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Asmat Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the northern portion of the Indonesian province of South Papua. 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] mostly from the Asmat ethnic group. The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Agats.

For the article about the Asmat people, see Asmat people.
Asmat Regency
Kabupaten Asmat
Regency
Icon of Asmat Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Ja Asamanam Apcamar
(Onward with Balance)
Asmat Regency
Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia
Asmat Regency
Asmat Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.3795°S 138.4634°E / -5.3795; 138.4634
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Papua
Regency seatAgats
Government
 • RegentElisa Kambu
 • Vice RegentThomas E. Safanpo
Area
 • Total31,983.44 km2 (12,348.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total110,105
 • Density3.4/km2 (8.9/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

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 populations at the 2010 Census.[10]

DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Pantai Kasuari16,026
Fayit7,025
Atsy13,838
Suator6,453
Akat5,375
Agats12,905
Sawa Erma13,549
Suru-Suru1,406

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.[11] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

DistrictArea
in km2		Population
2020 Census		Admin
centre		No. of
villages
Pantai Kasuari238.495,103Kamur9
Kopay719.713,725Kawem10
Der Koumur392.834,089Yankap6
Safan685.946,976Primapun12
Awyu729.162,807Wagi6
Fayit383.295,611Basim13
Aswi360.543,782Piramat10
Atsy1,260.997,065Atsy9
Sirets1,362.074,365Yaosakor8
Ayip872.332,088Comoro3
Bectbamu475.272,816Youw7
Suator949.273,209Binam10
Kolf Braza2,660.192,779Binamzain14
Joutu736.902,149Daikot7
Koroway Buluanop773.711,307Mabul7
Akat3,488.425,603Ayam11
Jetsy690.492,611Warse8
Agats701.9923,869Bis Agats12
Sawa Erma3,084.516,084Sauti10
Suru-Suru2,942.234,171Suru-suru23
Unir Sirau1,093.773,328Komor9
Joerat1,313.712,990Yamas6
Pulau Tiga6,067.633,579Nakai11
Totals31,983.44110,105Agats221

Villages



See also



References


Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Asmat.
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan-Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2020". www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  5. 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.
  10. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  11. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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- [en] Asmat Regency

[ru] Асмат (округ)

Асмат (индон. Asmat) — один из двадцати округов индонезийской провинции Папуа. Население округа составляет 76 577 человек (на 2010 год)[1]. Столица округа — портовый городок Агатс, находящийся на берегу Арафурского моря. Большая часть населения — представители народа асматов. На территории округа нет крупных городов, местные жители проживают в селениях, население которых редко превышает 500 человек. В округе Асмат находятся знаменитые Асматские болота и Национальный парк Лоренц. В округе Асмат погиб знаменитый путешественник Майкл Рокфеллер. Считается, что он был убит жителями деревень Омасчанеп и Омадесеп.


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