South Manokwari Regency is a
regency
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of
West Papua Province of
Indonesia
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. It was formed in 2013 from the southern districts of
Manokwari Regency
Manokwari Regency is a regency in West Papua, Indonesia. Following the splitting away of twenty of its former districts in 2013, it now covers an area of 2,762.89 km2 and had a population of 192,663 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, ...
, and covers an area of 2,812.44 km
2. The population of the area now comprised in the new regency was 18,564 at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] which rose to 35,949 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 38,055 (comprising 19,600 males and 18,455 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Manokwari Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9211)] The administrative centre is the town of
Ransiki.
Geography
The geographical location of South Manokwari Regency can be seen according to its part as follows:
- North : 1º5' South Latitude;
- Southern Part : 2º5' South Latitude;
- West : 133º45' East Longitude; and
- East: 134º25' East Longitude.
[Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021]
Administration
South Manokwari Regency is divided into six
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 Manokwari Selatan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9211)] 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)