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Asmat Regency

Coordinates: 5°22′46″S 138°27′48″E / 5.3795°S 138.4634°E / -5.3795; 138.4634
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Asmat Regency
Kabupaten Asmat
Regency
Icon of Asmat Regency
Icon of Asmat Regency
Coat of arms of Asmat Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Ja Asamanam Apcamar
(Onward with Balance)
Asmat Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Asmat Regency
Asmat Regency
Asmat Regency is located in Indonesia
Asmat Regency
Asmat Regency
Asmat Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°22′46″S 138°27′48″E / 5.3795°S 138.4634°E / -5.3795; 138.4634
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Papua
Regency seatAgats
Government
 • RegentElisa Kambu
 • Vice RegentThomas E. Safanpo
Area
 • Total
31,983.44 km2 (12,348.88 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total
113,524
 • Density3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
Demographics
[2]
 • ReligionChristianism 93,67%
–Catholicism 57,70%
–Protestantism 35,97%
Islam 6,29%
Hinduism 0,03%
Buddhism 0,01%
 • LanguageIndonesian (official)
Asmat, Kamoro (native)
Papuan Malay (lingua franca)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 902
Websiteasmatkab.go.id

Asmat Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the northwestern portion of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It is bounded to the southwest by the Arafura Sea, to the southeast and east by Mappi Regency, to the north by Highland Papua Province and to the northwest by Central Papua Province. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it had been a part) on 12 November 2002.

Asmat Regency consists of an area of 31,983.44 km2, and had a population of 76,577 at the 2010 Census,[3] 88,373 at the 2015 Intermediate Census,[4] and 110,105 at the 2020 Census,[5] while the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 113,524,[1] mostly from the Asmat ethnic group. The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Agats.

A measles outbreak and famine killed at least 72 people in Asmat regency in early 2018,[6][7] during which 652 children were affected by measles and 223 suffered from malnutrition.[8][9]

Administrative districts

Asmat Regency in 2010 comprised eight districts (distrik), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census.[3]

Name of
District
(distrik)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2010
Census
Pantai Kasuari 2,297 16,026
Fayit 968 7,025
Atsy 4,282 13,838
Suator 3,205 6,453
Akat 3,057 5,375
Agats 2,963 12,905
Sawa Erma 5,424 13,549
Suru-Suru 1,559 1,406

However, by 2012 the number of districts had increased to nineteen; the eleven additional districts created in 2011 and 2012 were Kopay, Der Koumur, Safan, Sirets, Ayip, Betcbamu, Kolf Braza, Jetsy, Unir Sirau, Joerat, and Pulau Tiga. In 2016 another four districts were created (Awyu, Aswi, Joutu and Koroway Buluanop), bringing the total to twenty-three districts, comprising 221 administrative villages. The districts are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census,[5] together with their official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code.

Name of
District
(distrik)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2020
Census		 Pop'n
mid 2022
Estimate		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
Pantai Kasuari 238.49 5,103 5,281 Kamur 9 99773
Kopay 719.71 3,725 3,822 Kawem 10 99772
Der Koumur 392.83 4,089 4,136 Yankap 6 99771
Safan 685.94 6,976 7,042 Primapun 12 99774
Awyu (b) 729.16 2,807 2,939 Wagi 6
Fayit 383.29 5,611 5,713 Basim 13 99782
Aswi (a) 360.54 3,782 3,979 Piramat 10
Atsy 1,260.99 7,065 7,190 Atsy 9 99775
Sirets 1,362.07 4,365 4,459 Yaosakor 8 99787
Ayip 872.33 2,088 2,131 Comoro 3 99776
Bectbamu 475.27 2,816 2,860 Youw 7 99786
Suator 949.27 3,209 3,355 Binam 10 99792
Kolf Braza 2,660.19 2,779 2,868 Binamzain 4 99791
Joutu (c) 736.90 2,149 2,199 Daikot 7
Koroway Buluanop (d) 773.71 1,307 1,369 Mabul 7
Akat 3,488.42 5,603 5,885 Ayam 11 99779
Jetsy 690.49 2,611 2,688 Warse 8 99785
Agats 701.99 23,869 24,861 Bis Agats 12 99777
Sawa Erma (e) 3,084.51 6,084 6,167 Sauti 10 99783
Suru-Suru 2,942.23 4,171 4,488 Suru-suru 23 99781
Unir Sirau 1,093.77 3,328 3,386 Komor 9 99780
Joerat 1,313.71 2,990 3,051 Yamas 6 99784
Pulau Tiga 6,067.63 3,579 3,655 Nakai 11 99778
Totals 31,983.44 110,105 113,524 Agats 221

Notes: (a) created in 2016 from part of Ayip District. (b) created in 2016 from part of Fayit District. (c) created in 2016 from part of Suator District. (d) created in 2016 from part of Kolf Braza District. (e) includes 4 offshore islands.

Villages

See also

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Asmat.
  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Asmat Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9304)
  2. ^ "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan-Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2020". www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ News, BBC (13 February 2018). "Indonesia's Papua province children starving in a land of gold". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 March 2019. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Salim, Hanz Jimenez (13 April 2018). "Jokowi Mengaku Kesulitan Pindahkan Penduduk Asmat dari Distrik Terpencil". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. ^ Rakhmat, Muhammad Zulfikar; Tarahita, Dikanaya (February 28, 2018). "An Indonesian District Isolated From Development". Asia Sentinel. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  9. ^ TEMPO.CO, Jakarta (February 14, 2018). "Tragedy in Asmat". Tempo.co English Edition. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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