Sorong Regency
Sorong Regency
Kabupaten Sorong | |
|---|---|
Location in Southwest Papua | |
Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 0°52′59″S 131°15′00″E / 0.88306°S 131.25000°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Southwest Papua |
| Capital | Aimas |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Johny Kamuru |
| • Vice Regent | Sutedjo |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,075.28 km2 (5,048.39 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 129,669 |
| • Density | 9.9/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 951 |
| Website | sorongkab |
Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of the Southwest Papua province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 13,075.28 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census, and 118,679 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 129,669 (comprising 67,118 males and 62,551 females). Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. Sorong Regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota) on the landward side; the city is administratively independent of the Regency and is not included in the above statistics; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.