Tolikara Regency
Tolikara Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 5,588.13 km2, and had a population of 114,427 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 140,801. The administrative centre of Tolikara Regency is the town of Karubaga.
Tolikara Regency
Kabupaten Tolikara | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Nawi Arigi | |
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  Tolikara Regency Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia  Tolikara Regency Tolikara Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 3.4266°S 137.4170°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Capital | Karubaga |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Usman Wanimbo |
| • Vice Regent | Denis Wanimbo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,588.13 km2 (2,157.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 140,801 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 969 |
| Website | www |
Administrative Districts
Tolikara Regency in 2010 comprised 35 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2] The number of districts was increased (by 2018) to 46, subdivided into 545 administrative villages.
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Since 2010, the districts of Dorman and Sbey have ceased to exist, while thirteen new districts have been created, which are: Kai, Tagime, Danime, Telenggeme, Lianogoma, Biuk, Wenam, Aweku, Anawi, Wugi, Gika, Bogonuk and Yuko.
History
The VI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad took place in Tolikara in November–December 2010.[3]
The regency was the scene of a riot against Muslims during Eid prayer in 2015.
Climate
Karubaga has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.
| Climate data for Karubaga | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 25.4 (77.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
24.7 (76.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
19.4 (67.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.7 (56.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.2 (57.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 278 (10.9) |
283 (11.1) |
320 (12.6) |
264 (10.4) |
205 (8.1) |
173 (6.8) |
175 (6.9) |
178 (7.0) |
185 (7.3) |
234 (9.2) |
217 (8.5) |
233 (9.2) |
2,745 (108) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- The VI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad
- "Climate: Karubaga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
