Bintuni Bay Regency Kabupaten Teluk Bintuni
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto:  Sehati Menuju Bintuni Baru (United Heart Towards the New Bintuni)
Location inWest Papua
Bintuni Bay Regency Location inIndonesia
Coordinates:1°52′49″S133°19′52″E / 1.8804°S 133.3311°E /-1.8804; 133.3311
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Capital	Bintuni
Government
• Regent	Yohanis Manibuy [id]
• Vice Regent	Joko Lingara [id]
Area
• Total	18,637.00 km2 (7,195.79 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	91,064
• Density	4.8862/km2 (12.655/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 955
Website	telukbintunikab.go.id

Teluk Bintuni Regency orBintuni Bay Regency is aregency ofWest Papua Province ofIndonesia. It covers an area of 18,637 km², comprising administrative districts on three sides ofBintuni Bay, a gulf that separates theBird's Head Peninsula andBomberai Peninsula which together form the main geographical constituents of the province; it had a population of 52,422 at the 2010 Census^[2] and 87,083 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 91,064 (comprising 52,480 males and 38,584 females).^[1] The administrative centre is the town ofBintuni.

The Bintuni Bay area is one of the new expansion districts in the province of West Papua which was ratified by the Plenary Session of the Indonesian House of Representatives on 12 November 2002. Located between the southern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula and the Onin Peninsula coast, overlooking the Seram Sea off the west coast of West Papua. Adjacent to the narrow neck of the mountain that connects the Bird's Head Peninsula with other regions in West Papua Province. Geographically the area of Bintuni Bay Regency is between 1°57'50"LS - 3°11'26"LS and 1.9.32°44'59" - 134°14'49"E and is located between Bird's Head south coast and Onin Peninsula north coast overlooking the Seram sea off the west coast of Papua. Administratively, the Bintuni Bay Regency is bordered by:

1. To the north, it is bordered byManokwari Regency (Senopi District and Kebar District) andArfak Mountains Regency (Testega District and Didohu District);
2. In the west, it is bordered bySouth Sorong Regency (Kokoda District, North Kokoda District and Kais District) andMaybrat Regency (South Aifat District and East Aifat District);
3. To the south, it is bordered byKaimana Regency (Teluk Arguni District) andFakfak Regency (Bomberay District);
4. To the east, it is bordered byTeluk Wondama Regency (Kuri Wamesa District, Windesi District, Nikiwar District and Wamesi District) andSouth Manokwari Regency (Tahota District and Dataran Isim District).^[4]

The regency comprises twenty-fourdistricts (distrik), 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 2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district centres, the number ofadministrative villages in each district (totaling 115 ruralkampung and 2 urbankelurahan), and its post code. The first six districts listed below form the northeast part of theBomberai Peninsula; Wamesa District is situated to the northeast ofBintuni Bay; and the remaining 17 districts lie in the southeast part of theBird's Head Peninsula.

Note: (a) includes twokelurahan - East Bintuni (Bintuni Timur, with 16,221 inhabitants in mid 2024) and West Bintuni (Bintuni Barat, with 5,843 inhabitants in mid 2024).^[5]

Note also that the figures in the area column appear to contain duplications/errors, but these are the official figures published by BPS.

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• Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)

• Regencies of West Papua (province)

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