Paniai Regency


Paniai Regency is one of the regencies in Central Papua Province of Indonesia. It is named after the Paniai Lakes. It covers an area of 6,525.25 km2, and had a population of 153,432 at the 2010 Census and 220,410 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 227,254 - comprising 124,260 males and 102,994 females. The administrative centre is the town of Enarotali, in East Paniai.

Administrative districts

At the 2010 Census, Paniai Regency comprised ten districts. However, by 2018 the splitting of existing districts to create additional ones had raised the total to twenty-four districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and 2020 Census. 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
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
94.03.01Paniai Timur
588.8032,86413,581Enarotali26 98711
-98714
94.03.09Yatamo130.8414,4355,727Wotai598726
94.03.08Kebo359.8219,0175,391Kebo I1398715
94.03.13Pugo Dagi2,676Pugo998719
94.03.11Wegee Muka16,310Badawo11 98717
94.03.12Wegee Bino9,740Dei998716
94.03.17Yagai7,930Panibagata1098718
94.03.20Deiyai Miyo2,899Deiyamo698725
94.03.05Bibida450.001,7817,337Bibida7 98741
94.03.06Dumadama1,404.004,8604,750Duma598743
94.03.21Dogomo6,542Dogomo598742
94.03.03Aradide262.6713,04513,161Abatadi998731
94.03.10Ekadide187.6220,73417,416Pasir Putih1298733
94.03.22Aweida1,936Deta698732
94.03.24Fajar Timur
5,268Dauwagu798731
-98732
94.03.23Topiyai10,080Obaipugaida1098734
94.03.02Paniai Barat
1,314.5828,87713,522Obano13 98723
94.03.07Siriwo1,307.006,36416,203Siriwo1498724
94.03.14Muye2,098Muyetadi1098721
94.03.15Nakama8,685Okaitadi798722
95.03.16Teluk Deya
10,643Ukauwo698727
94.03.04Bogobaida130.8411,45511,718Bogobaida998736
94.03.18Youtadi10,186Youtadi698737
94.03.19Baya Biru16,611Bayabiru698735
Totals

Note including two kelurahan - the towns of Enarotali and Timida. The fourteen new districts created since 2013 are: Aweida, Baya Biru, Deiyai Miyo, Dogomo, Fajar Timur, Muye, Nakama, Pugo Dagi, Teluk Deya, Topiyai, Wege Bino, Wege Muka, Yagai and Youtadi. Their areas and populations as at 2010 are included with the figures for the original districts from which they were cut out subsequently. including one kelurahan - the district admin centre.