Yalimo Regency

Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) in Papua, Indonesia. It covers an area of 4,320.29 km3, and had a population at the 2010 Census of 50,763[2] which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census.[3] The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.

Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo
Motto(s): 
Nori Maniek
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3.8604°S 138.4731°E / -3.8604; 138.4731
Country Indonesia
ProvincePapua
CapitalElelim
Government
  RegentLakius Peyon
  Vice RegentErdi Dabi
Area
  Total4,320.29 km2 (1,668.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
  Total101,973
  Density24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Area code(+62) 971
Websitewww.yalimokab.go.id

Administrative districts

Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa) in each district, and its post code.

DistrictArea
in km2
Population
2010 census
Population
2020 census
No. of
villages
Post
code
Welarek1,282.508,68723,9836199083
Apalapsili383.325,84016,0465199084
Abenaho1,131.8124,57733,96310999085
Elelim660.765,94615,5444299082
Benawa871.905,71312,4373799081
Totals4,330.2950,763101,973300

Climate

Elelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.

Climate data for Elelim
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3)
28.3
(82.9)
28.3
(82.9)
28.5
(83.3)
28.4
(83.1)
27.7
(81.9)
27.2
(81.0)
27.2
(81.0)
27.8
(82.0)
28.4
(83.1)
28.7
(83.7)
28.5
(83.3)
28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)
23.9
(75.0)
24.0
(75.2)
24.1
(75.4)
24.0
(75.2)
23.5
(74.3)
23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.4
(74.1)
23.7
(74.7)
24.0
(75.2)
24.1
(75.4)
23.7
(74.7)
Average low °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1)
19.5
(67.1)
19.7
(67.5)
19.7
(67.5)
19.6
(67.3)
19.3
(66.7)
18.9
(66.0)
18.9
(66.0)
19.0
(66.2)
19.1
(66.4)
19.3
(66.7)
19.7
(67.5)
19.3
(66.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 281
(11.1)
274
(10.8)
323
(12.7)
279
(11.0)
187
(7.4)
146
(5.7)
167
(6.6)
177
(7.0)
182
(7.2)
204
(8.0)
200
(7.9)
220
(8.7)
2,640
(104.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. "Climate: Elelim". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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