Maybrat Regency


Maybrat Regency is a regency of Southwest Papua Province of Indonesia. It has an area of, and had a population of 33,081 at the 2010 Census and 42,991 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 46,287. The administrative centre is the town of Kumurkek, in Aifat District. The Maybrat language is spoken in the regency.

Geography

Maybrat Regency is located in the western part of Papua Island. Geographically, Maybrat Regency is located at 131º 421 0” east longitude - 132º 581 12” east and 0º 55' 12” south longitude - 2º 17' 24” south longitude. It is the provinces's only landlocked regency, and is bordered:
At the 2010 Census, the Maybrat Regency comprised eleven districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census. In 2013 thirteen additional districts were formed by division from the existing districts; these are included below, together with the populations at the 2020 Census of all twenty-four current districts, and their official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its post codes.
Kode
Kemendagri
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
92.10.05Aitinyo Barat 332.322,3751,3971,349Kambufatem998262
92.10.17Ayamaru Selatan Jaya
1,5571,865Arus798244
92.10.06Aitinyo848.365,1502,8152,683Aitinyo1798261
92.10.22Aitinyo Tengah 1,2411,183Yaksoro1498264
92.10.04Aifat Selatan 408.121,5142,4182,701Kisor1698272
92.10.14Aifat Timur Selatan
241230Kambuscato698275
92.10.01Aifat566.813,5123,6593,527Kumurkek2398271
92.10.07Aitinyo Utara 386.282,6201,5411,474Fategomi1298265
92.10.23Aitinyo Raya 1,3161,322Jitmau1098265
92.10.10Ayamaru Timur 126.091,2011,4851,824Kambuaya898246
92.10.18Ayamaru Timur Selatan
1,1191,290Kambuskato798247
92.10.08Ayamaru538.605,5922,7573,139Mefkajin8 98240
92.10.15Ayamaru Selatan 2,0262,071Koma-Koma1098243
92.10.16Ayamaru Jaya 2,5202,692Segior1098242
92.10.20Ayamaru Tengah 2,4332,917Kartapura1098245
92.10.21Ayamaru Barat 1,4352,120Soroan898241
92.10.09Ayamaru Utara 442.953,8462,6392,673Yukase1198248
92.10.19Ayamaru Utara Timur
1,2451,232Mapura898249
92.10.11Mare733.501,0831,7382,313Suswa998251
92.10.24Mare Selatan 1,2321,497Fase998252
92.10.02Aifat Utara 519.383,6663,0792,934Ayawasi2098277
92.10.03Aifat Timur 559.282,5221,1681,339Aisa1198273
92.10.12Aifat Timur Tengah 1,3011,313Ayata1098276
92.10.13Aifat Timur Jauh 629599Ainesa798274
Totals5,461.6933,08142,99146,287Kumurkek260

Notes:
The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Ayamaru Selatan Jaya District are included in the total figures for Aitinyo Barat District, from which it was divided.
The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Aitinyo Tengah District are included in the total figures for Aitinyo District, from which it was divided.
The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Aifat Timur Selatan District are included in the total figures for Aifat Selatan District, from which it was divided.
The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Aitinyo Raya District are included in the total figures for Aitinyo Utara District, from which it was divided.
The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Ayamaru Timur Selatan District are included in the total figures for Ayamaru Timur District, from which it was divided.
including the kelurahan of Ayamaru.
The areas and 2010 Census populations of what are now Ayamaru Selatan, Ayamaru Jaya, Ayamaru Tengah and Ayamaru Barat Districts are included in the total figures for Ayamaru District, from which they were all divided.
The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Ayamaru Utara Timur District are included in the total figures for Ayamaru Utara District, from which it was divided.
The area and 2010 Census population of what is now Mare Selatan District are included in the total figures for Mare District, from which it was divided.
The areas and 2010 Census populations of what are now Aifat Timur Tengah and Aifat Timur Jauh Districts are included in the total figures for Aifat Timur District, from which they were both divided.

Climate

Kumurkek has a tropical rainforest climate with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.