Yapen Islands Regency

Yapen Islands Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in Papua Province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,406.73 km2 (929.24 sq mi), and had a population of 82,951 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 101,204. It lies in Cenderawasih Bay of Western New Guinea.

Yapen Islands Regency

Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Acis
Yapen Islands Regency
Yapen Islands Regency
Yapen Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.7877°S 136.2772°E / -1.7877; 136.2772
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalSerui
Government
 • RegentToni Tesar
 • Vice RegentFrans Sanadi
Area
 • Total2,406.73 km2 (929.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total101,204
 • Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 983
Websitekepyapenkab.go.id

Geography

The regency includes the islands and island groups of the Yapen Islands archipelago, including Yapen island. Its capital is Serui, on Serui Island (part of Yapen Selatan district).

Administrative Districts

The Yapen Islands regency in 2010 comprised twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census;[3] however, by 2018 four additional districts has been created (Anotaurei, Pulau Kurudu, Pulau Yerui and Yawakukat), bringing the total to sixteen, which are subdivided into 165 administrative "villages". Kurudu Island (Pulau Kurudu) lies to the east of Yapen, and Num Island (Pulau Yerui) lies to the west of Yapen, while the Ambai Islands (Kepulauan Ambai) lie immediately off the south coast of Yapen. The table also includes the name of the administratice centre of each district, the number of administrative villages in each district (160 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan in total) and its post code.

DistrictArea
in km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
mid 2019
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
vill.		Post
code
Yapen Selatan
(South Yapen)		58.2838,03241,185Serui1398612
-98627
Yapen Barat
(West Yapen)		243.167,8318,530Ansus1798648
Yapen Timur
(East Yapen)		168.964,6184,975Dawai1198644
Angkaisera159.068,0468,731Menawi1198655
Poom123.193,1283,396Poom898652
Kosiwo362.793,7814,116Tatui1598632
Yapen Utara
(North Yapen)		386.412,3042,517Tindaret798645
Raimbawi179.932,4551,199Waindu798641
Teluk Ampimoi
(Ampimoi Bay)		266.043,4163,705Randawaya1198642
Kepulauan Ambai
(Ambai Islands)		27.393,6563,976Ambai1898653
Wonawa123.723,1533,079Wooi1098647
Windesi222.042,5302,763Windesi998651
Pulau Kurudu
(Kurudu Island)		21.49(a)1,464Kirimbri898643
Pulau Yerui
(Yerui or Num Island)		90.06(b)358Miosnum598646
Anotaurei(c)(c)(c)Antorei898631
Yawakukat(d)(d)(d)Woniwon798654
Totals2,432.4982,95189,994165

Notes:
(a) the 2010 figure for Pulau Kurudu District is included in that for Yapen Timur District, from which it was split.
(b) the 2010 figure for Pulau Yerui District is included in that for Yapen Barat District, from which it was split.
(c) the figures for Aotaurei District are included in those for Yapen Selatan, from which it was split.
(d) the figures for Yawakukat District are included in those for the 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
Average high °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)
Average low °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[4]

See also
  • Yapen Islands topics

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. "Climate: Serui". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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