Fakfak Regency

Fakfak Regency - formerly spelt "Fak-Fak" - is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 14,320 km2, and had a population of 66,828 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 78,686. The administrative centre is the town of Fakfak.

Fakfak Regency

Kabupaten Fakfak
Regency
Coat of arms
Location in Indonesian Papua
Fakfak Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2.9167°S 132.3000°E / -2.9167; 132.3000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
CapitalFakfak
Government
 • RegentMohammad Uswanas
 • Vice RegentAbraham Sopaheluwakan
Area
 • Total14,320 km2 (5,530 sq mi)
Highest elevation
2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total78,686
 • Density5.5/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 956
Websitefakfakkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

At the 2010 Census, the regency comprised nine districts (kecamatan), but subsequently eight additional districts have been created by splitting the original districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census.[3] The table also includes the number of administrative villages in each district (142 rural desa and 7 urban kelurahan in total) and its post code.

DistrictArea in
km2 (2020)		Population
2010 Census		No. of
villages		Post
code
Fakfak Timur
(East Fakfak)		1,0202,992698027
Karas2,4912,597798032
Fakfak23333,171598011
Fakfak Tengah
(Central Fakfak)		7059,8721498012
Fakfak Barat
(West Fakfak)		6794,122998022
Kokas7884,6101598016
Teluk Patipe
(Patipe Bay)		7863,7711398024
Kramongmongga7462,7401098017
Bomberay1,0232,950798026
Fakfak Timur Tengah
(East Central Fakfak)		701(a)1098031
Pariwari587(a)998013
Wartutin1,006(a)698025
Arguni334(a)598014
Mbahamdandara664(a)798021
Furwagi732(a)898023
Kayauni938(a)798015
Tomage887(a)998033

Note: (a) the populations of the eight new districts in 2010 are included in the figures for the original districts from which each was later split off.

Industries

Fakfak Regency has plans for industrial development, including:

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.


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