Jayapura Regency is one of the
regencies (''kabupaten'') in
Papua Province
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of
Indonesia
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. It is situated to the west of but does not include the city of
Jayapura. Previously covering most of the north-east portion of Papua province, it was reduced substantially in extent from 12 November 2002, when the eastern districts were split off to form a new
Keerom Regency
Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a po ...
and the western districts were split off to form a new
Sarmi Regency
Sarmi Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the western districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 18,034.0 km2, and had a population ...
. It now covers an area of 17,516.6 km
2, and had a population of 111,943 at the 2010 Census and 166,171 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 168,476. The administrative centre is the district of
Sentani, with 72,443 inhabitants in mid 2021.
Administrative districts
Following the 2002 reductions in area, the existing regency comprises nineteen
districts (''distrik''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021. The table also includes the location of the districts' administrative centres, the number of villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.
Notes: (a) formerly Nimboran Timur (East Nimboran). (b) including 9 offshore islands. (c) including 6 offshore islands. (d) including 4 offshore islands. (e) including 3 offshore islands.
Tourism
Since end of 2014, Infote (also called Love Lake, Danau Love, Telaga Love, or Telaga Hati) has become popular as a tourist attraction. Named for its shape, the Love Lake lays in Central Sentani, which can be accessed from
Keerom Regency
Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (''kabupaten'') in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a po ...
or from
Jayapura through Yoka Village.
Sport
As the
2021 edition of
National Sports Week
The National Sports Week ( id, Pekan Olahraga Nasional, abbreviated as PON) is a multi-sport event held every four years in Indonesia. The participants of this event are the athletes from all provinces of Indonesia. It is organized by the National ...
(PON) is hosted in Papua Province, Jayapura Regency is selected as one of the games venues.
Lukas Enembe Stadium
The Lukas Enembe Stadium, formerly known as Papua Bangkit Stadium (''Rising Papua Stadium''), is a multi-purpose stadium located within the Lukas Enembe Sports Complex in Jayapura Regency, Papua, Indonesia. Located between the Cyclops Mountains a ...
in Sentani Timur District was built as the 2021 PON main venue.
References
External links
Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
{{Papua
Regencies of Papua (province)
Jayapura