Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) 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 50,763[2] which doubled to reach 101,973 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 106,740 (comprising 56,520 males and 50,230 females).[1] The administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.
Yalimo Regency
Kabupaten Yalimo | |
|---|---|
 Trans-Papua road on Elelim, capital of Yalimo | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: Nori Maniek | |
 Location in Highland Papua | |
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| Coordinates: 3°47′06″S 139°26′49″E / 3.785°S 139.447°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | Highland Papua |
| Capital | Elelim |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Nahor Nekwek |
| • Vice Regent | John W. Wilil |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,330.29 km2 (1,671.93 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 106,740 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Area code | (+62) 971 |
| Website | www |
Administrative districts
editYalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] 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 of District (distrik) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n 2010 census |
Pop'n 2020 census |
Pop'n mid 2022 estimate |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95.06.05 | Welarek | 1,282.50 | 8,687 | 23,983 | 27,066 | Welarek | 61 | 99083 |
| 95.06.02 | Apalapsili | 383.32 | 5,840 | 16,046 | 18,084 | Apalapsili | 50 | 99084 |
| 95.06.03 | Abenaho | 1,131.81 | 24,577 | 33,963 | 31,353 | Pasviley | 108 | 99085 |
| 95.06.01 | Elelim | 660.76 | 5,946 | 15,544 | 17,267 | Elelim | 44 | 99082 |
| 95.06.05 | Benawa | 871.90 | 5,713 | 12,437 | 13,100 | Gilika | 37 | 99081 |
| Totals | 4,330.29 | 50,763 | 101,973 | 106,870 | Elelim | 300 |
Climate
editElelim, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall all year round.
| Climate data for Elelim | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.5 (83.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 24.0 (75.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.0 (66.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
19.3 (66.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 281 (11.1) |
274 (10.8) |
323 (12.7) |
279 (11.0) |
187 (7.4) |
146 (5.7) |
167 (6.6) |
177 (7.0) |
182 (7.2) |
204 (8.0) |
200 (7.9) |
220 (8.7) |
2,640 (104.1) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[4] | |||||||||||||