Intan Jaya Regency Explained

Official Name:Intan Jaya Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Intan Jaya
Native Name Lang:id
Type:Regency
Motto:O Ndoma Dangge Inia Hanggia Dua Dia
(Seeing, Thinking and Working for All)
Coordinates:-3.4102°N 136.7084°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Central Papua
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sugapa
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Natalis Tabuni
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Yann Robert
Area Total Km2:3922.02
Population As Of:mid 2022 estimate
Population Total:139236
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone1:Indonesia Eastern Time
Utc Offset1:+9
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 901
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Western New Guinea#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Indonesian Papua##Location in Indonesia

Intan Jaya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua; it was formed in 2008 from part of Paniai Regency. It covers an area of 3,922 km2, and had a population of 40,490 at the 2010 Census,[2] but this greatly increased to 135,043 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 139,236.[4] The administrative centre is the town of Sugapa.

Administrative Districts

Intan Jaya Regency comprised in 2010 six districts (distrik), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[5]

Name of
District
(distrik)
Pop'n
2010
Census
Homeyo 11,848
Sugapa 9,528
Hitadipa 4,425
Agisiga5,631
Biandoga 5,087
Wandai 3,971
By 2018, two further districts had been created - Tomosiga and Ugimba. The eight districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all rated as rural kampung) in each district, and its post code.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(distrik) !
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2020
Census
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
94.07.02 Homeyo 93824,482Pogapa21 98791
94.07.01 Sugapa 62326,214Yokatapa17 98793
94.07.07 Ugimba 2109,898Ugimba6 98794
94.07.06 Hitadipa 43516,427Hitadipa9 98792
94.07.05 Agisiga 38813,727Nabia10 98782
94.07.08 Tomosiga 2088,978Tomosiga9 98783
94.07.04 Biandoga 87224,553Mbiandoga16 98784
94.07.03 Wandai 24810,764Wandai9 98785
Totals 3,922135,043Sugapa97

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Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Intan Jaya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9407)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Intan Jaya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9407)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.