Boven Digoel Regency
Boven Digoel Regency
Kabupaten Boven Digoel | |
|---|---|
| Motto(s): Nup Bagen Ngup Bagenep (I Am Because You Are) | |
Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 5°44′24″S 140°20′54″E / 5.7400°S 140.3482°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Papua |
| Regency seat | Tanah Merah |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Vacant |
| • Vice Regent | Chaerul Anwar |
| Area | |
• Total | 27,108.29 km2 (10,466.57 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 71,997 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 975 |
| Website | bovendigoelkab.go.id |
Boven Digoel Regency is an inland regency (kabupaten) in the northeastern part of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it used to be a part) on 12 November 2002. It is bordered to the south by the residual Merauke Regency, to the west by Mappi Regency, and to the north by the province of Highland Papua. At the same time, to the east lies the international border with Papua New Guinea.
The regency covers an area of 27,108.29 km2 (10,466.57 sq mi), and the total population was 55,784 at the 2010 Census and 64,285 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 71,997 (comprising 38,130 males and 33,867 females). The administrative centre is the town of Tanah Merah (or Persatuan kampung) in the Mandobo District.