Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo | |
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Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 3°51′37″S 138°28′23″E / 3.8604°S 138.4731°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Papua |
Capital | Elelim |
Government | |
• Regent | Lakius Peyon |
• Vice Regent | Erdi Dabi |
Area | |
• Total | 12,543 km2 (4,843 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 62,263 |
• Density | 5.0/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Area code | (+62) 971 |
Website | www |
Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) in Papua, Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,253 km3, and had a population of 5,743 at the 2017 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2017) is 12,463. The administrative centre is at Elelim.
Administrative Districts
Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2]
District | Population 2010 Census |
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Welarek | 2,687 |
Apalapsili | 3,840 |
Abenaho | 14,577 |
Elelim | 1,946 |
Benawa | 2,713 |