South Manokwari Regency

South Manokwari Regency Kabupaten Manokwari Selatan
Regency
Trans-Papua road in Gunung Botak
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Bersatu Membangun (Unite to Build)
Location in West Papua
South Manokwari Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°04′47″S 133°58′02″E / 1.0798°S 133.9673°E / -1.0798; 133.9673
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Capital	Ransiki
Government
• Regent	Markus Waran
• Vice Regent	Wempy Rengkung
Area
• Total	2,812.44 km2 (1,085.89 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	38,055
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 980
Website	manselkab.go.id

South Manokwari Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed in 2013 from the southern districts of Manokwari Regency, and covers an area of 2,812.44 km². The population of the area now comprised in the new regency was 18,564 at the 2010 Census,^[2] which rose to 35,949 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 38,055 (comprising 19,600 males and 18,455 females).^[1] The administrative centre is the town of Ransiki.

The geographical location of South Manokwari Regency can be seen according to its part as follows:

• North : 1º5' South Latitude;
• Southern Part : 2º5' South Latitude;
• West : 133º45' East Longitude; and
• East: 134º25' East Longitude.^[4]

South Manokwari Regency is divided into six districts (distrik), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural kampung) in each district and its post code.

• Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)