Dogiyai Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the

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n province of

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. The Regency was created on 4 January 2008 from what had previously been the southern districts of

Nabire Regency Nabire Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It covers an area of 12,075.00 km2, and had a population of 129,893 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 169,136 at the 2020 ...

. It covers an area of 7,052.92 km² (revised from 4,237.4 km²), and had a population of 84,230 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 116,206 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 122,993, comprising 63,955 males and 59,038 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Dogiyai Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9406) The

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is the town of Kigamani (in Dogiyai District).

Administrative districts and villages

When it was formed in January 2008, the new Dogiyai Regency comprised three districts (''distrik'') from within the southern part of the existing

, but these were subsequently reconstructed into the present ten districts. The former Sukikai District was divided between new Sukikai Selatan (in the south) and Piyaiye (in the north) Districts. The Mapia District was also divided, with the southern half split between new Mapia Barat and Mapia Tengah Districts, leaving a residual Mapia District in the north. The Dogiyai (in the west), Kamu Selatan, Kamu Timur and Kamu Utara Districts were formed from most parts of the Kamu District. The following is a table of the current districts (''kecamatan'') - and of the 79 villages (all rated as rural ''kampung'') by district - within the Dogiyai Regency, based on Statistics Indonesia, with the district areas and their populations at the Censuses of 2010Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022. The table also includes the numbers of

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s within each district, and its post code. The villages named in bold below are the locations of the district administrative centres.

References

External links

Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
{{Central Papua Regencies of Central Papua