Nduga Regency is one of the
regencies
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(''kabupaten'') in the
Indonesia
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n province of
Highland Papua
Highland Papua () is a provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of the Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago (often shortened to La Pago). It covers an area of and had a population of 1,467,050 according to ...
. Nduga Regency was created on 4 January 2008 by separation from
Jayawijaya Regency
Jayawijaya Regency is one of the List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It occupies an area of 13,925.31 km2 in the Baliem Valley, situated in the central highlands o ...
in accordance with Law No. 6/2008. It covers an area of 12,941 km
2, and had a population of 79,053 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 106,533 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 109,630 - comprising 59,587 males and 50,043 females.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Nduga Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9508)] The administrative centre is at the town of
Kenyam
Kenyam is a town and district in Nduga Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. It is the capital of the regency. Its population as at mid 2022 was 6,394.
History
On 31 December 2015, President Joko Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, visit ...
.
It has the lowest HDI out of all regencies and cities of Indonesia. Its HDI score is 0.351, whereas the highest HDI score out of all regencies and cities of Indonesia is
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by Hamengkubuwono, a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an importan ...
, with a score of 0.887.
Administrative Districts
In 2010 the Nduga Regency comprised eight
districts
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(''distrik''), listed below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census.
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.]
Since 2010, the number of districts has been raised to thirty-two by the splitting of existing districts. The revised 32 districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Nduga Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9508)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s (''kampung'') in each district, and its post code.
References
External links
Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
{{Highland Papua
Regencies of Highland Papua