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Puncak Jaya Regency

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Puncak Jaya Regency
Kabupaten Puncak Jaya
Regency
A view of the peak of Puncak Jaya, located in the southwestern portion of the regency
A view of the peak of Puncak Jaya, located in the southwestern portion of the regency
Coat of arms of Puncak Jaya Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Yabu Eeruwok
Location within Central Papua
Location within Central Papua
Puncak Jaya Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Puncak Jaya Regency
Puncak Jaya Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Puncak Jaya Regency is located in Indonesia
Puncak Jaya Regency
Puncak Jaya Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°42′00″S 137°57′53″E / 3.7001°S 137.9647°E / -3.7001; 137.9647
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Papua
CapitalMulia
Government
 • RegentYuni Wonda
 • Vice RegentMus Kogoya
Area
 • Total
6,515 km2 (2,515 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)[1]
 • Total
221,045
 • Density33.93/km2 (87.87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 901
Websitepuncakjayakab.go.id

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 2025 was 221,045 (comprising 118,228 males and 102,817 females).[1]

The capital of the regency is Mulia.[6][7][8]

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

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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
Fawi3,420
Mulia22,278
Mewoluk5,189
Yamo13,161
Ilu18,344
Torere6,710
Jigonikme8,040
Tingginambut24,006

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] and according to the official estimates as at mid 2025.[1] 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		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2025		Admin
Centre		No.
of
Villages		Post
code
94.02.03Fawi [10]1,1454,3204,930Fawi998942
94.02.25Dagai [11]8664,0334,404Dagai1098941
94.02.26Kiyage [12]4925,1795,147Kiyage898943
94.02.01Mulia [13]26832,75534,898Wuyukwi11 (a)98915
94.02.14Yambi [14]2069,3649,388Yambi998917
94.02.13Ilamburawi [15]1106,1025,466Ilamburawi598912
94.02.12Muara [16]13711,31910,732Muara898914
94.02.09Pagaleme [17]10012,2129,912Pagaleme598916
94.02.10Gurage [18]1628,7048,253Yarmukum1198911
94.02.11Irimuli [19]1598,3629,023Wondengobak998913
94.02.04Merwoluk [20]2518,5948,089Merwoluk898945
94.02.15Lumo [21]25810,5938,059Lumo998944
94.02.16Molanikime [22]1054,7344,494Tiolome598946
94.02.05Yamo [23]45610,5039,662Yamo1498925
95.02.17Dokome [24]2735,1034,442Dokome998924
94.02.02Ilu [25]27013,39315,036Wurak21 (b)98935
94.02.20Yamoneri [26]2699,2479,341Yamoneri1698937
94.02.21Waegi [27]21210,3498,885Anggutare1998936
94.02.06Nume [28]1433,4054,154Nume1398933
94.02.22Nioga [29]1109,3219,639Nioga1198932
94.02.23Gubume [30]1705,7936,595Gubume1798931
94.02.24Taganombak [31]984,7375,203Guna1098934
94.02.07Torere [32]5274,3553,997Gubugani1398926
94.02.08Tingginambut [33]2778,0108,394Tingginambut2298922
94.02.18Kalome [34]1798,1198,136Kalome1698921
94.02.19Wanwi [35]1845,9214,766Wonwi1798923
Totals6,515224,527221,045Mulia305

Notes: (a) includes two kelurahan - the towns of Wuyukwi and Pagaleme. Note the Pagaleme kelurahan in this district is different from the Pagaleme kampong in Pagaleme District. (b) includes one kelurahan - the town of Wurak.

Towns included

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Climate

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Mulia, the seat of the regency, has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cfb) with cool to pleasant mornings, warm to very warm afternoons, and heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Mulia
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 24.3
(75.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.3
(73.9)		 22.4
(72.3)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.7
(71.1)		 22.6
(72.7)		 23.7
(74.7)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.3
(74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.6
(65.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 18.3
(64.9)		 17.7
(63.9)		 17.1
(62.8)		 17.1
(62.8)		 17.5
(63.5)		 18.2
(64.8)		 18.4
(65.1)		 18.6
(65.5)		 18.1
(64.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6)		 13.2
(55.8)		 13.4
(56.1)		 13.4
(56.1)		 13.3
(55.9)		 13.1
(55.6)		 12.6
(54.7)		 12.5
(54.5)		 12.4
(54.3)		 12.7
(54.9)		 12.7
(54.9)		 13.2
(55.8)		 13.0
(55.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 260
(10.2)		 288
(11.3)		 293
(11.5)		 262
(10.3)		 230
(9.1)		 215
(8.5)		 219
(8.6)		 222
(8.7)		 220
(8.7)		 238
(9.4)		 215
(8.5)		 228
(9.0)		 2,890
(113.8)
Source: Climate-Data.org[36]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Puncak Jaya Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411)
  2. 1 2 McGibbon, Rodd. Plural Society in Peril: Migration, Economic Change, and the Papua Conflict, East–West Center (2004). Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  3. ↑ Map of Papua Province, Indonesia, East–West Center publication. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "TWIN OTTER SKIDS AT MULIA AIRPORT, PAPUA. – ANT – LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia) | HighBeam Research". 2006-02-14.
  8. ↑ Country Reports on Human Rights ... – Google Books. September 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  9. 1 2 (16 March 2009). Building a New Papua,Tempo. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
  10. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Fawi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411040
  11. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dagai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411041
  12. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kiyage Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411042
  13. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mulia Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411050
  14. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Yambi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411053
  15. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Ilamburawi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411054
  16. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Muara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411055
  17. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pagaleme Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411056
  18. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gurage Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411057
  19. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Irimuli Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411058
  20. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mewoluk Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411080
  21. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Lumo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411081
  22. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Molanikime Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411082
  23. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Yamo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411090
  24. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Dokome Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411091
  25. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Ilu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411060
  26. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Yamoneri Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411063
  27. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Waegi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411064
  28. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Nume Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411065
  29. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Nioga Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411066
  30. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gubume Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411067
  31. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Taganombak Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411068
  32. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Torere Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411061
  33. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tingginambut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411070
  34. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kalome Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411071
  35. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Wanwi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9411072
  36. ↑ "Climate: Mulia". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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