Tuapeijat

Tuapeijat
Town
Tuapejat harbour
Tuapeijat
Coordinates: 2°1′46.7″S 99°35′31.3″E / 2.029639°S 99.592028°E / -2.029639; 99.592028
Country Indonesia
Province West Sumatra
RegencyMentawai Islands
SubdistrictNorth Sipore
Area
  Total
126.06 km2 (48.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 estimate)
  Total
5,756
  Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)

Tuapeijat (also spelled Tuapejat or Tua Pejat) is a town within North Sipora District (Kecamatan Sipora Utara) in the Mentawai Islands Regency of West Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the administrative seat (capital) of Mentawai Islands Regency. The population was 4,344 at the 2010 Census, and the 2015 estimate gave the population as 5,756. The town's jurisdiction includes three small islands of Siburu, Silabok and Pototoga in addition to the main town areas on Sipora Island.