Sorong Regency

Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 7,415.29 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 80,479 at the 2015 Census.[4] Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. The regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota), which is independent of the Regency; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.

Sorong Regency

Kabupaten Sorong
Regency
Coat of arms
Location in Indonesian Papua
Sorong Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
CapitalAimas
Government
 • RegentJohny Kamuru
 • Vice RegentSuko Hardjono
Area
 • Total7,415.29 km2 (2,863.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 Census)[1]
 • Total80,478
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 951
Websitesorongkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Sorong Regency comprises eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[5]

Administration

At the 2010 Census, the Sorong Regency was divided into eighteen administrative districts (kecamatan). The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations,[6] together with their estimated populations in mid 2013:[7] However, since 2013 Moraid District has been transferred to the expanded Tambrauw Regency, while thirteen additional districts have been created in Soring Regency by the division of existing districts; area and population data for these are not yet available.

The table also includes the number of administrative villages (226 rural desa and 26 urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code; these are shown for all 30 of the present districts.

NameArea
in km2		Pop'n
Census
2010[8]		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2013[9]		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Moraid1,446.161,727-998361
Klaso316.42306336798456
Makbon1,011.422,1302,2621598452
Klayili481.26416443898451
Beraur822.261,0071,0741398432
Klamono488.454,4834,7781098441
Klabot518.72638694898436
Klawak492.895976511298437
Salawati525.039,1499,989798423
Mayamuk217.229,98310,9391198421
Salawati Timur
(East Salawati)
or Moisegen		118.621,9522,079998422
Seget893.813,0873,282998426
Segun2,021.371,3691,515998427
Salawati Selatan
(South Salawati)		2,265.182,0572,190698424
Aimas222.4319,91123,0001498444
Mariat118.1610,43211,9621198445
Sayosa1,213.609881,052698453
New districts:
Bagun998431
Botain498433
Buk798434
Hobard798435
Klasafet598442
Konhir898438
Malabotom998443
Saengkeduk698458
Salawati Tengah
(Central Salawati)		1098425
Sayosa Timur
(East Sayosa)		698454
Sorong (district)498446
Sunook798459
Wemak698455
Totals7,415.2568,90276,669252

Note that Salawati Selatan District lies on the island of Salawati and is thus geographically part of the Raja Ampat island group. (Conversely, Salamati District and Salawati Timur District - the latter also called Moisegen district - do not lie on the island, but on the Papuan 'mainland'.)

Climate

Aimas, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, it experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.

Climate data for Aimas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.3
(86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.2
(80.9)
Average low °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.8
(74.8)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.1
(75.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 215
(8.5)		 205
(8.1)		 223
(8.8)		 258
(10.2)		 392
(15.4)		 390
(15.4)		 348
(13.7)		 317
(12.5)		 272
(10.7)		 233
(9.2)		 201
(7.9)		 205
(8.1)		 3,259
(128.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[10]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  2. http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/irian/cities/sorong/sorong.html%5B%5D
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  8. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  10. "Climate: Aimas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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