Jayapura Regency
Jayapura Regency is one of the regencies in Papua Province of Indonesia. It is situated to the west of but does not include the city of Jayapura. Previously covering most of the north-east portion of Papua province, it was reduced substantially in extent from 12 November 2002, when the eastern districts were split off to form a new Keerom Regency and the western districts were split off to form a new Sarmi Regency. It now covers an area of 17,516.6 km2, and had a population of 111,943 at the 2010 Census and 166,171 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 203,772. The administrative centre is the town of Sentani, which had 26,518 inhabitants in mid 2024 in the 20.562 of its town area.
Administrative districts
Following the 2002 reductions in area, the existing regency comprises nineteen districts, tabulated 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 twelve districts listed below from Kaureh to Yokari represent the inland part of the regency, in the west and south, while the seven districts listed below from Depapre to Sentani Timur represent the coastal part of the regency and the area including Lake Sentani and the Cyclops Mountains in the more densely-populated northeast. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post code.| Kode Wilayah | Name of District | Area in km2 | Pop'n 2010 Census | Pop'n 2020 Census | Pop'n mid 2024 Estimate | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
| 91.03.11 | Kaureh | 4,357.9 | 6,165 | 9,517 | 12,694 | Lapua | 5 | 99364 |
| 91.03.16 | Airu | 3,099.0 | 897 | 1,104 | 1,755 | Hulu Atas | 6 | 99363 |
| 91.03.15 | Yapsi | 1,291.3 | 5,709 | 6,646 | 8,025 | Bumi Sahaja | 9 | 99365 |
| 91.03.05 | Kemtuk | 258.3 | 3,525 | 4,440 | 5,404 | Sama | 12 | 99366 |
| 91.03.06 | Kemtuk Gresi | 182.4 | 4,035 | 4,822 | 5,713 | Hatib | 12 | 99367 |
| 91.03.18 | Gresi Selatan | 143.9 | 885 | 1,223 | 1,528 | Bangai | 4 | 99357 |
| 91.03.07 | Nimboran | 710.2 | 4,004 | 4,616 | 5,585 | Tabri | 14 | 99361 |
| 91.03.14 | Nambluong | 193.7 | 2,956 | 3,577 | 4,133 | Karya Bumi | 9 | 99360 |
| 91.03.08 | Nimbokrang | 774.8 | 6,323 | 7,109 | 8,247 | Nembukrang | 9 | 99362 |
| 91.03.09 | Unurum Guay | 3,131.3 | 1,929 | 3,003 | 3,892 | Garusa | 6 | 99356 |
| 91.03.10 | Demta | 497.5 | 3,126 | 3,427 | 4,128 | Demta | 7 | 99354 |
| 91.03.19 | Yokari | 519.5 | 1,877 | 2,240 | 2,883 | Meukisi | 5 | 99355 |
| Sub-totals | West and South region | 15,159.8 | 41,431 | 51,724 | 63,987 | 98 | ||
| 91.03.03 | Depapre | 404.3 | 3,784 | 5,097 | 5,772 | Waiya | 8 | 99353 |
| 91.03.17 | Ravenirara | 467.4 | 1,103 | 1,350 | 1,786 | Nehibe | 4 | 99350 |
| 91.03.04 | Sentani Barat | 129.2 | 4,148 | 5,631 | 6,705 | Dosay | 5 | 99358 |
| 91.03.13 | Waibu | 258.3 | 6,973 | 18,500 | 26,047 | Doyo Lama | 7 | 99368 |
| 91.03.01 | Sentani | 225.9 | 44,779 | 71,174 | 84,599 | Hinekombe | 10 | 99352 |
| 91.03.12 | Ebungfao | 387.4 | 2,443 | 3,030 | 3,814 | Ebungfa | 5 | 99351 |
| 91.03.02 | Sentani Timur | 484.3 | 7,282 | 9,665 | 11,062 | Nolokla | 7 | 99359 |
| Sub-totals | Lake Sentani region | 2,356.8 | 70,512 | 114,447 | 139,785 | 46 | ||
| Totals | 17,516.6 | 111,943 | 166,171 | 203,772 | Sentani | 144 |
Notes: including one kelurahan. formerly Nimboran Timur.
including 9 offshore islands, including Arer, Misrow, Pane, Pan Barat, Pane Tengah, Pane Timur and Pane Ujung. including 6 offshore islands, including Anai and Daido.
including 4 offshore islands, comprising Ku, Ounangko, Sensau and Temangtemang. including 3 offshore islands, comprising Ajakua, Ajava and Inji.
including 3 kelurahan - Sentani Kota, Dobonsolo and Hinekombe, which together form a single urban area with 69,045 inhabitants in mid 2024.
the differing parts of BPS have published widely different figures for the official area and mid-2024 estimated population for Jayapura Regency. The provincial-level of BPS gives an area of 14,082.21 km2 and a population of 171,670, while the regency-level of BPS gives an area of 17,516.6 km2 and a population of 203,772.