Puncak Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua; it is not to be confused with Puncak Jaya Regency, which is within the same province, and from whose western districts those districts now forming Puncak Papua Regency were separated in 2008. It covers an area of 7,396.47 km², and had a population of 93,218 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 114,741 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as of mid-2022 was 116,279.^[1] The administrative centre is at Ilaga. The name of the regency is currently being changed^{[needs update]} to Puncak Papua Regency.^[4]

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Puncak Regency Kabupaten Puncak
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Emnamol Lambunik Kuatopri (With Love Build the Top)
Location in Central Papua
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Coordinates: 3.6724°S 137.4390°E / -3.6724; 137.4390
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Papua
Capital	Ilaga
Government
• Regent	Willem Wandik
• Vice Regent	Pelinus Balinal
Area
• Total	7,396.47 km2 (2,855.79 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
• Total	116,279
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 901
Website	puncakkab.go.id

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In 2010 the new Puncak Regency comprised eight districts (distrik), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census.^[2]

By 2018 the number of districts had risen to twenty-five by the splitting of existing districts. These are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as rural kampung), and its postcode.