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Raja Ampat Regency is a regency of Southwest Papua Province of Indonesia. The regency, which was formed based on the Law 26 of 2002, was inaugurated on 12 April 2003, and consists of a number of groups of islands situated off the north-west end of West Papua; the four main islands from south to north are Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo. At present, the regency covers a land area of 7,559.60 km², with a total area (including 59,820.01 km² of sea area) stated as 67,379.61 km². It had a population of 42,508 at the 2010 Census, and 64,141 at the 2020 Census.[1] The principal town lies at Waisai.

Raja Ampat Regency Kabupaten Raja Ampat
Regency
Sunset in Raja Ampat
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Mbilin Kayam (Maya-Biak: Building Together)
Location in Indonesian Papua
Raja Ampat Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°50′S 130°30′E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southwest Papua
Capital	Waisai
Government
• Regent	Abdul Faris Umlati
• Vice Regent	Manuel Piter Urbinas
Area
• Total	7,559.60 km2 (2,918.78 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)[1]
• Total	64,141
• Density	8.5/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 956
Website	rajaampatkab.go.id

On 25 October 2013 the People's Representative Council (DPR) began reviewing draft laws on the establishment of new regencies, including two new regencies of North Raja Ampat and South Raja Ampat within the borders of the existing Raja Ampat Regency. As at June 2022, these changes have not yet been implemented.

Geography

Raja Ampat Regency is a regency whose territory consists mostly of and the Puiau cluster is located at a position of 2° 25' north latitude 4025' latitude south and 130° - 132° 55' east longitude. This district has an area of ±6,084.5 km2. Administratively, the boundaries of the Raja Ampat Regency are as follows:

• North : Bounded by the Pacific Ocean
• South: Bounded by the Seram Sea.
• West : Bounded by the Seram Sea, Central Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province
• East : Bounded by West Sorong District, Sorong City, Aimas District, Seget District, Sorong Regency and Seram Sea[2]

Administrative Districts

At the 2010 Census, the regency was divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, seven additional districts have been created by the division of existing districts. The twenty-four districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census.[1]

Name	Land area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010[3]	Pop'n Census 2020[1]	Admin. centre
Misool Selatan (South Misool)	91.16	3,026	3,504	Dabatan
Misool Barat (West Misool)	336.84	1,291	1,498	Lilinta
Misool (or Misool Utara)	1,235.68	1,761	2,017	Salafen
Kofiau	206.23	2,520	2,599	Mikiran
Misool Timur (East Misool)	553.66	2,651	2,835	Folley
Kepulauan Sembilan (Sembilan Islands)	17.21	1,458	1,458	Weijim Barat
Total Raja Ampat Selatan	2,440.78	12,707	13,911
Salawati Utara (North Salawati)	38.52	2,144	2,597	Samate
Salawati Tengah (Central Salawati)	572.47	1,917	1,992	Kalobo
Salawati Barat (West Salawati)	502.47	899	1,121	Solol
Batanta Selatan (South Batanta)	188.77	1,312	1,598	Yenanas
Batanta Utara (North Batanta)	290.75	909	1,599	Yensawai Timur
Total Raja Ampat Tengah	1,592.98	7,181	8,907
Waigeo Selatan (South Waigeo)	240.12	1,715	2,173	Saonek
Teluk Mayalibit (Mayalibit Bay)	218.87	846	1,297	Yenanas
Meos Mansar	200.51	1,625	2,221	Yinbekwan
Kota Waisai (Waisai Town)	621.93	6,976	21,797	Waisai
Tiplol Mayalibit	121.87	930	1,171	Go
Waigeo Barat (West Waigeo)	763.64	1,409	1,786	Waisilip
Waigeo Barat Kepulauan (West Waigeo Islands)	103.30	2,084	2,768	Manyaifun
Waigeo Utara (North Waigeo)	149.57	1,477	1,800	Kabare
Warwarbomi	297.33	1,045	1,389	Warwanai
Supnin	223.82	908	1,117	Rauki
Kepulauan Ayau (a) (Ayau Islands)	12.66	1,230	1,092	Abidon
Ayau (a)	5.83	989	1,103	Dorehkar
Waigeo Timur (East Waigeo)	555.40	1,386	1,609	Urbinasopen
Total Raja Ampat Utara	3,514.85	22,620	41,323
Total Regency	7,559.60	42,508	64,141

Note: (a) the Ayau Islands (including Ayau District) lie some distance to the north of Waigeo.

Misool and Kofiau Islands (comprising the first six districts listed above) are currently in the process of being split off to form a separate South Raja Ampat Regency under those same proposals approved in 2014 by the Indonesian Government. Similarly, Waigeo and its surrounding small islands (comprising the last thirteen districts listed above) are currently in the process of being split off to form a separate North Raja Ampat Regency under proposals approved in 2014 by the Indonesian Government. This will leave just five districts (those comprising the Salawati and Batanta group) in the residual Raja Ampat Regency. However, as at May 2021, these changes have not yet been implemented.

Since 2010, the new Kota Waisai district has been created from part of Waigeo Selatan District, the new Tiplol Mayalibit district has been created from part of Telunk Mayalibit District, the new Supnin district has been created from part of Waigeo Utarat District, and the new Ayau district has been created from part of Kepulauan Ayau District.

The proposed splits from the existing regency will leave the five remaining districts, mainly consisting of Salawati and Batanta Islands, in the centre of the existing regency; note that the southern half of Salawati Island does not form part of the existing regency, but instead constitutes the Salawati Selatan District of Sorong Regency. Since 2010, the new Salawati Tengah and Salawati Barat districts have been created from parts of Salawati Utara District, while the former Selat Sagawin District has been divided into two new districts - Batanta Utara and Batanta Selatan.

Transport

Air

In early May 2012, a 1,200 metres runway of Marinda Airport on Waigeo Island was officially opened by the Transportation minister and Raja Ampat official. The runway was later extended to 2,000 metres and was predicted to be finished in 2013.[4]

References

External links

• Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)

На других языках

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[de] Raja Ampat (Regierungsbezirk)

Raja Ampat ist ein indonesischer Regierungsbezirk (Kabupaten), der den größten Teil des Archipels Raja Ampat einschließt. Nur der Süden der Insel Salawati gehört zum Regierungsbezirk Sorong.[1]

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- [en] Raja Ampat Regency

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[ru] Раджа-Ампат

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