Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong | |
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Location in Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E / 0.88306°S 131.25000°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Southwest Papua |
Capital | Aimas |
Government | |
• Regent | Vacant |
• Vice Regent | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 13,075.28 km2 (5,048.39 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 129,963 |
• Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Area code | (+62) 951 |
Website | sorongkab |
Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of the Southwest Papua province of Indonesia.[2] It covers an area of 13,075.28 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census,[3] and 118,679 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 129,963 (comprising 68,564 males and 61,399 females).[1] Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. Sorong Regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota) on the landward side; the city is administratively independent of the Regency and is not included in the above statistics; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.