Tolikara Regency is one of the
regencies (''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 ...
. It covers an area of 14,564 km
2, and had a population of 114,427 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 239,543 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 244,345.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Tolikara Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9504)] The administrative centre of Tolikara Regency is the town of
Karubaga.
Administrative Districts
Tolikara Regency in 2010 comprised 35
districts
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(''distrik''), but the number of districts was increased (by 2018) to 46, subdivided into 545 administrative villages. The districts are tabulated 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 2022.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, ''Kabupaten Tolikara Dalam Angka 2023'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9504)] Recent population growth has been concentrated in relatively few districts, with the majority of districts suffering population decline between 2020 and 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (totaling 541 rural ''kampung'' and 4 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.
Notes: (a) including 1 ''kelurahan'' (in each case the district administrative centre, a town bearing the same name as the district of which it is the centre. (b) the 2010 population of the areas now forming these new districts are included in the figures for the districts from which they were subsequently cut out. Since 2010, the former districts of Dorman (which had 171 inhabitants in 2010) and Sbey (which had 111 inhabitants in 2010) have ceased to exist, while thirteen new districts have been created, which are: Aweku, Bogonuk, Li Anogomma, Biuk, Anawi, Wugi, Wenam, Kai, Tagime, Danime, Yuko, Telenggeme and Gika.
History
The VI
Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad took place in Tolikara in November–December 2010.
The VI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad
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The regency was the scene of a riot against Muslims during Eid prayer in 2015.
Climate
Karubaga has a cool tropical rainforest climate
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(Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
References
External links
Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
{{Highland Papua
Regencies of Highland Papua
Mamberamo basin