Sorong Regency

Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 13,075.28 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 118,679 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 121,963.[5] Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. Sorong Regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota) on the landward side; the city is administratively independent of the Regency; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.

Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong
Regency
Coat of arms of Sorong Regency
Coat of arms
Location in Indonesian Papua
Location in Indonesian Papua
Sorong Regency is located in Indonesia
Sorong Regency
Sorong Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
CapitalAimas
Government
 • RegentJohny Kamuru
 • Vice RegentSuko Hardjono
Area
 • Total13,075.28 km2 (5,048.39 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total121,963
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 951
Websitesorongkab.go.id

Geography

Sorong Regency is one of the regencies which is administratively included in the territory of the new Southwest Papua Province. Sorong Regency is located at 00° 33' 42” - 01° 35' 29" South Latitude and 130° 40' 49" - 132° 13' 48” East Longitude.[6]

Administrative Districts

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Sorong Regency was divided into eighteen administrative districts (kecamatan). However, since 2013 Moraid District has been transferred to the expanded Tambrauw Regency, while thirteen additional districts have been created in Sorong Regency by the division of existing districts. Thus Sorong Regency now comprises thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and at the 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[7]

The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010[3]		Population
Census
2020[4]		Population
Estimate
mid 2021		Administrative
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
Klaso316.42306574589Siwis798456
Saengkeduk(a)(a)537551Suye698458
Makbon1,011.422,1303,2003,239Makbon1598452
Klayili481.264161,1471,176Klayili898451
Beraur822.261,007882888Wanurian1398432
Bagun(a)(a)427430Disfra998431
Botain(a)(a)119120Mamsit498433
Klamono488.454,4835,6255,769Klawana1098441
Klasafet(a)(a)9861,011Maladuk598442
Malabotom(a)(a)1,0851,112Tanah Tinggi998443
Klabot518.72638595618Klabot898436
Buk(a)(a)665691Buk798434
Klawak492.89597791811Wilty1298437
Konhir(a)(a)560574Tarsa898438
Hobard(a)(a)351360Hobard798435
Salawati525.039,14912,09112,399Katinim798423
Mayamuk217.229,98314,32114,433Makbalim1198421
Moisegen
(East Salawati)		118.621,9523,5813,672Klafdalim998422
Seget893.813,0874,2334,247Seget998426
Segun2,021.371,3691,6341,618Segun998427
Salawati Selatan (b)
(South Salawati)		2,265.182,0571,2121,213Sailolof698424
Salawati Tengah (b)
(Central Salawati)		(a)(a)1,5291,530Waliam1098425
Aimas222.4319,91142,01443,954Aimas1498444
Mariat118.1610,43216,73517,049Mariat1198445
Sorong (district)(a)(a)785805Maibo498446
Sayosa1,213.609881,0201,046Sayosa698453
Wemak(a)(a)725743Saluk698455
Sayosa Timur
(East Sayosa)		(a)(a)406426Sailala698454
Maudus(a)(a)467489Luwelala998457
Sunook(a)(a)382400Dasri798459
Totals13,075.2868,902118,679121,963Aimas257

Notes: (a) the area and 2010 population of the new districts are included with the figures for the districts from which they were separated. (b) Salawati Selatan District and Salawati Tengah District are situated on the island of Salawati and are thus geographically part of the Raja Ampat island group. (Conversely, Salamati District and Salawati Timur District - the latter now called Moisegen district - do not lie on Salawati Island, but on the Papuan 'mainland'.) Note particularly that Raja Ampat Regency also contains a district on Salawati Island which is also named "Salawati Tengah".

Climate

Aimas, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, it experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.

Climate data for Aimas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.5
(86.9)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.5
(86.9)		 29.9
(85.8)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.3
(84.7)		 29.8
(85.6)		 30.6
(87.1)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.7
(87.3)		 30.3
(86.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.4
(81.3)		 27.0
(80.6)		 26.5
(79.7)		 26.4
(79.5)		 26.8
(80.2)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.2
(80.9)
Average low °C (°F) 24.2
(75.6)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.2
(75.6)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.6
(74.5)		 23.8
(74.8)		 24.0
(75.2)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.1
(75.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 215
(8.5)		 205
(8.1)		 223
(8.8)		 258
(10.2)		 392
(15.4)		 390
(15.4)		 348
(13.7)		 317
(12.5)		 272
(10.7)		 233
(9.2)		 201
(7.9)		 205
(8.1)		 3,259
(128.5)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/irian/cities/sorong/sorong.html%5B%5D
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  6. Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  8. "Climate: Aimas". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 24 November 2020.


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