Teluk Bintuni Regency or Bintuni Bay Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 18,637 km2, 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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011 and 87,083 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 91,064 (comprising 52,480 males and 38,584 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9140) 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).Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021
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 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9140) 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 ofDistrict(distrik) Area inkm2 Pop'n 2010Census Pop'n 2020 Census Pop'n mid 2024EstimateAdmincentre No.of villagesPostcode 92.06.08 Fafurwar (Irorutu) 1,171.00 1,015 1,357 1,408Fruata 398133 92.06.03 Babo 687.43 3,232 3,873 4,006Irarutu III 498132 92.06.14 Sumuri 1,922.00 6,224 16,999 17,086Tofoi 598136 92.06.16 Aroba 859.29 2,892 2,496 2,582Aroba 598131 92.06.15 Kaitaro 859.29 750 1,143 1,155Sara 598134 92.06.10 Kuri 1,611.00 952 1,170 1,185Sarbe 598135 92.06.07 Wamesa 816.00 1,154 1,514 1,560Idoor 498146 92.06.01 Bintuni 421.75 18,663 32,590 34,721Bintuni Barat 8 (a) 98141 92.06.11 Manimeri 316.32 5,208 9,191 9,831Bumi Saniari 698143 92.06.12 Tuhiba 263.00 613 1,221 1,369Tuhiba 598145 92.06.13 Dataran Beimes 316.32 349 684 762Horna 698142 92.06.09 Tembuni 1,326.00 873 1,006 1,025Tembuni 498144 92.06.04 Aranday 572.01 1,055 1,512 1,550Aranday 498151 92.06.20 Kamundan 572.00 660 1,109 1,164Kalitami 498152 92.06.19 Tomu 572.00 2,448 3,350 3,440Sebyar Rejosari 498156 92.06.21 Weriagar 715.00 1,321 1,625 1,697Weriagar 598157 92.06.05 Moskona Selatan (South Moskona) 929.62 509 778 818Jagiro 598155 92.06.23 Meyado 743.69 1,066 1,405 1,450Meyado 498153 92.06.22 Moskona Barat (West Moskona) 743.69 359 454 461Meyerga 498154 92.06.02 Merdey 789.44 481 952 1,065Merdey 998163 92.06.18 Biscoop 789.44 469 712 746Jahabra 798161 92.06.17 Masyeta 451.11 364 524 538Masyeta 498162 92.06.06 Moskona Utara (North Moskona) 679.43 733 648 658Moyeba 498165 92.06.24 Moskona Timur (East Moskona) 509.57 1,032 770 782Mesna 398164 Totals 18,637.00 52,422 87,083 91,064 Bintuni 117
Note: (a) includes two kelurahan - East Bintuni (Bintuni Timur, with 16,221 inhabitants in mid 2024) and West Bintuni (Bintuni Barat, with 5,843 inhabitants in mid 2024).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Bintuni Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9104050)
Note also that the figures in the area column appear to contain duplications/errors, but these are the official figures published by BPS.
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References
External links Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)