Overview
01Overview
South Manokwari Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It was formed in 2013 from the southern districts of Manokwari Regency, and covers a land area of 1,837.10 km2. The population of the area now comprised in the new regency was 18,564 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 35,949 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 39,026 (comprising 19,863 males and 19,163 females). The administrative centre is the town of Ransiki.
Geography
01Geography
The geographical location of South Manokwari Regency can be seen according to its part as follows: North: 1º5' South Latitude; Southern Part: 2º5' South Latitude; West: 133º45' East Longitude; and East: 134º25' East Longitude.Direktorat Jendral Cipta Karya Kementerian Pekerjaan Umum dan Perumahan Rakyat, Jakarta, 2021