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Intan Jaya Regency

Coordinates: 3°24′37″S 136°42′30″E / 3.4102°S 136.7084°E / -3.4102; 136.7084
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Intan Jaya Regency
Kabupaten Intan Jaya
Coat of arms of Intan Jaya Regency
Motto(s): 
O Ndoma Dangge Inia Hanggia Dua Dia
(Seeing, Thinking and Working for All)
Intan Jaya Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Intan Jaya Regency
Intan Jaya Regency
Intan Jaya Regency is located in Indonesia
Intan Jaya Regency
Intan Jaya Regency
Intan Jaya Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°24′37″S 136°42′30″E / 3.4102°S 136.7084°E / -3.4102; 136.7084
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Papua
CapitalSugapa
Government
 • RegentNatalis Tabuni
 • Vice RegentYann Robert
Area
 • Total
3,922.02 km2 (1,514.30 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total
139,236
 • Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 901
Websiteintanjayakab.go.id

Intan Jaya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua; it was formed in 2008 from part of Paniai Regency. It covers an area of 3,922 km2, and had a population of 40,490 at the 2010 Census,[2] but this greatly increased to 135,043 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 139,236.[1] The administrative centre is the town of Sugapa.

Administrative Districts

Intan Jaya Regency comprised in 2010 six districts (distrik), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]

Name of
District
(distrik)
Pop'n
2010
Census
Homeyo 11,848
Sugapa 9,528
Hitadipa 4,425
Agisiga 5,631
Biandoga 5,087
Wandai 3,971

By 2018, two further districts have been created since 2010 - Tomosiga and Ugimba. The eight districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census.[3] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (all rated as rural kampung) in each district.

Name of
District
(distrik)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2020
Census
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Homeyo 938 24,482 Pogapa 21
Sugapa 623 26,214 Yokatapa 17
Ugimba 210 9,898 Ugimba 6
Hitadipa 435 16,427 Hitadipa 9
Agisiga 388 13,727 Nabia 10
Tomosiga 208 8,978 Tomosiga 9
Biandoga 872 24,553 Mbiandoga 16
Wandai 248 10,764 Wandai 9
Totals 3,922 135,043 Sugapa 97

References

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Intan Jaya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9407)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.