Wondama Bay Regency
Teluk Wondama Regency
Kabupaten Teluk Wondama | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Sasar Wondama (Wondama Light) | |
Location in West Papua | |
Teluk Wondama Regency Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 2°42′S 134°30′E / 2.700°S 134.500°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | West Papua |
| Capital | Rasiei |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Elysa Auri |
| • Vice Regent | Anthonius Alex Marani |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,844.03 km2 (1,870.29 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,250 m (7,380 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 47,494 |
| • Density | 9.8046/km2 (25.394/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 980 |
| Website | wondamakab |
Teluk Wondama Regency or Wondama Bay Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Teluk Wondama; Dutch: Regentschap Wondammen-baai) is a regency of West Papua province of Indonesia. It covers a land area of 4,844.03 km2, and had a population of 26,321 at the 2010 Census and 41,644 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 47,494 (comprising 24,806 males and 22,688 females). The administrative centre lies in the small town of Rasiei.
The northern half of the Regency contains several coastal districts along the east coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula and Bomberai Peninsula, and across Wondama Bay (a deep inlet to the south of Cenderawasih Bay) on the west coast of the Wondiboy Peninsula, but it also includes a number of islands in the southwest part of Cenderawasih Bay. The southern half of the Regency comprises the large but landlocked and nearly uninhabited Naikere District.