Biak Numfor Regency

Biak Numfor Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Western New Guinea in northeastern Indonesia.

Biak Numfor Regency

Kabupaten Biak Numfor
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Memantapkan Kota Jasa Sebagai Jembatan Emas Biak Sejahtera di Masa Depan
(Strengthening the City of Services as the Golden Bridge for Prosperous Biak in the Future)
Biak Numfor Regency
Biak Numfor Regency
Biak Numfor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°10.17′S 136°5.24′E
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalBiak
Government
 • RegentThomas A.E. Ondi
 • Vice RegentHerry A. Naap
Area
 • Total2,601.99 km2 (1,004.63 sq mi)
Elevation
768 m (2,520 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total141,801
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 981
Websitebiakkab.go.id

Geography

The regency consists two of the three largest members of the Schouten Islands archipelago at the northern entrance into Cenderawasih Bay. These two large islands are Biak and Numfor; the remaining large island within the Schouten Islands group, Supiori Island, was formerly also part of the regency but was administratively split off to form the separate Supiori Regency on 8 January 2004. The remaining Biak Numfor Regency also includes the 54 small islands of the Padaido Archipelago, to the southeast of Biak, and there are 87 other small islands within the regency.

Biak Numfor Regency covers an area of 2,601.99 km2. and had a population of 126,798 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2016) is 141,801.[3] The regency's administrative centre is the town (kota) of Biak, on the island of the same name.

Administrative Districts

The existing regency comprises nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census,[4] together with the more recent official estimates (as at mid 2016). The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) within each district, and its post code.

DistrictArea
in km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
mid 2016
Estimate		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Numfor Barat
(West Numfor)		90.832,5112,8311298564
Orkeri62.421,7722,011998565
Numfor Timur
(East Numfor)		49.541,2731,434998562
Bruyadori101.731,8682,1291098561
Poiru79.931,8332,051998563
Total Numfor Island384.459,25710,45649
Padaido30.721,7411,9721198556
Almando Padaido50.862,1662,4481398555
Biak Timur
(East Biak)		125.516,6867,5082698541
Oridek181.664,7305,2711498542
Biak Kota
(Biak town)		42.9441,73146,5352298511
-98534
Samofa230.5427,71130,8671798551
Yendidori275.137,8658,7751998547
Biak Utara
(North Biak)		277.776,5347,3391698544
Andey270.172,3292,6331198543
Warsa68.374,4705,0022098553
Yawosi39.631,9602,199898552
Bondifuar129.14212237598554
Biak Barat
(West Biak)		252.345,4206,0812298545
Swandiwe242.763,9864,4781598546
Totals2,601.99126,798141,801268

Numfor Island (comprising the first five districts listed above) is currently in the process of being split off to form a separate regency under proposals approved in 2014 by the Indonesian Government.

Diving sites

There are at least 12 diving sites in the Padaido Archipelago, which comprises 54 islets, with its pristine water, wide sandy beaches and high biodiversity, about two hours from Biak town by speedboat. The visibility is well up to 30 metres, and a favourite site is the World War II preserved wreckage of a US Catalina seaplane, with angelfish, lionfish, damselfish and other smaller fishes swimming around the wreckage.[5]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. "Biak, the hidden paradise". August 31, 2013.


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