Jayawijaya Regency

Jayawijaya Regency
Kabupaten Jayawijaya
Wamena Airport
Wamena Airport
Motto(s): 
Yogotak Hubuluk Mutuk Hanorogo
(Tomorrow Must Be Better Than Today)
Location in Highland Papua
Location in Highland Papua
Jayawijaya Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Jayawijaya Regency
Jayawijaya Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Jayawijaya Regency is located in Indonesia
Jayawijaya Regency
Jayawijaya Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 4°05′00″S 139°05′00″E / 4.0833°S 139.0833°E / -4.0833; 139.0833
Country Indonesia
RegionPapua
Province Highland Papua
Regency seatWamena
Government
 • RegentJohn Richard Banua Rouw [id]
 • Vice RegentMarthin Yogobi [id]
Area
 • Total13,925.31 km2 (5,376.59 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total282,497
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 969
Websitejayawijayakab.go.id

Jayawijaya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It occupies an area of 13,925.31 km2 in the Baliem Valley, situated in the central highlands of the province. It had a population of 196,085 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 269,553 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 282,497.[1] Its regency seat is the town of Wamena.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Jayawijaya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9501)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.