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Puncak Jaya Regency

Coordinates: 3°42′00″S 137°57′53″E / 3.7001°S 137.9647°E / -3.7001; 137.9647
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Puncak Jaya Regency
Kabupaten Puncak Jaya
Regency
A view of the peak of Puncak Jaya, located in the southwestern portion of the regency
A view of the peak of Puncak Jaya, located in the southwestern portion of the regency
Coat of arms of Puncak Jaya Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Yabu Eeruwok
Location within Central Papua
Location within Central Papua
Puncak Jaya Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Puncak Jaya Regency
Puncak Jaya Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Puncak Jaya Regency is located in Indonesia
Puncak Jaya Regency
Puncak Jaya Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°42′00″S 137°57′53″E / 3.7001°S 137.9647°E / -3.7001; 137.9647
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Papua
CapitalMulia
Government
 • RegentYuni Wonda
 • Vice RegentDeinas Geley
Area
 • Total6,515 km2 (2,515 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total231,499
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 901
Websitepuncakjayakab.go.id

Puncak Jaya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It is an inland highland regency,[2] lying directly east of Paniai Regency and west of Jayawijaya Regency and Tolikara Regency (including those new regencies which have subsequently been created within the former boundaries of those regencies).[3] As of 2004, it was reported that these four regencies had a population that is 93–97% ethnic Papua;[2] 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[4] which increased to 224,527 at the 2020 Census;[5] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 231,499.[1]

The capital of the regency is Mulia.[6][7][8]

According to a 2009 profile in Indonesia's Tempo magazine, Puncak Jaya had sixteen districts (distrik) 147 villages, and 147,000 residents;[9] 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,[4] which by the 2020 Census had more than doubled to 224,527.[5] It is a difficult ten-hour drive from Wamena (Jayawijaya Regency) to the mostly undeveloped regency. Separatists in the Free Papua Movement are active in the area.[9]

Administrative districts

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At the 2010 Census, the existing regency comprised eight districts (distrik), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census.[4]

Name of
District
(distrik)		 Pop'n
2010
Census
Fawi 3,420
Mulia 22,278
Mewoluk 5,189
Yamo 13,161
Ilu 18,344
Torere 6,710
Jigonikme 8,040
Tingginambut 24,006

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.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centre, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 302 rural kampong and 3 urban kelurahan), 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
(distrik)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Admin
Centre		 No.
of
Villages		 Post
code
94.02.03 Fawi 1,084 4,320 Fawi 9 98942
94.02.25 Dagai 481 4,033 Dagai 10 98941
94.02.26 Kiyage 200 5,179 Kiyage 8 98943
94.02.01 Mulia 154 32,755 Wuyukwi 11 (a) 98915
94.02.14 Yambi 94 9,364 Yambi 9 98917
94.02.13 Ilamburawi 111 6,102 Ilamburawi 5 98912
94.02.12 Muara 76 11,319 Muara 8 98914
94.02.09 Pagaleme 160 12,212 Pagaleme 5 98916
94.02.10 Gurage 142 8,704 Yarmukum 11 98911
94.02.11 Irimuli 243 8,362 Wondengobak 9 98913
94.02.04 Mewoluk 275 8,594 Mewoluk 8 98945
94.02.15 Lumo 103 10,593 Lumo 9 98944
94.02.16 Molanikime 472 4,734 Tiolome 5 98946
94.02.05 Yamo 273 10,503 Yamo 14 98925
95.02.17 Dokome 228 5,103 Dokome 9 98924
94.02.02 Ilu 225 13,393 Wurak 21 (b)
94.02.20 Yamoneri 198 9,247 Yamoneri 16 98937
94.02.21 Waegi 130 10,349 Anggutare 19 98936
94.02.06 Nume 101 3,405 Nume 13 98933
94.02.22 Nioga 161 9,321 Nioga 11 98932
94.02.23 Gubume 90 5,793 Gubume 17 98931
94.02.24 Taganombak 645 4,737 Guna 10 98934
94.02.07 Torere 277 4,355 Gubugani 13 98926
94.02.08 Tingginambut 197 8,010 Tingginambut 22 98922
94.02.18 Kalome 197 8,119 Kalome 16 98921
94.02.19 Wanwi 198 5,921 Wonwi 17 98923
Totals 6,515 224,527 305

Notes: (a) includes two kelurahan - the towns of Wuyukwi and Pagaleme. (b) includes one kelurahan - the town of Wurak.

Towns included

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Climate

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

Climate data for Mulia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.3
(73.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		22.6
(72.7) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.3
(74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.5
(65.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.1
(62.8) 		17.5
(63.5) 		18.2
(64.8) 		18.4
(65.1) 		18.6
(65.5) 		18.1
(64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.4
(56.1) 		13.3
(55.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		12.4
(54.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		12.7
(54.9) 		13.2
(55.8) 		13.0
(55.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 260
(10.2) 		288
(11.3) 		293
(11.5) 		262
(10.3) 		230
(9.1) 		215
(8.5) 		219
(8.6) 		222
(8.7) 		220
(8.7) 		238
(9.4) 		215
(8.5) 		228
(9.0) 		2,890
(113.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Puncak Jaya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9402)
  2. ^ a b McGibbon, Rodd. Plural Society in Peril: Migration, Economic Change, and the Papua Conflict, East–West Center (2004). Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  3. ^ Map of Papua Province, Indonesia, East–West Center publication. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "TWIN OTTER SKIDS AT MULIA AIRPORT, PAPUA. – ANT – LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) | HighBeam Research". Highbeam.com. 2006-02-14. Retrieved 2010-12-21.[dead link]
  8. ^ Country Reports on Human Rights ... – Google Books. September 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  9. ^ a b (16 March 2009). Building a New Papua,Tempo. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  10. ^ "Climate: Mulia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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