Sorong Regency
Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of the Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 13,075.28 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census, and 118,679 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 125,949. 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.
Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Southwest Papua | |
Sorong Regency Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Southwest Papua |
| Capital | Aimas |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Vacant |
| • Vice Regent | Vacant |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,075.28 km2 (5,048.39 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 125,949 |
| • Density | 9.6/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 951 |
| Website | sorongkab |
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