Asmat Regency
Kabupaten Asmat | |
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 Icon of Asmat Regency | |
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| Motto(s): Ja Asamanam Apcamar (Onward with Balance) | |
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  Asmat Regency Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia  Asmat Regency Asmat Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 5°22′46″S 138°27′48″E / 5.3795°S 138.4634°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | South Papua |
| Regency seat | Agats |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Elisa Kambu |
| • Vice Regent | Thomas E. Safanpo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31,983.44 km2 (12,348.88 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 116,200 |
| • Density | 3.6/km2 (9.4/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Religion | Christianity 93.28% –Catholicism 56.44% –Protestantism 36.84% Islam 6.68% Hinduism 0.03% Buddhism 0.01% |
| • Language | Indonesian (official) Asmat, Kamoro (native) Papuan Malay (lingua franca) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 902 |
| Website | asmatkab.go.id |
Asmat Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the northwestern portion of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It is bounded to the southwest by the Arafura Sea, to the southeast and east by Mappi Regency, to the north by Highland Papua Province and to the northwest by Central Papua Province. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it had been a part) on 12 November 2002.
Asmat Regency consists of an area of 31,983.44 km2, and had a population of 76,577 at the 2010 Census,[3] 88,373 at the 2015 Intermediate Census,[4] and 110,105 at the 2020 Census,[5] while the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 116,200 (comprising 60,099 males and 56,101 females),[1] mostly from the Asmat ethnic group. The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Agats.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Asmat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9304)
- ^ "Religion in Indonesia". Archived from the original on 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.