Waropen Regency
Waropen Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 10,843.97 km2, and it had a population of 24,639 at the 2010 Census and 33,943 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 36,974 - comprising 19,415 males and 17,559 females. The capital is the town of Botawa.
Waropen Regency
Kabupaten Waropen | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Ndi Sowosio Ndi Korako | |
Location in Papua Province | |
Waropen Regency Location in Indonesian Papua Waropen Regency Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 1°52′S 137°06′E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Capital | Botawa |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Yermias Bisai |
| • Vice Regent | Hendrik Wonatorei |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,843.97 km2 (4,186.88 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 36,974 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 981 |
| Website | www |
Originally, this area comprised those districts of the former Yapen Waropen Regency which lay on the Papuan mainland, but that regency was split in two on 12 November 2002 (effective on 11 December 2002), to form the Waropen Regency on the Papuan mainland and the Yapen Islands Regency consisting of Yapen Island and some smaller islands in Cenderawasih Bay.
The languages of the East Geelvink Bay family, which include the Waropen language, are spoken in the regency. The main ethnic groups that inhabit this regency are the Waropen people, and the Biak who generally inhabit coastal areas.