Waropen Regency


Waropen Regency is one of the regencies in Papua Province, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 10,977.09 km2, and it had a population of 24,639 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 30,318. The capital is the town of Botawa.
Originally, this area comprised those districts of the Yapen Islands Regency which lay on the Papuan mainland, but these districts were split off to constitute a separate regency on 12 November 2002, leaving the Yapen Islands Regency consisting only of Yapen Island and some smaller islands in Cenderawasih Bay.
East Geelvink Bay languages are spoken in the regency.

Administrative Districts

Waropen Regency comprises ten districts, tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:
DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Waropen Bawah
4,907
Inggerus1,618
Ureifaisei6,401
Oadate1,466
Wapoga1,706

DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Masirei1,315
Risei Sayati1,627
Demba2,006
Walani2,279
Kirihi1,314