West Halmahera Regency
West Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Barat | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Ino Fo Makati Nyinga | |
| Coordinates: 1°25′02″N 127°33′09″E / 1.4171°N 127.5526°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | North Maluku |
| Capital | Jailolo |
| Government | |
| • Regent | James Uang |
| • Vice Regent | Djufri Muhamad |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,239.11 km2 (864.53 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 141,056 |
| • Density | 62.9965/km2 (163.160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (IEST) |
| Area code | (+62) 922 |
| Website | halbarkab |
West Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Barat) is a regency (on Halmahera Island) in North Maluku Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 25 February 2003 from the western districts of the former North Maluku Regency, and is now bounded by North Halmahera Regency to the north and east, while to the south it borders both East Halmahera Regency and that portion of the city of Tidore on the mainland of Halmahera. It covers an area of 2,239.11 km2, and it had a population of 100,424 people at the 2010 Census and 132,349 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 141,056 (comprising 72,309 males and 68,747 females). The capital lies at Jailolo (town).