page_title: Raja Ampat Regency
hierarchical_section_title: Raja Ampat Regency
caption_attribution_description: English: Today's sunset, Raja Ampat, West Papua, Indonesia
context_page_description: Raja Ampat Regency is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. The regency, which was formed based on the Law 26 of 2002, was inaugurated on 12 April 2003, and consists of a number of groups of islands situated off the north-west end of West Papua; the four main islands are Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo. At present, the regency covers a land area of 8,034.44 km², and had a population of 42,507 at the 2010 Census, and 45,758 at the 2015 Census. The principal town lies at Waisai.
  On 25 October 2013 the Indonesian House of Representatives began reviewing draft laws on the establishment of new regencies, including two new regencies of North Raja Ampat and South Raja Ampat within the borders of the existing Raja Ampat Regency.
context_section_description: Raja Ampat Regency is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. The regency, which was formed based on the Law 26 of 2002, was inaugurated on 12 April 2003, and consists of a number of groups of islands situated off the north-west end of West Papua; the four main islands are Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo. At present, the regency covers a land area of 8,034.44 km², and had a population of 42,507 at the 2010 Census, and 45,758 at the 2015 Census. The principal town lies at Waisai.
  On 25 October 2013 the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) began reviewing draft laws on the establishment of new regencies, including two new regencies of North Raja Ampat and South Raja Ampat within the borders of the existing Raja Ampat Regency.
caption: Sunset in Raja Ampat
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