Yalimo Regency

Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 4,320.29 km3, and had a population at the 2010 Census of 50,763 which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 105,139. The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.

Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo
Motto: 
Nori Maniek
Location in Highland Papua
Yalimo Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Yalimo Regency
Location in Indonesia
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3.785°S 139.447°E / -3.785; 139.447
Country Indonesia
ProvinceHighland Papua
CapitalElelim
Government
  RegentNahor Nekwek
  Vice RegentJohn W. Wilil
Area
  Total4,330.29 km2 (1,671.93 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total105,139
  Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Area code(+62) 971
Websitewww.yalimokab.go.id
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.