Puncak Jaya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It is an inland highland regency,[2] lying directly east of Paniai Regency and west of Jayawijaya Regency and Tolikara Regency (including those new regencies which have subsequently been created within the former boundaries of those regencies).[3] As of 2004, it was reported that these four regencies had a population that is 93–97% ethnic Papua;[2] however this included areas which have subsequently been formed into new regencies.
In 2008 an additional regency - simply named Puncak Regency - was created from the western part of the area of Puncak Jaya Regency. The residual Puncak Jaya Regency covers an area of 6,515 km2, and had a population of 101,148 at the 2010 Census[4] which increased to 224,527 at the 2020 Census;[5] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 231,499.[1]
According to a 2009 profile in Indonesia's Tempo magazine, Puncak Jaya had sixteen districts (distrik) 147 villages, and 147,000 residents;[9] However this did not take into account the fact that under Law No. 7/2008, eight of these districts had already been removed from Puncak Jaya Regency in 2008 and formed into a separate Puncak Regency in 2008. The 2010 Census revealed a population of 101,148 in the residual Puncak Jaya Regency,[4] which by the 2020 Census had more than doubled to 224,527.[5] It is a difficult ten-hour drive from Wamena (Jayawijaya Regency) to the mostly undeveloped regency. Separatists in the Free Papua Movement are active in the area.[9]
Administrative districts
At the 2010 Census, the existing regency comprised eight districts (distrik), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census.[4]
Name of District (distrik)
Pop'n 2010 Census
Fawi
3,420
Mulia
22,278
Mewoluk
5,189
Yamo
13,161
Ilu
18,344
Torere
6,710
Jigonikme
8,040
Tingginambut
24,006
However, by 2018 these had been split to create additional districts, which in 2018 numbered twenty-six, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centre, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 302 rural kampong and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postcode. The nineteen new districts created by 2018 are Dagai, Dokome, Gubume, Gurage, Ilamburawi, Irimuli, Kalome, Kiyage, Lumo, Molanikime, Muara, Nioga, Nume, Pagaleme, Taganombak, Waegi, Wanwi, Yambi and Yamoneri; the previous Jigonikme District has ceased to exist.
Kode Wilayah
Name of District (distrik)
Area in km2
Pop'n Census 2020
Admin Centre
No. of Villages
Post code
94.02.03
Fawi
1,084
4,320
Fawi
9
98942
94.02.25
Dagai
481
4,033
Dagai
10
98941
94.02.26
Kiyage
200
5,179
Kiyage
8
98943
94.02.01
Mulia
154
32,755
Wuyukwi
11 (a)
98915
94.02.14
Yambi
94
9,364
Yambi
9
98917
94.02.13
Ilamburawi
111
6,102
Ilamburawi
5
98912
94.02.12
Muara
76
11,319
Muara
8
98914
94.02.09
Pagaleme
160
12,212
Pagaleme
5
98916
94.02.10
Gurage
142
8,704
Yarmukum
11
98911
94.02.11
Irimuli
243
8,362
Wondengobak
9
98913
94.02.04
Mewoluk
275
8,594
Mewoluk
8
98945
94.02.15
Lumo
103
10,593
Lumo
9
98944
94.02.16
Molanikime
472
4,734
Tiolome
5
98946
94.02.05
Yamo
273
10,503
Yamo
14
98925
95.02.17
Dokome
228
5,103
Dokome
9
98924
94.02.02
Ilu
225
13,393
Wurak
21 (b)
94.02.20
Yamoneri
198
9,247
Yamoneri
16
98937
94.02.21
Waegi
130
10,349
Anggutare
19
98936
94.02.06
Nume
101
3,405
Nume
13
98933
94.02.22
Nioga
161
9,321
Nioga
11
98932
94.02.23
Gubume
90
5,793
Gubume
17
98931
94.02.24
Taganombak
645
4,737
Guna
10
98934
94.02.07
Torere
277
4,355
Gubugani
13
98926
94.02.08
Tingginambut
197
8,010
Tingginambut
22
98922
94.02.18
Kalome
197
8,119
Kalome
16
98921
94.02.19
Wanwi
198
5,921
Wonwi
17
98923
Totals
6,515
224,527
305
Notes: (a) includes two kelurahan - the towns of Wuyukwi and Pagaleme. (b) includes one kelurahan - the town of Wurak.
Mulia, the seat of the regency, has a subtropical highland climate (KöppenCfb) with cool to pleasant mornings, warm to very warm afternoons, and heavy rainfall year-round.
Detail maps from Indonesian government, this regency:
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"Archived copy"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) (includes southern portion, including location of Mulia)