Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies () in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It covers an area of 4,320.29 km3, and had a population at the 2010 Census of 50,763Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 106,740 (comprising 56,520 males and 50,230 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Yalimo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9506) The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.
Administrative districts Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), 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 estimates as at mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Yalimo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9506) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(distrik) Area in km2 Pop'n2010census Pop'n 2020census Pop'n mid 2022estimateAdmin centre No. of villagesPostcode 95.06.05 Welarek Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Welarek Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432010 1,282.50 8,687 23,983 27,066Welarek 6199083 95.06.02 Apalapsili Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Apalapsili Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432020 383.32 5,840 16,046 18,084Apalapsili 5099084 95.06.03 Abenaho Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Abenaho Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432030 1,131.81 24,577 33,963 31,353Pasviley 10899085 95.06.01 Elelim Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Elelim Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432040 660.76 5,946 15,544 17,267Elelim 4499082 95.06.04 Benawa Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Benawa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9432050 871.90 5,713 12,437 13,100Gilika 3799081 Totals 4,330.29 50,763 101,973 106,870 Elelim 300 At 108 kampung, Abenaho District has the largest number of villages among all the districts of Indonesia.
Climate Elelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.
References
External links Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)