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Yalimo Regency

Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo
Regency
Trans-Papua road on Elelim, capital of Yalimo
Trans-Papua road on Elelim, capital of Yalimo
Official seal of Yalimo Regency
Seal
Motto: 
Nori Maniek
Location in Highland Papua
Location in Highland Papua
Yalimo Regency is located in Highland Papua
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Yalimo Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Location in Indonesia
Yalimo Regency is located in Indonesia
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°47′06″S 139°26′49″E / 3.785°S 139.447°E / -3.785; 139.447
Country Indonesia
ProvinceHighland Papua
CapitalElelim [id]
Government
 • RegentNahor Nekwek
 • Vice RegentJohn W. Wilil
Area
 • Total
4,330.29 km2 (1,671.93 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total
106,740
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Area code(+62) 971
Websitewww.yalimokab.go.id

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[2] which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 106,740 (comprising 56,520 males and 50,230 females).[1] The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.

Administrative districts

Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated 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 locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(distrik)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2010
census		 Pop'n
2020
census		 Pop'n
mid 2022
estimate		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
95.06.05 Welarek 1,282.50 8,687 23,983 27,066 Welarek 61 99083
95.06.02 Apalapsili 383.32 5,840 16,046 18,084 Apalapsili 50 99084
95.06.03 Abenaho 1,131.81 24,577 33,963 31,353 Pasviley 108 99085
95.06.01 Elelim 660.76 5,946 15,544 17,267 Elelim 44 99082
95.06.05 Benawa 871.90 5,713 12,437 13,100 Gilika 37 99081
Totals 4,330.29 50,763 101,973 106,870 Elelim 300

Climate

Elelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.

Climate data for Elelim
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28.5
(83.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.7
(81.9) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		27.8
(82.0) 		28.4
(83.1) 		28.7
(83.7) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.1
(82.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		23.4
(74.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.0
(75.2) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.7
(74.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19.5
(67.1) 		19.5
(67.1) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.9
(66.0) 		19.0
(66.2) 		19.1
(66.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		19.7
(67.5) 		19.3
(66.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 281
(11.1) 		274
(10.8) 		323
(12.7) 		279
(11.0) 		187
(7.4) 		146
(5.7) 		167
(6.6) 		177
(7.0) 		182
(7.2) 		204
(8.0) 		200
(7.9) 		220
(8.7) 		2,640
(104.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Yalimo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9506)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Climate: Elelim". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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