Wondama Bay Regency

Teluk Wondama Regency
Kabupaten Teluk Wondama
Coat of arms of Teluk Wondama Regency
Motto(s): 
Sasar Wondama
(Wondama Light)
Location in West Papua
Location in West Papua
Teluk Wondama Regency is located in Indonesia
Teluk Wondama Regency
Teluk Wondama Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2°42′S 134°30′E / 2.700°S 134.500°E / -2.700; 134.500
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
CapitalRasiei
Government
 • RegentBernadus A. Imburi
 • Vice RegentPaulus Yulius Indubri
Area
 • Total4,844.035 km2 (1,870.292 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total44,534
 • Density9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 980
Websitewondamakab.go.id

Teluk Wondama Regency or Wondama Bay Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Teluk Wondama; Dutch: Regentschap Wondammen-baai) is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 4,844.035 km2, and had a population of 26,321 at the 2010 Census[2] and 41,644 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 44,534 (comprising 23,395 males and 21,139 females).[1] The administrative centre lies in the small town of Rasiei.

The northern half of the Regency contains several coastal districts along the east coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula, and across Wondama Bay (a deep inlet to the south of Cenderawasih Bay) on the west coast of the Wondiboy Peninsula, but it also includes a number of islands in the southwest part of Cenderawasih Bay. The southern half of the Regency comprises the large but landlocked and nearly uninhabited Naikere District.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Teluk Wondama Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9207)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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