Dekai Explained

Dekai
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Indonesia Western New Guinea#Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia
Coordinates:-4.8592°N 139.4739°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western New Guinea
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Highland Papua
Established Title:Founded
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Population Total:3419
Population As Of:2010
Area Code Type:Area code
Timezone:Indonesia Eastern Time
Utc Offset:+9
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Af

Dekai is a town in the province of Highland Papua, Indonesia, and the actual administrative center of Yahukimo Regency. The official administrative center of Yahukimo Regency is Sumohai. Sumohai is located 25 kilometers north of Dekai, and due to the lack of infrastructure in Sumohai, the administrative center of Yahukimo Regency is in Dekai. In the 2010 census, Dekai's Suma District (Indonesian: Distrik Sumo) had a total of 3,419 people.[1]

The town is located on the Bulaza River (Indonesian: Sungai Brazza) and the Dykno Puglia Airport is located in the northwest of the town.

Transportation

The town has its own airport Nop Goliat Dekai Airport.

Climate

Dekai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round.

Notes and References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.