Sorong Regency

Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong
Coat of arms of Sorong Regency
Location in Southwest Papua
Location in Southwest Papua
Sorong Regency is located in Indonesia
Sorong Regency
Sorong Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E / 0.88306°S 131.25000°E / -0.88306; 131.25000
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouthwest Papua
CapitalAimas
Government
 • RegentVacant
 • Vice RegentVacant
Area
 • Total
13,075.28 km2 (5,048.39 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
129,963
 • Density9.9/km2 (26/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 951
Websitesorongkab.go.id

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.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sorong Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9201)
  2. ^ http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/irian/cities/sorong/sorong.html[dead link]
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.