Arfak Mountains Regency


Arfak Mountains Regency is a regency of the West Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed in 2013 from what had been the western districts of Manokwari Regency. The areas now comprised in the new regency cover a land area of 3,297.58 km2 and had a population of 23,877 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 38,941 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 41,383. The administrative centre is the town of Anggi.

Geography

Geographical Location of Arfak Mountains Regency, as follows: Part North : 0º55' South Latitude; Southern Part: 1º40' South Latitude; Part West : 133º10' East Longitude; East: 134º05' East Longitude. The altitude of the Arfak Mountains Regency is 300 – 1,800 metres above sea level.

Administration

The Arfak Mountains Regency is divided into ten districts, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.
Kode
Kemendagri
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
92.12.05Didohu427.541,5502,0703,452Iranmeba1498359
92.12.04Sururey218.222,5002,9543,251Sururey1298358
92.12.02Anggi Gida92.631,2791,9692,014Tombrok898356
92.12.03Membey129.001,0551,8341,804Membey698354
92.12.01Anggi82.982,0063,1493,786Ullong1398355
92.12.06Taige69.111,2903,5263,220Taige1198357
92.12.10Hingk229.475,3537,2107,461Uncep2998353
92.12.09Menyambouw230.606,1817,8078,942Menyambouw3798351
92.12.07Catubouw648.381,8384,8074,183Catubouw2198352
92.12.08Testega1,169.658253,6153,270Testega1598350
Total3,297.5823,87738,94141,383Anggi166