Yapen Islands Regency

Yapen Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen
Regency
Coat of arms of Yapen Islands Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Acis
Location in Papua Province
Location in Papua Province
Yapen Islands Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Yapen Islands Regency
Yapen Islands Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Yapen Islands Regency is located in Indonesia
Yapen Islands Regency
Yapen Islands Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°47′16″S 136°16′38″E / 1.7877°S 136.2772°E / -1.7877; 136.2772
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalSerui
Government
 • RegentCyfrianus Yustus Mambay
 • Vice RegentVacant
Area
 • Total2,432.49 km2 (939.19 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total115,056
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 983
Websitekepyapenkab.go.id

Yapen Islands Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in Papua Province of eastern Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,432.49 km2 (939.19 sq mi), and had a population of 82,951 at the 2010 Census[2] and 112,676 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 115,056 (comprising 58,854 males and 56,202 females).[1] It comprises an archipelago which lies in Cenderawasih Bay off the north coast of Western New Guinea.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kepulauan Yapen Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9105)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.