Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency Kabupaten Yalimo | |
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Motto: Nori Maniek | |
Location in Indonesian Papua Location in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 3°47′06″S 139°26′49″E / 3.785°S 139.447°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Highland Papua |
Capital | Elelim |
Government | |
• Regent | Nahor Nekwek |
• Vice Regent | John W. Wilil |
Area | |
• Total | 4,330.29 km2 (1,671.93 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 106,740 |
• Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
Area code | (+62) 971 |
Website | www |
Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 4,320.29 km3, and had a population at the 2010 Census of 50,763[2] which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 106,740 (comprising 56,520 males and 50,230 females).[1] The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.
Administrative districts
[edit]Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code.
Kode Wilayah | Name of District (distrik) | Area in km2 | Pop'n 2010 census | Pop'n 2020 census | Pop'n mid 2022 estimate | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
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95.06.05 | Welarek | 1,282.50 | 8,687 | 23,983 | 27,066 | Welarek | 61 | 99083 |
95.06.02 | Apalapsili | 383.32 | 5,840 | 16,046 | 18,084 | Apalapsili | 50 | 99084 |
95.06.03 | Abenaho | 1,131.81 | 24,577 | 33,963 | 31,353 | Pasviley | 108 | 99085 |
95.06.01 | Elelim | 660.76 | 5,946 | 15,544 | 17,267 | Elelim | 44 | 99082 |
95.06.05 | Benawa | 871.90 | 5,713 | 12,437 | 13,100 | Gilika | 37 | 99081 |
Totals | 4,330.29 | 50,763 | 101,973 | 106,870 | Elelim | 300 |
Climate
[edit]Elelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.
Climate data for Elelim | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.7 (81.9) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.1 (82.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.9 (75.0) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.7 (74.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.6 (67.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 19.1 (66.4) | 19.3 (66.7) | 19.7 (67.5) | 19.3 (66.8) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 281 (11.1) | 274 (10.8) | 323 (12.7) | 279 (11.0) | 187 (7.4) | 146 (5.7) | 167 (6.6) | 177 (7.0) | 182 (7.2) | 204 (8.0) | 200 (7.9) | 220 (8.7) | 2,640 (104.1) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |