Tambrauw Regency


Tambrauw Regency is a regency of Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia, in the Bird's Head Peninsula of Papua Island. It was created on 29 October 2008 from what had been an eastern part of Sorong Regency, originally as part of the province of West Papua. Much of the regency is located on the Tamrau Mountains that the local government declarated Tambrauw as a "conservation regency".
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Geography

Tambrauw Regency is a new regency located in Southwest Papua Province. Geographically, Tambrauw Regency is located at 132°35' east longitude – 134°45' east longitude and 0°15' south latitude - 3°25' south latitude. Geographical position is very strategic because it is located in the West – East movement of Papua Island and bordering sea waters are an international transportation route, so that the development of facilities and infrastructure for Tambrauw Regency in the future can take advantage of the opportunities of this strategic geographical position.
In 2010 its area covered 5,179.65 km2, and it had a population of just 6,145 at the 2010 Census. However, in 2013 the existing regency was expanded by the addition of four districts from Manokwari Regency and by one further district from Sorong Regency. The administrative centre lies at the village of Fef. The Regency now has an area of 11,529.18 km2, and it had a population of 28,379 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 40,672. It is served by Werur Airport.

Climatology

Tambrauw Regency has a humid tropical climate with rainfall ranging between 2,200 and 2,500 mm per year. The average annual rainfall is 110 mm with an average of 16 rainy days per month. The highest rainfall occurs in March reaching 337 mm, while the lowest rainfall occurred in August when it reaches 11 mm. The highest rainy day occurs in March, reaching 21 days, while the lowest rainy days occur in April, May and October when it reaches 13 days.

Languages

The language isolates Abun and Mpur are spoken in Tambrauw Regency. Moraid, Meyah, and other languages are also spoken in the regency.

History

World War II
Tambrauw Regency, in the province of Southwest Papua, was significantly impacted during World War II, although it is not often mentioned in the grand narrative of the conflict. During the war, the region was part of the wider Pacific front, as Japan attempted to expand its influence in Papua, including Tambrauw. The Japanese established military and logistics posts in the region, which affected the lives of local people by involving them in forced labor and causing significant economic hardship. Although no major battles were recorded in Tambrauw Regency, the tensions and impacts of the war were still felt, particularly through Allied military operations that took place in the surrounding area. After the war ended in 1945, Papua returned to Dutch control before finally joining the Republic of Indonesia in 1960. The legacy of this period of war can still be seen through the historical legacy and lasting social impacts, which continue to affect the people of Tambrauw to this day.

Administrative districts

In 2010, the existing regency comprised seven districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census, together with their estimated populations in mid 2013:
Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
mid 2013
Estimate
Fef562.87428436
Syujak244.64211214
Miyah411.56363364
Abun837.76602617
Kwoor1,430.77931956
Sausapor633.232,6332,764
Yembun1,058.829761,000

The four districts which were added from Manokwari Regency and the single district added from Sorong Regency in 2013 are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census, together with their estimated populations in mid 2013:
Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
mid 2013
Estimate		Districts from 2013
Kebar1,858.862,0212,031Kebar, Kebar Timur, Kebar Selantan, Manekar
Senopi2,539.79755759Senopi, Mawabuan
Amberbaken866.751,8761,887Amberbaken, Mpur, Amberbakem Barat
Mubrani/Arfu213.08669673Mubrani
Moraid871.061,7171,796Morais, Selemkai

Subsequent to 2013, seventeen further districts were subsequently created by the division of existing districts, and the total in the regency now comprises twenty-nine districts in all. The areas and populations at the 2020 Census of these districts are tabulated below, together with the 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 their post codes.
Kode
Kemendagri		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
92.09.01Fef365.999661,436Fef1098366
92.09.07Syujak356.538201,219Syujak498374
92.09.15Ases275.78349519Ases498364
92.09.20Tinggouw226.28304452Soon598375
92.09.02Miyah187.61603896Siakwa898371
92.09.16Miyar Selatan
461.766911,027Ayamane798372
92.09.17Ireres431.50573851Miri698367
92.09.19Wilhem Roumbouts185.01179266Tabamsere498377
92.09.06Abun845.91739933Waibem798363
92.09.09Kwoor212.147941,206Kwoor698369
92.09.18Tobouw569.59608925Syumbab598376
92.09.21Kwesefo379.547591,152Kwesefo798368
92.09.05Sausapor457.476,4619,597Emaos1098373
92.09.13Bikar171.512,3723,525Suyam1098365
92.09.03Yembun590.639771,389Metnayam698379
92.09.14Bamusbama348.968241,171Bamusbama698378

Kode
Kemendagri		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
92.09.09Kebar174.421,2281,645Anjai1098391
92.09.23Kebar Timur
420.93582781Inam1398393
92.09.24Kebar Selatan
1,058.70597811Nekori1098392
92.09.25Manekar173.75636841Awori1098394
92.09.11Senopi1,221.737661,045Srurem898396
92.09.22Mawabuan431.50443604Wausin798395
92.09.10Amberbaken269.961,6942,295Warpaperi1098381
92.09.26Mpur234.60676916Wajarek698384
92.09.27Amberbaken Barat
362.20564764Wasawmontem598382
92.09.12Mubrani173.329591,496Warokon1198385
92.09.08Moraid499.011,1221,335Kwade998361
92.09.29Selemkai 372.04350416Klabili598362
92.09.28Kasi70.837431,159Kasi Baru798383
Totals11,529.1828,37940,672Fef21698377

Note: Selemkai District is the most westerly in Tambrauw Regency, being west of Moraid District and along the coast towards Sorong city; it is composed of five villages - Della, Klabili, Klasbon, Klasei and Malayauw.