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 27,108.29km2 (10,466.57sqmi), and the total population was 55,784 at the 2010 Census[2] and 64,285 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 65,193.[1] The administrative centre is the town of Tanah Merah (or Persatuan kampung) in the Mandobo District.
Administrative districts
The regency comprises twenty districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and their postcode.
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Kode Wilayah
Name of District (distrik)
Area in km2
Pop'n 2010 Census
Pop'n 2020 Census
Pop'n mid-2022 Estimate
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post code
93.02.05
Jair
3,061.73
17,482
18,179
18,186
Getentiri
5
99651
93.02.15
Subur
2,660.09
1,224
1,470
1,511
Subur
5
99653
93.02.19
Ki
2,050.60
1,701
1,729
1,734
Ujungkia
4
99652
93.02.02
Mindiptana
448.17
3,622
3,799
3,847
Mindiptana
13
99663
93.02.08
Iniyandit
379.65
833
1,006
1,036
Langgoan
5
99661
93.02.07
Kombut
660.93
691
1,135
1,239
Kombut
4
99662
93.02.18
Sesnuk
1,306.63
2,102
918
920
Sesnuk
5
99664
93.02.01
Mandobo
2,699.51
12,840
20,027
20,288
Tanah Merah
5
99674
93.02.10
Fofi
2,466.70
1,987
2,690
2,831
Makmur/Ikisi
8
99673
93.02.09
Arimop
1,311.77
1,270
1,631
1,698
Maju
7
99671
93.02.04
Kouh
467.25
1,186
1,093
1,095
Kouh
3
99655
93.02.06
Bomakia
1,082.95
2,196
2,475
2,514
Bomakia I
5
99672
93.02.13
Firiwage
1,219.97
1,088
845
855
Firiwage
4
99691
93.02.12
Manggelum
1,289.65
1,188
836
855
Manggelum
6
99692
93.02.14
Yaniruma
1,611.04
866
1,025
1,052
Yaniruma
3
99685
93.02.20
Kawagit
904.23
1,001
1,139
1,160
Kawagit
6
99654
93.02.16
Kombay
830.91
1,263
1,028
1,030
Wanggemalo
5
99682
93.02.03
Waropko
1,086.97
1,910
1,993
2,019
Woropko
9
99684
93.02.11
Ambatkwi
1,282.38
743
449
474
Kuken
5
99681
93.02.17
Ninati
287.07
591
818
849
Ninati
5
99683
Totals
27,108.29
55,784
64,285
65,193
Tanah Merah
112
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History
In the Dutch East Indies era, the present Boven Digoel Regency was known as Digul Atas (Upper Digul), located on the banks of the Digul River.
Boven-Digoel was a Dutch prison camp in the Dutch East Indies at the headwaters of the Digul River, where Indonesian nationalists and communists were interned between 1928 and 1942. Initially set to accommodate prisoners of the 1926 revolt led by the Communist Party of Indonesia, Boven-Digoel later was used as an exile for the national movement figures with a recorded number of prisoners of 1,308 people. Among the figures exiled, were Mohammad Hatta, Sutan Syahrir, Sayuti Melik, and Marco Kartodikromo.
When the Pacific War broke out and Japan occupied Indonesia, Boven-Digoel prisoners were evacuated by the Dutch to Australia. The transfer was based on concerns that the prisoners would rebel if they remained at Boven-Digoel. It was hoped that the Indonesians brought to Australia would help the Dutch. It turned out that these political prisoners influenced the Australian trade union to boycott the Dutch ships that landed in the country. After the Allies won, the prisoners were returned to their original places in Indonesia.
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