Puncak Jaya Regency


Puncak Jaya Regency is one of the [List of List of regencies and cities of Indonesia|regencies and cities of Indonesia|regencies] in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It is an inland highland regency, lying directly east of Paniai Regency and west of Jayawijaya Regency and Tolikara Regency. As of 2004, it was reported that these four regencies had a population that is 93–97% ethnic Papua; however this included areas which have subsequently been formed into new regencies.
In 2008 an additional regency - simply named Puncak Regency - was created from the western part of the area of Puncak Jaya Regency. The residual Puncak Jaya Regency covers an area of 6,515 km2, and had a population of 101,148 at the 2010 Census which increased to 224,527 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 231,499.
The capital of the regency is Mulia.
According to a 2009 profile in Indonesia's Tempo magazine, Puncak Jaya had sixteen districts 147 villages, and 147,000 residents; However this did not take into account the fact that under Law No. 7/2008, eight of these districts had already been removed from Puncak Jaya Regency in 2008 and formed into a separate Puncak Regency in 2008. The 2010 Census revealed a population of 101,148 in the residual Puncak Jaya Regency, which by the 2020 Census had more than doubled to 224,527. It is a difficult ten-hour drive from Wamena to the mostly undeveloped regency. Separatists in the Free Papua Movement are active in the area.

Administrative districts

At the 2010 Census, the existing regency comprised eight districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census.
Name of
District
Pop'n
2010
Census
Fawi3,420
Mulia22,278
Mewoluk5,189
Yamo13,161
Ilu18,344
Torere6,710
Jigonikme8,040
Tingginambut24,006

However, by 2018 these had been split to create additional districts, which in 2018 numbered twenty-six, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centre, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postcode. The nineteen new districts created by 2018 are Dagai, Dokome, Gubume, Gurage, Ilamburawi, Irimuli, Kalome, Kiyage, Lumo, Molanikime, Muara, Nioga, Nume, Pagaleme, Taganombak, Waegi, Wanwi, Yambi and Yamoneri; the previous Jigonikme District has ceased to exist.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2020		Admin
Centre		No.
of
Villages		Post
code
94.02.03Fawi1,1454,320Fawi998942
94.02.25Dagai8664,033Dagai1098941
94.02.26Kiyage4925,179Kiyage898943
94.02.01Mulia26832,755Wuyukwi11 98915
94.02.14Yambi2069,364Yambi998917
94.02.13Ilamburawi1106,102Ilamburawi598912
94.02.12Muara13711,319Muara898914
94.02.09Pagaleme10012,212Pagaleme598916
94.02.10Gurage1628,704Yarmukum1198911
94.02.11Irimuli1598,362Wondengobak998913
94.02.04Mewoluk2518,594Mewoluk898945
94.02.15Lumo25810,593Lumo998944
94.02.16Molanikime1054,734Tiolome598946
94.02.05Yamo45610,503Yamo1498925
95.02.17Dokome2735,103Dokome998924
94.02.02Ilu27013,393Wurak21
94.02.20Yamoneri2699,247Yamoneri1698937
94.02.21Waegi21210,349Anggutare1998936
94.02.06Nume1433,405Nume1398933
94.02.22Nioga1109,321Nioga1198932
94.02.23Gubume1705,793Gubume1798931
94.02.24Taganombak984,737Guna1098934
94.02.07Torere5274,355Gubugani1398926
94.02.08Tingginambut2778,010Tingginambut2298922
94.02.18Kalome1798,119Kalome1698921
94.02.19Wanwi1845,921Wonwi1798923
Totals6,515224,527 305

Notes: includes two kelurahan - the towns of Wuyukwi and Pagaleme. Note the Pagaleme kelurahan in this district is different from the Pagaleme kampong in Pagaleme District. includes one kelurahan - the town of Wurak.

Towns included

  • Aginilia
  • Buguba
  • Jebegot
  • Lambo
  • Mulia
  • Mbambawa
  • Motorbivak
  • Rustoord
  • Splitsingbivak
  • Tombage

Climate

Mulia, the seat of the regency, has a subtropical highland climate with cool to pleasant mornings, warm to very warm afternoons, and heavy rainfall year-round.