Bintuni Bay Regency

Teluk Bintuni Regency or Bintuni Bay Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,637 km2, comprising administrative districts on three sides of Bintuni Bay, a gulf that separates the Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula which together form the main geographical constituents of the province; it had a population of 52,422 at the 2010 Census and 87,083 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 92,236. The administrative centre is the town of Bintuni.

Bintuni Bay Regency
Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni
Motto(s): 
Sehati Menuju Bintuni Baru
(United Heart Towards the New Bintuni)
Location in West Papua
Bintuni Bay Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1.8804°S 133.3311°E / -1.8804; 133.3311
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceWest Papua
CapitalBintuni
Government
  RegentPetrus Kasihiw
  Vice RegentMatret Kokop
Area
  Total18,637.00 km2 (7,195.79 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total92,236
  Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 955
Websitetelukbintunikab.go.id
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