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Yapen Islands Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in Papua Province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,432.49 km2 (939.19 sq mi), and had a population of 82,951 at the 2010 Census[2] and 112,676 at the 2020 Census.[3] It comprises an archipelago which lies in Cenderawasih Bay off the north coast of Western New Guinea.

Yapen Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Acis
Yapen Islands Regency
Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia
Yapen Islands Regency
Yapen Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.7877°S 136.2772°E / -1.7877; 136.2772
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalSerui
Government
 • RegentToni Tesar
 • Vice RegentFrans Sanadi
Area
 • Total2,432.49 km2 (939.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total112,676
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 983
Websitekepyapenkab.go.id

Geography


The regency includes the islands and island groups of the Yapen Islands archipelago, including the main Yapen island. Its capital is Serui, on Serui Island (part of Yapen Selatan district). The area is seismically active. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake in 1979 caused serious destruction and a tsunami, killing 115 people.[4]


Administrative Districts


The Yapen Islands Regency in 2010 comprised twelve districts (distrik); however, by 2018 four additional districts has been created (Anotaurei, Pulau Kurudu, Pulau Yerui and Yawakukat), bringing the total to sixteen, which are subdivided into 165 administrative "villages". The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and 2020 Census.[6] Kurudu Island (Pulau Kurudu) lies to the east of Yapen, and Num Island (Pulau Yerui) lies to the west of Yapen, while the Ambai Islands (Kepulauan Ambai) lie immediately off the south coast of Yapen. The table also includes the name of the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages in each district (160 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan in total) and its post code.

DistrictArea
in km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Admin
centre		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Yapen Timur
(East Yapen)		168.964,6186,969Dawai1198644
Yapen Utara
(North Yapen)		386.412,3042,929Tindaret798645
Teluk Ampimoi
(Ampimoi Bay)		266.043,4163,224Randawaya1198642
Raimbawi179.932,4551,481Waindu798641
Pulau Kurudu
(Kurudu Island)		21.49(a)1,585Kirimbri898643
Angkaisera68.728,0467,240Menawi1198655
Kepulauan Ambai
(Ambai Islands)		27.393,6564,200Ambai1898653
Yapen Selatan (b)
(South Yapen)		34.4838,03239,814Serui1398612
-98627
Kosiwo362.793,7815,391Tatui1598632
Yapen Barat
(West Yapen)		243.167,8319,242Ansus1798648
Wonawa123.723,1532,916Wooi1098647
Pulau Yerui
(Yerui or Num Island)		90.06(c)827Miosnum598646
Poom123.193,1283,255Poom898652
Windesi222.042,5302,493Windesi998651
Anotaurei23.09(d)17,683Antorei898631
Yawakukat90.34(e)3,436Woniwon798654
Totals2,432.4982,951112,676165

Notes: Kepulauan Ambai District consists of 17 islands; Yapen Barat District includes 20 offshore islands, while Angkaisera District includes three offshore islands and Wonawa District includes five offshore islands.
(a) the 2010 figure for Pulau Kurudu District is included in that for Yapen Timur District, from which it was split.
(b) includes offshore Pulau Serui, on which the capital is situated.
(c) the 2010 figure for Pulau Yerui District is included in that for Yapen Barat District, from which it was split.
(d) the 2010 figure for Aotaurei District is included in that for Yapen Selatan District, from which it was split.
(d) the 2010 figure for Yawakukat District is included in that for Angkaisera District, from which it was split.


Climate


Serui has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Serui
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.4
(86.7)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.4
(86.7)		 29.8
(85.6)		 29.2
(84.6)		 29.4
(84.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.1
(86.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.4
(79.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.6
(79.9)		 26.1
(79.0)		 25.6
(78.1)		 25.7
(78.3)		 26.0
(78.8)		 26.3
(79.3)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.3
(79.3)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.7
(72.9)		 22.8
(73.0)		 22.5
(72.5)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.1
(71.8)		 22.2
(72.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.6
(72.7)		 22.5
(72.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 267
(10.5)		 277
(10.9)		 317
(12.5)		 217
(8.5)		 251
(9.9)		 248
(9.8)		 246
(9.7)		 279
(11.0)		 234
(9.2)		 236
(9.3)		 224
(8.8)		 286
(11.3)		 3,082
(121.4)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

See also



References


  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information" (Data Set). doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. "Climate: Serui". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.



На других языках

- [en] Yapen Islands Regency

[fr] Îles Yapen

Les îles Yapen, en indonésien Kepulauan Yapen, forment un archipel d'Indonésie qui constitue un kabupaten de la province de Papouasie, en Nouvelle-Guinée occidentale, sous le nom de kabupaten des îles Yapen, en indonésien Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen. Son chef-lieu est Serui.


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