Fakfak Regency - formerly spelt "Fak-Fak" - is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 14,320 km², and had a population of 66,828 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 87,894 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 86,283.^[1] The administrative centre is the town of Fakfak.

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Regency
Coat of arms
Location in West Papua
Fakfak Regency Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 2.9167°S 132.3000°E / -2.9167; 132.3000
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Capital	Fakfak
Government
• Regent	Untung Tamsil
• Vice Regent	Yohana Hindom
Area
• Total	14,320 km2 (5,530 sq mi)
Highest elevation	2,000 m (6,562 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
• Total	86,283
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 956
Website	fakfakkab.go.id

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Fakfak Regency was divided in 2002 into a reduced Fakfak Regency and a new Kaimana Regency, created by Law No. 26 of 2002, to be precise dated 12 November 2002. The regency is geographically located at 131º 531 0311 east longitude - 133º 291 1911 east longitude and 2º 301 5811 – 3º 571 5111 LS. The land area of Fakfak Regency, following the division of 2002, is 14,320 km², consisting originally of 4 (four districts) which were later divided into 9 (nine) districts (sub-divided into 106 villages) in 2004, and subsequently re-divided into 17 districts (sub-divided into 149 villages), of which the largest of Karas Distrik.

At the 2010 Census, the regency comprised nine districts (distrik), but subsequently eight additional districts have been created by splitting the original districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (142 rural kampung and 7 urban kelurahan^(a) in total) and offshore islands in each district, and its post code.

Note: (a) the 7 kelurahan are Fakfak Selatan (South Fakfak) and Fakfak Utara (North Fakfak) in Fakfak District, Danawaria in Fakfak Tengah District, Kokas Kota (Kokas Town) in Kokas District, and Dulanpokpok, Wagom and Wagom Utara in Pariwari District.
(b) the populations of the eight new districts in 2010 are included in the figures for the original districts from which each was later split off.
(c) the number of offshore islands in each of the eight new districts are included in the figures for the original districts from which each was later split off.

The majority of the population is Muslim, the level of assimilation with the outside world has been very high for a long time (before Dutch colonization). In Fakfak Regency, there are old mosques from the 17th century, one of which is Patimburak Old Mosque which is located in Kokas District. This shows that Islam has entered Papua before the 17th century, some experts predict that it has been in since the 15th century.^[4] The people of Fakfak Regency highly uphold religious values, as evidenced by the creation of a slogan that has been around for generations in Fakfak Regency, namely Satu Tungku Tiga Batu. Based on data from Central Bureau of Statistics Fakfak Regency in 2020 which implements Islam, namely 57.79%, then Christian as much as 42.17% (Protestant 22.24% & Catholic 19.92%) and Buddhist Hindu around 0.03%.^[5] One of the largest churches in Fakfak is the Santo Yosep Fakfak Church.

Fakfak Regency has plans for industrial development, including:

• PT. Priskila Prima Makmur (still a plan 2023)
• GEA RSA (the electronics industry) (still a plan 2026)