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Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of the Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. [2] It covers an area of 13,075.28 km 2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census, [3] and 118,679 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 129,963 (comprising 68,564 males and 61,399 females). [1]
The phrase "Sorong to Samarai" is commonly used throughout Papua New Guinea and Indonesian Papua to express solidarity and oneness and makes reference to both Sorong, a town in Southwest Papua, Indonesia and Samarai, a small township being one of the easternmost point located in Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea.
Southwest Papua (Indonesian: Papua Barat Daya) is the 38th province of Indonesia to be created, and was split off from West Papua on 8 December 2022. [4] Despite being named southwest, it is a misnomer and this province is actually located in the northwest edge of Papua.
There is a settlement covering the north and east coasts of the island. It has a population of 1,378 (according to the official estimate for mid 2021) and constitutes a kelurahan within the district of Sorong Islands within the City of Sorong. Outside the settlement, and apart from a small mangrove patch in the southeast, the island is covered ...
South Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Sorong Selatan) is a regency of Southwest Papua province of Indonesia.It has an area of 6,570.23 km 2, 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 2023 was 54,277 (comprising 27,833 males and 26,444 females). [1]
The island is located around 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) away from mainland Sorong. [2] It has a perimeter of around 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi). [3] The island is part of two administrative villages (kelurahan): West and East Doom. The two villages also include other small islands close to Sorong.
Teminabuan is a district in South Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia.The district includes the town of Kaibus (which serves as the administrative capital of South Sorong Regency) and its northern suburb of Kohoin.
The airport is named after Domine Eduard Osok, a pastor originating from Sorong and known for doing missionary work and spreading Christianity in Sorong and the surrounding parts. [ 1 ] Domine Eduard Osok Airport serves as an entry point to the Raja Ampat Islands since the Raja Ampat Islands are closer to the city of Sorong than to the ...