Yalimo Regency
Yalimo Regency is one of the regencies (Indonesian: Kabupaten Yalimo) in Papua, Indonesia. 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 administrative centre is at Elelim. The indigenous inhabitants of this well-forested mountainous area are the Yali people.
| Yalimo Regency Kabupaten Yalimo | |
|---|---|
|  Seal | |
| Motto(s): Nori Maniek | |
|  | |
|   Yalimo Regency Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia   Yalimo Regency Yalimo Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 3.8604°S 138.4731°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia | 
| Province | Papua | 
| Capital | Elelim | 
| Government | |
| • Regent | Lakius Peyon | 
| • Vice Regent | Erdi Dabi | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,320.29 km2 (1,668.07 sq mi) | 
| Population  (2020 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 101,973 | 
| • Density | 24/km2 (61/sq mi) | 
| Area code | (+62) 971 | 
| Website | www | 
Administrative districts
    
Yalimo Regency comprises five districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa) in each district, and its post code.
| District | Area in km2 | Population 2010 census | Population 2020 census | No. of villages | Post code | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welarek | 1,282.50 | 8,687 | 23,983 | 61 | 99083 | 
| Apalapsili | 383.32 | 5,840 | 16,046 | 51 | 99084 | 
| Abenaho | 1,131.81 | 24,577 | 33,963 | 109 | 99085 | 
| Elelim | 660.76 | 5,946 | 15,544 | 42 | 99082 | 
| Benawa | 871.90 | 5,713 | 12,437 | 37 | 99081 | 
| Totals | 4,330.29 | 50,763 | 101,973 | 300 | 
Climate
    
Elelim, 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 | 
| Average high °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) | 
| Average low °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[6] | |||||||||||||
References
    
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Climate: Elelim". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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