South Sorong Regency

South Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Sorong Selatan) is a regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. It has an area of 6,570.23 km², and had a population of 37,900 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 52,469 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 56,979 (comprising 29,169 males and 27,123 females).^[1] The administrative centre is the town of Kaibus in Teminabuan District.

South Sorong Regency Kabupaten Sorong Selatan
Regency
Seal
Location in Southwest Papua
South Sorong Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 1.5050°S 132.2864°E / -1.5050; 132.2864
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southwest Papua
Capital	Kaibus, Teminabuan
Government
• Regent	Petronela Krenak [id]
• Vice Regent	Yohan Bodory [id]
Area
• Total	6,570.23 km2 (2,536.78 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	56,979
• Density	8.7/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 952
Website	sorongselatankab.go.id

Geography

South Sorong Regency is located in the western part of Papua Island. Geographically, South Sorong Regency at position 131º 421 0” east longitude - 132º 581 12” east longitude and 0º 55' 12” east longitude - 2º 17' 24” east longitude.

• to the north it is bordered by the Sorong Regency;
• in the east it is bordered by Teluk Bintuni Regency and Maybrat Regency;
• to the south it is bordered by Bintuni Bay and the Seram Sea;
• to the west it is bordered by the Seram Sea and Sorong Regency.

Languages

Indigenous languages spoken in South Sorong Regency include Tehit, Inanwatan, Yahadian, Kais, Kokoda, Konda, and Puragi.^[4]

Administrative districts

South Sorong Regency comprises fifteen districts (kecamatan), 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 2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 121 rural kampung and 2 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode Kemendagri	Name of District (distrik)	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2024	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
92.04.01	Teminabuan	386.89	11,627	19,491	20,648	Kaibus	16 (a)	98216
92.04.04	Inanwatan	830.54	2,811	3,226	3,349	Mate	9	98223
92.04.06	Sawiat	353.62	1,831	1,344	1,686	Wen	8	98232
92.04.09	Kokoda	648.36	5,876	5,805	7,036	Tarof	16	98221
92.04.10	Moswaren	402.97	2,130	2,756	3,000	Moswaren	7	98212
92.04.11	Seremuk	205.09	1,159	1,554	1,884	Haha	8	98214
92.04.12	Wayer	317.89	1,455	2,395	2,456	Wayer	8	98215
92.04.14	Kais	354.89	2,841	2,925	2,692	Kais	5	98222
92.04.15	Konda	427.21	1,883	2,437	2,581	Bariat	5	98211
92.04.20	Metemani	450.49	2,115	2,996	3,237	Mugim	16	98225
92.04.21	Kokoda Utara (North Kokoda)	484.34	1,666	2,584	2,823	Atori	9	98224
92.04.22	Saifi	621.44	1,747	2,216	2,662	Sayal	10	98213
92.04.24	Fokour	305.01	759	637	801	Pasir Putuh	4	98231
92.04.25	Salkma	90.53	(b)	809	1,010	Alma	5	98233
92.04.26	Kais Darat	690.96	(c)	844	1,114	Mukamat	7	98226
	Totals	6,570.23	18,564	52,469	56,979	Kaibus, in Teminabuan	123

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Kaibus (with 4,743 inhabitants in mid 2022) and Kohoin (1,955 inhabitants).^[5]
(b) the 2010 population of Salkma District is included in the figure for Sawiat District, from which it was later split.
(c) the 2010 population of Kais Darat District is included in the figure for Kais District, from which it was later split.