Sarmi Regency
Kabupaten Sarmi | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Mandiri dan Bermartabat (Independent and Dignified) | |
 Location in Papua Province | |
  Sarmi Regency Location in Indonesian Papua#Location in Indonesia  Sarmi Regency Sarmi Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 2°25′00″S 139°05′00″E / 2.4167°S 139.0833°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Capital | Sarmi |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Markus O. Mansnembra |
| • Vice Regent | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18,034.0 km2 (6,963.0 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 42,680 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 966 |
| Website | sarmikab.go.id |
Sarmi Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the western districts which had until then been part of Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 18,034.0 km2 (note that the province-level Statistics Bureau gives an alternate area figure of 14,068.37 km2), and had a population of 32,971 at the 2010 Census[2] and 41,515 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 42,680.[1] The regency's administrative centre is at the town of Sarmi.
Sarmi is named from an acronym of the five main ethnic groups, which are the Sobey, Armati, Rumbuai, Manirem, and Isirawa. These five tribes do not represent the overall tribal diversity in this regency which has 87 tribes, each with their own language.[4]