Keerom Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed from the eastern districts then within Jayapura Regency with effect from 12 November 2002, and is thus the most eastern of the regencies within the province of Papua, bordering with the nation of Papua New Guinea to the east. It covers an area of 9,365 km2, and had a population of 48,536 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 61,623 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 74,332 (comprising 39,105 males and 35,227 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Keerom Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9420) The regency's administrative centre is at the town of Waris.
Keerom Regency is located in the border area between Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, in Papua Province. It borders Green River Rural LLG and Amanab Rural LLG of Sandaun Province (in Papua New Guinea) to the east, Highland Papua Province to the south and Jayapura Regency to the west, while to the north it is separated from the coast by Muara Tami and Abepura Districts of the city of Jayapura (Muara Tami District provides the outlet to the Pacific Ocean of the rivers originating in Keerom Regency).
Languages Border languages (Awyi, Waris, Manem, Sowanda), Pauwasi languages (Emem, Zorop, Tebi), Namla-Tofanma languages, Dera, Elseng, and Usku are the local indigenous Papuan languages spoken in Keerom Regency.
Administrative districts As at 2010, the Keerom regency comprised seven districts (distrik), but another four districts (Yaffi, Kaisenar, Arso Barat and Mannem) were added subsequently by splitting of existing districts.Badan Pusat Statistik Kabupaten Keerom. Kabupaten Keerom Dalam Angka 2018. These eleven districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official mestimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Keerom Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9420) 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. Note that geographically the first five districts listed below comprise the relatively underpopulated southern half of the regency (with only 8,321 inhabitants in 2024), while the remaining six districts comprise the northern half (with 66,011 inhabitants).
Kode Wilayah Name of District (distrik) Areainkm2 Pop'n 2010Census Pop'n 2020Census Pop'n mid 2024Estimate AdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 91.11.04 Web (a) 714.43 2,440 1,483 1,657Umuaf 699462 91.11.07 Towe (a) 711.75 2,340 896 1,073Towe Hitam 1099466 91.11.10 Yaffi (a) 481.43 (b) 1,201 2,193Yabanda 799463 91.11.03 Senggi 2,538.00 2,737 2,695 2,978Senggi 799464 91.11.11 Kaisenar 405.45 (b) 350 420Kaisenar 599465 91.11.01 Waris (a) 911.94 3,052 3,425 4,425Pund 899467 91.11.02 Arso 1,381.43 20,214 15,190 19,371Arso Kota 1299471 91.11.06 Arso Timur (a) (East Arso) 340.48 4,766 3,163 5,094Yetty 999472 91.11.08 Arso Barat (West Arso) 215.08 (b) 11,823 13,796Sanggaria 899473 91.11.09 Mannem 160.36 (b) 4,397 4,617Wonorejo 799468 91.11.05 Skanto 1,504.65 12,987 17,000 18,708Jaifuri 1299469 Totals 9,365.00 48,536 61,623 74,332 Waris 91
Notes: (a) Web, Towe, Yaffi, Waris, and Arso Timur districts have land borders with Papua New Guinea. (b) the 2010 population for this district is included in the figure for the district from which the new district was cut out.
References
External links Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)