# Bintuni Bay Regency

Teluk Bintuni Regency or Bintuni Bay Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,637 km$^2$, comprising administrative districts on three sides of Bintuni Bay, a gulf that separates the Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula which together form the main geographical constituents of the province; it had a population of 52,422 at the 2010 Census and 87,083 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 90,101 (comprising 52,005 males and 38,096 females). The administrative centre is the town of Bintuni.

## Geography

The Bintuni Bay area is one of the new expansion districts in the province of West Papua which was ratified by the Plenary Session of the Indonesian House of Representatives on 12 November 2002. Located between the southern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula and the Onin Peninsula coast, overlooking the Seram Sea off the west coast of West Papua. Adjacent to the narrow neck of the mountain that connects the Bird's Head Peninsula with other regions in West Papua Province. Geographically the area of Bintuni Bay Regency is between 1°57'50"LS - 3°11'26"LS and 1.9.32°44'59" - 134°14'49"E and is located between Bird's Head south coast and Onin Peninsula north coast overlooking the Seram sea off the west coast of Papua. Administratively, the Bintuni Bay Regency is bordered by:
* To the north, it is bordered by Manokwari Regency (Senopi District and Kebar District) and Arfak Mountains Regency (Testega District and Didohu District);
* In the west, it is bordered by South Sorong Regency (Kokoda District, North Kokoda District and Kais District) and Maybrat Regency (South Aifat District and East Aifat District);
* To the south, it is bordered by Kaimana Regency (Teluk Arguni District) and Fakfak Regency (Bomberay District);
* To the east, it is bordered by Teluk Wondama Regency (Kuri Wamesa District, Windesi District, Nikiwar District and Wamesi District) and South Manokwari Regency (Tahota District and Dataran Isim District).

## Administrative districts

The regency comprises twenty-four districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 115 rural kampung and 2 urban kelurahan), and its post code. The first six districts listed below form the northeast part of the Bomberai Peninsula; Wamesa District is situated to the northeast of Bintuni Bay; and the remaining 17 districts lie in the southeast part of the Bird's Head Peninsula.
| Kode Kemendagri | Name of District (distrik) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n 2010 Census | Pop'n 2020 Census | Pop'n mid 2023 Estimate | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post code |
| 92.06.08 | Fafurwar (Irorutu) | 1,171.00 | 1,015 | 1,357 | 1,396 | Fruata | 3 | 98133 |
| 92.06.03 | Babo | 687.43 | 3,232 | 3,873 | 3,975 | Irarutu III | 4 | 98132 |
| 92.06.14 | Sumuri | 1,922.00 | 6,224 | 16,999 | 17,075 | Tofoi | 5 | 98136 |
| 92.06.16 | Aroba | 859.29 | 2,892 | 2,496 | 2,562 | Aroba | 5 | 98131 |
| 92.06.15 | Kaitaro | 859.29 | 750 | 1,143 | 1,153 | Sara | 5 | 98134 |
| 92.06.10 | Kuri | 1,611.00 | 952 | 1,170 | 1,182 | Sarbe | 5 | 98135 |
| 92.06.07 | Wamesa | 816.00 | 1,154 | 1,514 | 1,549 | Idoor | 4 | 98146 |
| 92.06.01 | Bintuni | 421.75 | 18,663 | 32,590 | 34,192 | Bintuni Barat | 8 $^{(a)}$ | 98141 |
| 92.06.11 | Manimeri | 316.32 | 5,208 | 9,191 | 9,673 | Bumi Saniari | 6 | 98143 |
| 92.06.12 | Tuhiba | 263.00 | 613 | 1,221 | 1,331 | Tuhiba | 5 | 98145 |
| 92.06.13 | Dataran Beimes | 316.32 | 349 | 684 | 742 | Horna | 6 | 98142 |
| 92.06.09 | Tembuni | 1,326.00 | 873 | 1,006 | 1,021 | Tembuni | 4 | 98144 |
| 92.06.04 | Aranday | 572.01 | 1,055 | 1,512 | 1,542 | Aranday | 4 | 98151 |
| 92.06.20 | Kamundan | 572.00 | 660 | 1,109 | 1,151 | Kalitami | 4 | 98152 |
| 92.06.19 | Tomu | 572.00 | 2,448 | 3,350 | 3,420 | Sebyar Rejosari | 4 | 98156 |
| 92.06.21 | Weriagar | 715.00 | 1,321 | 1,625 | 1,680 | Weriagar | 5 | 98157 |
| 92.06.05 | Moskona Selatan (South Moskona) | 929.62 | 509 | 778 | 808 | Jagiro | 5 | 98155 |
| 92.06.23 | Meyado | 743.69 | 1,066 | 1,405 | 1,440 | Meyado | 4 | 98153 |
| 92.06.22 | Moskona Barat (West Moskona) | 743.69 | 359 | 454 | 460 | Meyerga | 4 | 98154 |
| 92.06.02 | Merdey | 789.44 | 481 | 952 | 1,036 | Merdey | 9 | 98163 |
| 92.06.18 | Biscoop | 789.44 | 469 | 712 | 738 | Jahabra | 7 | 98161 |
| 92.06.17 | Masyeta | 451.11 | 364 | 524 | 535 | Masyeta | 4 | 98162 |
| 92.06.06 | Moskona Utara (North Moskona) | 679.43 | 733 | 648 | 658 | Moyeba | 4 | 98165 |
| 92.06.24 | Moskona Timur (East Moskona) | 509.57 | 1,032 | 770 | 782 | Mesna | 3 | 98164 |
| | Totals | 18,537.00 | 52,422 | 87,083 | 90,101 | Bintuni | 117 | |
Note: (a) includes two kelurahan - East Bintuni (Bintuni Timur, with 16,434 inhabitants in mid 2022) and West Bintuni (Bintuni Barat, with 5,323 inhabitants in mid 2022).
Note also that the figures in the area column appear to contain duplications/errors, but these are the official figures published by BPS.

## Villages

* Muturi