Nabire Regency
Nabire Regency
Kabupaten Nabire | |
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Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 3°32′25″S 135°33′18″E / 3.5402°S 135.5551°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Papua |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Regency seat | Nabire |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Mesak Magai (PDI-P) |
| • Vice Regent | Ismail Djamaluddin |
| • Legislature | Nabire Regency House of Representatives |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,075 km2 (4,662 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 178,006 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 984 |
| Website | nabirekab |
Nabire Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It covers an area of 12,075.00 km2, and had a population of 129,893 at the 2010 Census and 169,136 at the 2020 Census, comprising 87,688 males and 81,448 females. The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 178,006. The town of Nabire, which faces onto Cenderawasih Bay, is the administrative headquarters of the regency as well as the capital of the province.