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Sorong experienced rapid growth during the decade from 2010, and further growth is anticipated as Sorong becomes linked by road to other frontier towns in Papua's Bird's Head Peninsula. The official estimate of population as of mid 2023 was 294,978 - comprising 154,543 males and 140,435 females. [ 1 ]
English: A map of the islands off the coast of Kota Sorong, Southwest Papua, Indonesia. Map projection: transverse Mercator, central meridian: 130.5 Map extent: north-south -0.81552 to -0.95371, west-east 131.16753 to 131.30574 (decimal degrees).
The Trans-Papua Highway (Indonesian: Jalan Raya Trans-Papua) refers to 12 road segments, some under construction, across Western New Guinea in Indonesia, located in the island of New Guinea. The roads stretch from Sorong to Merauke with a total length of 4,325 km (2,687 mi). [ 1 ]
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]
Sorong: Location: North Salawati, Raja Ampat, Southwest Papua, Indonesia: Opened: 16 March 1947 () ... Map; Jefman Airport. Location in Bird's Head Peninsula
It lies at a distance of about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the city of Sorong on the mainland, 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of the island of Doom, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the uninhabited island of Nana, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north-east of the island of Yefman, and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the island of Raam. Soop is 3.3 ...
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.
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.