West Seram Regency

West Seram Regency is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It is mainly located on the island of Seram, but includes various islands lying to the west of Seram - Manipa, Kelang, Boano and the smaller Babi, Pua and Marsegu. It covers an area of 6,948.40 km², and had a population of 164,654 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at 2015) was 169,481.[2] The principal town lies at Piru.

West Seram Regency Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Maluku
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Coordinates: 3.1027°S 128.4300°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Capital	Piru
Government
• Regent	Jacobus F. Puttileihalat
• Vice Regent	Timotius Akerina
Area
• Total	6,948.4 km^2 (2,682.8 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	169,481
• Density	24/km^2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 911
Website	sbbkab.go.id

Administration

At the time of the 2010 Census the regency was divided into four districts (kecamatan). Subsequent to 2010, seven additional districts have been created by the division of the original four districts, so that the regency is now divided into eleven districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and subsequent 2015 official estimates.[3]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010	Population Estimate 2015
Huamual Belakang	409.65	25,629	26,328
Kepulauan Manipa (Manipa Islands)	159.71	5,810	5,954
Seram Barat (West Seram)	503.33	27,311	27,990
Huamual	1,162.99	34,919	35,787
Kairatu	329.65	23,240	23,823
Kairatu Barat (West Kairatu)	132.25	13,146	13,472
Inamosol	504.61	5,311	5,443
Amalatu	665.35	10,979	11,252
Elpaputih	1,165.74	1,453	1,489
Taniwel	1,181.32	12,133	12,435
Taniwel Timur (East Taniwel)	733.80	5,375	5,508

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.

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