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Sorong Regency

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Country
  
Indonesia

Time zone
  
WIT (UTC+9)

Area
  
7,415 kmĀ²

Population
  
81,486 (2014)

Capital
  
Aimas

Website
  
www.sorongkab.go.id

Province
  
West Papua

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Sorong Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sorong) is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 7,415.29 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) is 81,486. Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. The regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota), which is independent of the Regency; Sorong (city) has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.

Contents

Map of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia

Administrative Districts

Sorong Regency comprises eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

References

Sorong Regency Wikipedia