Raja Ampat Regency

Raja Ampat Regency (Kabupaten Raja Ampat)
Regency
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Country	Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Capital	Waisai
Area
• Total	8,034.44 km2 (3,102.11 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	49,048
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	WIT (UTC+9)
Website	rajaampatkab

Raja Ampat Regency is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. The regency, which was formed based on the Law 26 of 2002, was inaugurated on 12 April 2003, and consists of a number of groups of islands situated off the north-west end of West Papua; the four main islands are Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo. At present, the regency covers a land area of 8,034.44 km², and had a population of 42,507 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 49,048. The principal town lies at Waisai.

On 25 October 2013 the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR) began reviewing draft laws on the establishment of new regencies, including two new regencies of North Raja Ampat and South Raja Ampat within the borders of the existing Raja Ampat Regency.

Administrative Districts

The existing regency comprises seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

District	Population 2010 Census
Misool Selatan (South Misool)	3,026
Misool Barat (West Misool)	1,291
Misool	1,761
Kofiau	2,520
Misool Timur (East Misool)	2,651
Kepulauan Sembilan (Sembilan Islands)	1,458

District	Population 2010 Census
Salawati Utara (North Salawati)	4,960
Selat Sagawin	2,221
Waigeo Selatan (South Waigeo)	8,690
Teluk Mayalibit (Mayalibit Bay)	1,776
Meos Mansar	1,625
Waigeo Barat (West Waigeo)	1,409

District	Population 2010 Census
Waigeo Barat Kepulauan (West Waigeo Islands)	2,084
Waigeo Utara (North Waigeo)	2,385
Warwarbomi	1,045
Kepulauan Ayau (Ayau Islands)	2,219
Waigeo Timur (East Waigeo)	1,386
Totals	42,507

Misool and Kofiau Islands (comprising the first six districts listed above) are currently in the process of being split off to form a separate South Raja Ampat Regency under proposals approved in 2014 by the Indonesian Government.

Marinda Raja Ampat Airport

In early May 2012, a 1,200 meters runway of Marinda Raja Ampat Airport has been officially opened by Transportation minister and Raja Ampat official. The runway will be extended to 2,000 meters and was predicted to be finished in 2013.