Sorong Regency () is a regency of the Southwest Papua province of Indonesia.http://www.petra.ac.id/eastern/irian/cities/sorong/sorong.html It covers an area of 13,075.28 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 118,679 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 129,669 (comprising 67,118 males and 62,551 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Sorong Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9107) Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. Sorong Regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota) on the landward side; the city is administratively independent of the Regency and is not included in the above statistics; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.
Geography Sorong Regency is one of the regencies which is administratively included in the territory of the new Southwest Papua Province. Sorong Regency is located at 00° 33' 42” - 01° 35' 29" South Latitude and 130° 40' 49" - 132° 13' 48” East Longitude.Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021
Administrative districts At the time of the 2010 Census, the Sorong Regency was divided into eighteen administrative districts (distrik). However, since 2013 Moraid District has been transferred to the expanded Tambrauw Regency, while thirteen additional districts have been created in Sorong Regency by the division of existing districts. Thus Sorong Regency now comprises thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as of mid-2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Sorong Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9107)
The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 231 rural kampung and 26 urban kelurahan), and its postcode.
Kode Kememdagri Name ofDistrict(distrik) Areainkm2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2024AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 92.01.41 Klaso 345.033065741,244Siwis798456 92.01.48 Saengkeduk 395.74(a)537931Suye698458 92.01.01 Makbon690.062,1303,2003,680Makbon15 (b)98452 92.01.40 Klayili 394.324161,1471,320Klayili898451 92.01.04 Beraur 540.771,0078821,041Wanurian1398432 92.01.44 Bagun 443.61(a)427629Disfra998431 92.01.54 Botain 349.74(a)119415Mamsit498433 92.01.08 Klamono 488.454,4835,6254,736Klawana1098441 92.01.51 Klasafet 246.45(a)9861,394Maladuk598442 92.01.49 Malabotom 443.61(a)1,0851,119Tanah Tinggi998443 92.01.17 Klabot394.32638595866Klabot898436 92.01.47 Buk345.03(a)665821Buk798434 92.01.18 Klawak 591.485977911,017Wilty1298437 92.01.50 Konhir 394.32(a)560725Tarsa898438 92.01.52 Hobard 345.03(a)351421Hobard798435 92.01.05 Salawati (c)345.039,14912,09112,491Katinim7 (d)98423 92.01.13 Mayamuk 541.199,98314,32115,573Makbalim11 (e)98421 92.01.42 Moisigin (formerly East Salawati) (c) 443.611,9523,5813,921Klafdalim998422 92.01.06 Seget 443.613,0874,2334,936Seget998426 92.01.12 Segun 443.611,3691,6341,815Segun998427 92.01.14 Salawati Selatan (f)(South Salawati)295.742,0571,2121,468Sailolof698424 92.01.53 Salawati Tengah (f)(Central Salawati) 492.90(g)1,5291,890Waliam1098425 92.01.07 Aimas 690.0619,91142,01443,539Aimas14 (h)98444 92.01.39 Mariat 542.1910,43216,73518,599Mariat11(j)98445 92.01.43 Sorong (district)443.61(a)785984Maibo998446 92.01.10 Sayosa398.199881,0201,478Sayosa698453 92.01.45 Wemak395.74(a)725937Saluk698455 92.01.55 Sayosa Timur (East Sayosa) 395.74(a)406557Sailala698454 92.01.20 Maudus443.61(a)467602Luwelala998457 92.01.46 Sunook 347.04(a)382520Dasri798459 Totals 13,075.2868,902118,679129,669Aimas257 While the areas given above for the districts are exactly as given in BPS official statistics, they are highly questionable (note the repetition of certain values).
Notes: (a) the 2010 population of the new districts is included with the figures for the districts from which they were separated. (b) includes 1 kelurahan (Makbon - the district centre). (c) Notwithstanding the names, Salawati District and Salawati Timur District - the latter now called Moisigin district - do not lie on Salawati Island, but on the Papuan 'mainland'. (d) comprises 4 kelurahan (Katinim, Mararan, Majener, and Matawolat) and 3 kampung. (e) comprises 3 kelurahan (Makbalim, Makbosun, and Mayamuk) and 8 kampung. (f) Salawati Selatan District and Salawati Tengah District are situated on the island of Salawati and are thus geographically part of the Raja Ampat island group. Note particularly that Raja Ampat Regency also contains a district on Salawati Island which is confusingly also named "Salawati Tengah". (g) the 2010 population of the new Salawati Tengah District is included with the figure for Salawati Selatan District from which it was separated. (h) comprises 11 kelurahan (Aimas, Klabinain, Klafma, Klaigit, Malagusa, Malasom, Malawele, Malawili, Mariat Gunung, Mariat Pantai, and Warmon) and 3 kampung. (j) comprises 7 kelurahan (Jamaimo, Klamalu, Klamasen, Klaru, Klasukuk, Maklalut, and Mariyai) and 4 kampung.
Climate Aimas, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round. Unlike most parts of Indonesia, it experiences a rainfall maximum during the low-sun season due to local wind currents.
References
External links Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)