Keerom Regency
Kabupaten Keerom
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s):
Tamne Yisan Kefase
(Unite to Build) | |
Location in Papua Province
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| Coordinates: 3°18′00″S 140°37′00″E / 3.3000°S 140.6167°E / -3.3000; 140.6167 | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Capital | Waris |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Piter Gusbager |
| • Vice Regent | Wafir Kosasih |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,365 km2 (3,616 sq mi) |
| Population
(mid 2022 estimate)[1]
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| • Total | 62,777 |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 971 |
| Website | www |
Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Papua ProvinceofIndonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a population of 48,536 at the 2010 Census[2] and 61,623 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 62,777.[1] The regency's administrative centre is at Waris. It borders Green River Rural LLG and Amanab Rural LLGofSandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.
Border languages (Awyi, Waris, Manem, Sowanda), Pauwasi languages (Emem, Zorop, Tebi), Namla-Tofanma languages, Dera, Elseng, and Usku are the local indigenous Papuan languages spoken in Keerom Regency.[4]
As at 2010, the Keerom regency comprised seven districts (distrik), but another four districts (Yaffi, Kaisenar, Arso Barat and Mannem) were added subsequently by splitting of existing districts.[5] These eleven districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census.[3] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural kampung) in each district, and its post code.[6] Note that geographically the first five districts listed below comprise the southern half of the regency (with only 6,625 inhabitants in 2020), while the remaining six districts comprise the northern half (with 54,998 inhabitants).
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (distrik) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n 2010 Census |
Pop'n 2020 Census |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
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| 91.11.04 | Web (a) | 714.43 | 2,440 | 1,483 | Umuaf | 6 | 99462 |
| 91.11.07 | Towe (a) | 711.75 | 2,340 | 896 | Towe Hitam | 10 | 99466 |
| 91.11.10 | Yaffi (a) | 481.43 | (b) | 1,201 | Yabanda | 7 | 99463 |
| 91.11.03 | Senggi | 2,538.00 | 2,737 | 2,695 | Senggi | 7 | 99464 |
| 91.11.11 | Kaisenar | 405.45 | (b) | 350 | Kaisenar | 5 | 99465 |
| 91.11.01 | Waris (a) | 911.94 | 3,052 | 3,425 | Pund | 8 | 99467 |
| 91.11.02 | Arso | 1,381.43 | 20,214 | 15,190 | Arso Kota | 12 | 99471 |
| 91.11.06 | Arso Timur (a) (East Arso) |
340.48 | 4,766 | 3,163 | Yetty | 9 | 99472 |
| 91.11.08 | Arso Barat (West Arso) |
215.08 | (b) | 11,823 | Sanggaria | 8 | 99473 |
| 91.11.09 | Mannem | 160.36 | (b) | 4,398 | Wonorejo | 7 | 99468 |
| 91.11.05 | Skanto | 1,504.65 | 12,987 | 17,000 | Jaifuri | 12 | 99469 |
| Totals | 9,365.00 | 48,536 | 61,623 | Waris | 91 |
Notes: (a) Web, Towe, Yaffi, Waris, and Arso Timur districts have land borders with Papua New Guinea. (b) the 2010 population for this district is included in the figure for the district from which the new district was cut out.
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