Yapen Islands Regency
Yapen Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Acis | |
Location in Papua Province | |
Yapen Islands Regency Location in Indonesian Papua Yapen Islands Regency Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 1°47′16″S 136°16′38″E / 1.7877°S 136.2772°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Capital | Serui |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Benyamin Arisoy |
| • Vice Regent | Roi Palunga |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,429.03 km2 (937.85 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 116,214 |
| • Density | 47.8438/km2 (123.915/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 983 |
| Website | kepyapenkab |
Yapen Islands Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in Papua Province of eastern Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,429.03 km2 (937.85 sq mi), and had a population of 82,951 at the 2010 Census[2] and 112,676 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 116,214 (comprising 59,587 males and 56,627 females).[1] It comprises an archipelago which lies in Cenderawasih Bay off the north coast of Western New Guinea.
Geography
The regency includes the islands and island groups of the Yapen Islands archipelago, including the main Yapen Island as well as the adjacent Yerui (or Num) Island, Kurudu Island, Ambai Archipelago and Kuran Islands. Its capital is Serui town (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 (Anataurei, Pulau Kurudu, Pulau Yerui and Yawakukat), and another (Nusawani) was created in 2024 from the western part of Kepulauan Ambai District, bringing the total to seventeen, which are subdivided into 165 administrative "villages". The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with official estimates as at mid 2024.[1]
Kurudu Island (Pulau Kurudu) lies to the east of Yapen, and Num Island (Pulau Yerui) lies to the west of Yapen, while the Ambai Archipelago (Kepulauan Ambai) and Kuran Islands lie immediately off the south coast of Yapen. Of the districts situated on Yapen Island itself, the western half of the island comprises Poom and Windesi Districts along the north coast and Wonawa, Yapen Barat and Kosiwo Districts along the south coast; the Kuran Islands lie off the coast of Yapen Barat District. The eastern half of the island comprises Pantura Yapen (formerly Yapen Utara) and Raimbawi Districts along the north coast, and Yapen Selatan (which includes the regional capital of Serui Town), Anataurei, Yawakukat, Angkaisera, Teluk Ampimoi and Yapen Timur Districts along the south coast; the Ambai Archipelago (comprising Kepulauan Ambai and Nusawani Districts) lie off the coast of Angkaisera District. The table also includes the name of the administrative centre of each district, the number of administrative villages in each district (160 rural kampung and 5 urban kelurahan in total) and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (distrik) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n 2010 Census |
Pop'n 2020 Census |
Pop'n mid 2024 Estimate |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91.05.03 | Yapen Timur [5] (East Yapen) |
108.89 | 4,618 | 6,969 | 7,191 | Dawai | 11 | 98644 |
| 91.05.07 | Pantura Yapen [6] (North Yapen) |
426.45 | 2,304 | 2,920 | 3,420 | Yobi | 7 | 98645 |
| 91.05.09 | Teluk Ampimoi [7] (Ampimoi Bay) |
132.33 | 3,416 | 3,224 | 4,286 | Randawaya | 11 | 98642 |
| 91.05.08 | Raimbawi [8] | 23.80 | 2,455 | 1,481 | 1,776 | Waindu | 7 | 98641 |
| 95.05.13 | Pulau Kurudu [9] (Kurudu Island) |
20.18 | (a) | 1,585 | 1,687 | Kirimbri | 8 | 98643 |
| 91.05.04 | Angkaisera [10] | 126.65 | 8,046 | 7,240 | 7,574 | Menawi | 11 | 98655 |
| 91.05.10 | Kepulauan Ambai [11] (Ambai Islands) |
25.19 | 3,656 | 4,200 | 3,406 | Ambai | 13 | 98653 |
| 91.05.17 | Nusawani [12] | 7.32 | (b) | (b) | 1,600 | Perea | 5 | 98653 |
| 95.05.16 | Yawakukat [13] | 40.53 | (c) | 3,436 | 3,884 | Waniwon | 7 | 98654 |
| 91.05.01 | Yapen Selatan [14] (South Yapen) |
26.39 | 38,032 | 39,814 | 36,286 | Serui Kota | 13 (d) | 98612 - 98627 |
| 91.05.06 | Kosiwo [15] | 300.13 | 3,781 | 5,391 | 6,465 | Tatui | 15 | 98632 |
| 91.05.15 | Anataurei [16] | 23.80 | (e) | 17,683 | 15,758 | Anataurei | 8 (f) | 98631 |
| 91.05.02 | Yapen Barat [17] (West Yapen) |
213.31 | 7,831 | 9,242 | 10,357 | Ansus | 17 (f) | 98648 |
| 91.05.11 | Wonawa [18] | 95.16 | 3,153 | 2,916 | 3,617 | Wooi | 10 | 98647 |
| 91.05.14 | Pulau Yerui [19] (Yerui or Num Island) |
78.72 | (g) | 827 | 1,013 | Miosnum | 5 | 98646 |
| 91.05.05 | Poom [20] | 142.43 | 3,128 | 3,255 | 4,166 | Poom | 8 | 98652 |
| 91.05.12 | Windesi [21] | 178.076 | 2,531 | 2,493 | 3,728 | Windesi | 9 | 98651 |
| Totals | 2,429.03 | 82,951 | 112,676 | 116,214 | 165 |
Notes:
Kepulauan Ambai District consists of 35 islands (including Nusawani District); Yapen Barat District includes 20 small offshore islands, while Poom District includes five small offshore islands and Wonawa District includes 37 small offshore islands.
(a) the 2010 figure for Pulau Kurudu District is included in that for Yapen Timur District, from which it was split.
(b) effectively Saweru Island (Pulau Saweru) and some smaller islands to the south; the 2010 and 2020 figures for Nusawani District are included in those for Kepulauan Ambai District, from which it was split.
(c) the 2010 figure for Yawakukat District is included in that for Angkaisera District, from which it was split.
(d) including three kelurahan - Serui Jaya, Serui Kota and Tarau.
(e) the 2010 figure for Anataurei District is included in that for Yapen Selatan District, from which it was split.
(f) including one kelurahan (the district centre as referenced).
(g) the 2010 figure for Pulau Yerui District is included in that for Yapen Barat 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 |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[22] | |||||||||||||
See also
- Yapen Islands topics
References
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9105)
- ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Yapen Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408040)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Pantura Yapen Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408041)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Teluk Ampimoi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408042)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Raimbawi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408043)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Pulau Kuruda Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408044)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Angkaisera Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408050)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Kepulauan Ambai Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408051)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Nusawani Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408051)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Yawakukat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408052)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Yapen Selatan Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408060)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Kosiwo Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408061)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Anataurei Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408062)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Yapen Barat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408070)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Wonawa Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408071)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Pulau Yerui Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408072)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Poom Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408080)
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Windesi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9408081)
- ^ "Climate: Serui". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.