South Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong Selatan
Regency
Official seal of South Sorong Regency
Seal
Location in Southwest Papua
Location in Southwest Papua
South Sorong Regency is located in Indonesia
South Sorong Regency
South Sorong Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°30′18″S 132°17′11″E / 1.5050°S 132.2864°E / -1.5050; 132.2864
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
CapitalTeminabuan
Government
 • RegentSamsudin Anggiluli
 • Vice RegentMarthinus Salamuk
Area
 • Total6,594.31 km2 (2,546.08 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total53,884
 • Density8.2/km2 (21/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 952
Websitesorongselatankab.go.id

South Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Sorong Selatan) is a regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. It has an area of 6,594.31 km2, and had a population of 37,900 at the 2010 Census[2] and 52,469 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 53,884.[1] The administrative centre is the town of Teminabuan.

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.

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[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 121 rural kampung and 2 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Kemendagri		 Name of
District
(distrik)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
92.04.04 Inanwatan 830.54 2,811 3,226 3,093 Mate 9 98223
92.04.20 Matemani 450.49 2,115 2,996 2,923 Mugim 16 98225
92.04.09 Kokoda 648.36 5,876 5,805 6,278 Tarof 16 98221
92.04.21 Kokoda Utara
(North Kokoda)		 484.34 1,666 2,584 2,429 Atori 9 98224
92.04.14 Kais 354.89 2,841 2,925 2,401 Kais 5 98222
92.04.26 Kais Darat 690.96 (a) 844 989 Mukamat 7 98226
92.04.10 Moswaren 402.97 2,130 2,756 2,586 Moswaren 7 98212
92.04.01 Teminabuan 386.89 11,627 19,491 19,669 Kaibus 16 (b) 98216
92.04.11 Seremuk 205.09 1,159 1,554 1,575 Haha 8 98214
92.04.12 Wayer 317.89 1,455 2,395 2,250 Wayer 8 98215
92.04.15 Konda 427.21 1,883 2,437 2,458 Bariat 5 98211
92.04.22 Saifi 645.52 1,747 2,216 2,410 Sayal 10 98213
92.04.06 Sawiat 353.62 1,831 1,344 1,423 Wen 8 98232
92.04.24 Fokour 305.01 759 637 624 Pasir Putuh 4 98231
92.04.25 Salkma 90.53 (c) 809 853 Alma 5 98233
Totals 6,594.31 18,564 52,469 53,884 Teminabuan 123

Notes: (a) the 2010 population of Kais Darat District are included in the figure for Kais District, from which it was later split.
(b) including 2 kelurahan - Kaibus and Kohoin. (c) the 2010 population of Salkma District are included in the figure for Sawiat District, from which it was later split.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Sorong Selatan Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9204)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Eberhard, David M.; Simons, Gary F.; Fennig, Charles D., eds. (2019). "Indonesia languages". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (22nd ed.). Dallas: SIL International.

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