Sentani, Jayapura

Sentani
District
Sentani Location in Papua (province) and Indonesia Show map of Western New Guinea Sentani Sentani (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°33′49″S 140°30′53″E / 2.563642°S 140.514640°E / -2.563642; 140.514640
Country	Indonesia
Province	Papua
Capital	Sentani Kota
Government
• Kepala Distrik	Eroll Yohanis Daisiu, SE
Area
• Total	79.80 km2 (30.81 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	84,648
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 967

Sentani is an administrative district (distrik) and also a town (kelurahan) which serves as the capital of Jayapura Regency, in Papua (province), Indonesia. Sentani District has an area of around 79.80 km² with a total population in mid 2023 of around 84,648 people, and a population density of around 1,061/km².^[1]

Meanwhile, the town (kelurahan) of Sentani Kota, located some 40 km west of Jayapura City and the site of Sentani International Airport, had 26,634 inhabitants in mid 2023, while adjoining Hinekombe kelurahan to the west (containing the actual administrative centre of the district, and forming part of the same urban area) had another 27,261 inhabitants in mid 2023, and adjoining Dobonsolo kelurahan to the south (also part of the same built-up area) had another 15,291 inhabitants in mid 2023. The three kelurahan together thus cover 43.32 km² with 69,186 inhabitants in mid 2023.^[1]

In addition to these three towns (kelurahan), the district contains 7 rural villages (desa), listed below with their populations in mid 2023.^[1] All ten communities share the postcode of 99352.