Bintuni | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia West Papua#Indonesia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Papua##Location in Indonesia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | West Papua |
Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
Subdivision Name2: | Teluk Bintuni Regency |
Area Total Km2: | 421.75 |
Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
Population Note: | [1] |
Population Total: | 34192 |
Timezone: | WIB |
Utc Offset: | +7 |
Coordinates: | -2.1167°N 165°W |
Bintuni (Dutch: Steenkool) is a small town and administrative district in West Papua, Indonesia and seat of the Teluk Bintuni Regency. The town comprises two villages (West Bintuni and East Bintuni) with a combined population of 13,795 at the 2010 Census[2] and 22,757 inhabitants as at mid 2022. The town is located near the southeast coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula on Bintuni Bay.[3] [4] It is served by Steenkool Airport. The district had 18,663 inhabitants in 2010,[5] which increased to 34,192 by mid 2023.[6]
Bintuni has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall in all months except July and August.