South Manokwari Regency is a

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of West Papua Province of

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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 3,168.28 km2 and had a population of 192,663 at the 2020 Census. The administrative cen ...

. The population of the area now comprised in the new regency was 18,564 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 35,949 at the 2020 Census. 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.

Administration

South Manokwari Regency is divided into six

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(''distrik''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district and its post code.

References

External links

Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
{{West Papua Regencies of West Papua (province)