South Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Sorong Selatan) is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. It has an area of 7,789.92 km², and had a population of 37,900 at the 2010 Census[2] and 52,469 at the 2020 Census.[3] The administrative centre is the town of Teminabuan.

South Sorong Regency Kabupaten Sorong Selatan
Regency
Seal
Location in Indonesian Papua
South Sorong Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1.5050°S 132.2864°E / -1.5050; 132.2864
Country	Indonesia
Region	Western New Guinea
Province	West Papua
Capital	Teminabuan
Government
• Regent	Samsudin Anggiluli
• Vice Regent	Marthinus Salamuk
Area
• Total	7,789.92 km2 (3,007.70 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)[1]
• Total	52,469
• Density	6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 952
Website	sorongselatankab.go.id

Geography

South Sorong Regency is located in the western part of Papua Island. Geographically, South Sorong Regency at position 131º 421 0” east longitude - 132º 581 12” east longitude and 0º 55' 12” east longitude - 2º 17' 24” east longitude. South Sorong Regency with an area of 7,789.92 km²:

• to the north it is bordered by the Tambrauw Regency;
• in the east it is bordered by Teluk Bintuni Regency and Maybrat Regency;
• to the south it is bordered by Bintuni Bay and the Seram Sea;
• to the west it is bordered by the Seram Sea and Sorong Regency.

Languages

Languages spoken in South Sorong Regency include Inanwatan, Yahadian, Kais, Kokoda, Konda, and Puragi.[4]

Administrative Districts

South Sorong Regency comprises fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Notes: (a) the area and 2010 population of Kais Darat District are included in the figures for Kais District, from which it was later split.
(b)the area and 2010 population of Salkma District are included in the figures for Sawiat District, from which it was later split.

References

External links

• Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)

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