Teluk Wondama Regency or Wondama Bay Regency (;

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: ''Regentschap Wondammen-baai'') is a

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of West Papua province of

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. It covers a land area of 4,844.035 km², and had a population of 26,321 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 41,644 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 44,534 (comprising 23,395 males and 21,139 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Teluk Wondama Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9207) The administrative centre lies in the small town of Rasiei. The northern half of the Regency contains several coastal districts along the east coast of the

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and

Bomberai Peninsula Bomberai Peninsula () is located in the Western New Guinea region. It is south of the Bird's Head Peninsula, and Bintuni Bay separates the two peninsulas. To the west lies the Sebakor Bay and to the south Kamrau Bay. On the southeast Arguni ...

, and across Wondama Bay (a deep inlet to the south of

Cenderawasih Bay Cenderawasih Bay (, "Bird of Paradise Bay"), also known as Sarera Bay () and formerly Geelvink Bay (), is a large bay in northern Province of Papua, Central Papua and West Papua, New Guinea, Indonesia. Geography ''Cenderawasih Bay'' is a lar ...

) on the west coast of the Wondiboy Peninsula, but it also includes a number of islands in the southwest part of

. The southern half of the Regency comprises the large but landlocked and nearly uninhabited Naikere District.

Geography

Geographically, the district is located between 132°35' - 134°45' East Longitude and 0°15' - 3°25' South Latitude.Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021 Most of the islands in Wondama Bay Regency are surrounded by coral reef that is teeming with rich marine life. Rasiei, the administrative capital of Wondama Bay, is a small port located on the east coast of Wondama Bay at the foot of the Wandammen or Wondiboy Peninsula which is covered by pristine tropical rainforest. The largest town is actually

Wasior Wasior () is a town and a district (''kecamatan'') of Teluk Wondama Regency, in the Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, ...

, further north along that coast. The coral reef and tropical rainforest have become important tourist attractions in this regency. The Department of Tourism and Culture of Wondama Bay Regency, in cooperation with the Indonesian Tourist Guide Association, has launched a website calle
Wondama Tourism
to attract visitors to the regency.

Natural Reserves

Most of the Wandamen or Wondiwoi Peninsula is covered by the Wondiwoi Mountains (''Pegunungan Wondiwoi'') National Reserve, while most of the islands in the north of the regency (together with Anggrameos Island which lies off the east coast of the Peninsula and is part of

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Province) are included in the Cenderawasih Bay National Park (formerly described as a Marine Nature Reserve until re-designated in 2002).

Administrative Districts

The regency comprises thirteen

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(''distrik''), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro 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 Teluk Wondama Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9207) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (totaling 75 rural ''kampung'' and one urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter being Wasior I), and its post code.

Geography

Roswar and Rumberpon Districts are each formed by an island of the same name (surrounded by numerous offshore islets) situated in

, while Roon District encompasses 29 disparate islands in the same bay off the northern end of the Wondiboy Peninsula - including Roon, Rarief, Rariau, Ripon, Pinai and Manupaseh Islands, and the Rouw Archipelago.
Roon District comprises seven villages, all on Roon Island (there are no villages on the smaller islands within the district) - Menarbu (which had 208 inhabitants at the 2020 Census), Sariay (with 14 inhabitants), Niab (227), Inday (235), Syabes (509), Mena (228) and Yende (414).

References

External links

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