The Bird's Head Peninsula ( Indonesian: , , meaning Bird's Head in Indonesian and Dutch) or Doberai Peninsula (''Semenanjung Doberai'') is a large peninsula that makes up the northwest portion of the island of New Guinea, comprising the Indones ...

on Bintuni Bay. It is served by Steenkool Airport. The district had 18,663 inhabitants in 2010,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which increased to 34,192 by mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9206)

Climate

Bintuni has a

tropical rainforest climate A tropical rainforest climate or equatorial climate is a tropical climate sub-type usually found within 10 to 15 degrees latitude of the equator. There are some other areas at higher latitudes, such as the coast of southeast Florida, United States ...

(Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.

References

Populated places in West Papua Regency seats of West Papua (province) {{WPapua-geo-stub