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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.
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]
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.
Provinces have a local government, consisting of a governor (Gubernur) and a regional legislative body (Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Provinsi). The governor and members of local representative bodies are elected by popular vote for five-year terms, but governors can only serve for two terms.
It lies to the south of the city of Sorong, and is the administrative capital of Sorong Regency (which does not include the city). The district covers an area of 690.06 km 2 , and had a population of 19,911 at the 2010 Census [ 1 ] and 42,014 at the 2020 Census; [ 2 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 48,499.
Manokwari is a coastal town and the capital of the Indonesian province of West Papua.It is one of only seven provincial capitals of Indonesia without a city status.It is also the administrative seat of Manokwari Regency.
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 ...
The district includes the town of Kaibus (which serves as the administrative capital of South Sorong Regency) and its northern suburb of Kohoin. The district had a population of 11,627 at the 2010 Census [ 2 ] and 19,491 at the 2020 Census; [ 3 ] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 19,876. [ 1 ]