Tolikara Regency

Tolikara Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 5,588.13 km², and had a population of 114,427 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 140,801. The administrative centre of Tolikara Regency is the town of Karubaga.

Tolikara Regency Kabupaten Tolikara
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Nawi Arigi
Tolikara Regency Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia Tolikara Regency Tolikara Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3.4266°S 137.4170°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Papua
Capital	Karubaga
Government
• Regent	Usman Wanimbo
• Vice Regent	Denis Wanimbo
Area
• Total	5,588.13 km^2 (2,157.59 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	140,801
• Density	25/km^2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 969
Website	www.tolikarakab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Tolikara Regency in 2010 comprised 35 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:[2] The number of districts was increased (by 2018) to 46, subdivided into 545 administrative villages.

District Population 2010 Census Kanggime 6,540 Woniki 7,385 Nabubunage 7,540 Gilubandu 5,765 Wakuo 2,137 Karubaga 6,703 Goyage 3,458 Wunin 3,705 Kondaga 2,549 Nelawi 3,257 Kuari 6,703 Bokondini 4,942 Bokoneri 3,784 Bewani 3,824 Kembu 3,939 Wina 3,200 Umagi 3,182 Panaga 1,717

District Population 2010 Census Poganeri 1,051 Kamboneri 879 Air Garam 3,051 Dow 546 Wari / Taiyeve 584 Egiam 270 Nunggawi 6,245 Kubu 3,093 Geya 2,891 Numba 2,070 Dundu 1,613 Gundagi 3,727 Timori 3,206 Yuneri 3,768 Tagineri 921 Dorman 171 Sbey 111 Total 114,427

Since 2010, the districts of Dorman and Sbey have ceased to exist, while thirteen new districts have been created, which are: Kai, Tagime, Danime, Telenggeme, Lianogoma, Biuk, Wenam, Aweku, Anawi, Wugi, Gika, Bogonuk and Yuko.

History

The VI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad took place in Tolikara in November–December 2010.[3]

The regency was the scene of a riot against Muslims during Eid prayer in 2015.

Climate

Karubaga has a cool tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

Climate data for Karubaga
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	25.4 (77.7)	25.2 (77.4)	25.0 (77.0)	25.0 (77.0)	24.8 (76.6)	24.0 (75.2)	23.4 (74.1)	23.4 (74.1)	24.1 (75.4)	25.1 (77.2)	25.4 (77.7)	25.3 (77.5)	24.7 (76.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	19.8 (67.6)	19.7 (67.5)	19.8 (67.6)	19.8 (67.6)	19.7 (67.5)	19.1 (66.4)	18.7 (65.7)	18.5 (65.3)	18.9 (66.0)	19.5 (67.1)	19.7 (67.5)	19.9 (67.8)	19.4 (67.0)
Average low °C (°F)	14.3 (57.7)	14.3 (57.7)	14.6 (58.3)	14.6 (58.3)	14.6 (58.3)	14.3 (57.7)	14.0 (57.2)	13.7 (56.7)	13.7 (56.7)	13.9 (57.0)	14.0 (57.2)	14.5 (58.1)	14.2 (57.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	278 (10.9)	283 (11.1)	320 (12.6)	264 (10.4)	205 (8.1)	173 (6.8)	175 (6.9)	178 (7.0)	185 (7.3)	234 (9.2)	217 (8.5)	233 (9.2)	2,745 (108)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. The VI Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad
4. "Climate: Karubaga". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.

External links

• Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)