Asmat Regency


Asmat Regency is one of the regencies in the southern portion of Papua Province of Indonesia. It was split off from Merauke Regency on 12 November 2002. Asmat Regency consists of an area of 31,983.69 km2, and had a population of 76,577 at the 2010 Census and 88,373 at the 2015 Intermediate Census, mostly from the Asmat ethnic group. The administrative centre of the regency is the town of Agats.
A measles outbreak and famine killed at least 72 people in Asmat regency in early 2018, during which 652 children were affected by measles and 223 suffered from malnutrition.

Administrative districts

Asmat Regency in 2010 comprised eight districts, listed below with their populations at the 2010 Census: However, by 2018 the number of districts had increased to 19, comprising 221 administrative villages.
DistrictPopulation
2010 Census
Pantai Kasuari16,026
Fayit7,025
Atsy13,838
Suator6,453
Akat5,375
Agats12,905
Sawa Erma13,549
Suru-Suru1,406

The eleven additional districts created since 2010 are Ayip, Betcbamu, Der Koumur, Jetsy, Joerat, Kolf Braza, Kopay, Pulau Tiga, Safan, Sirets and Unir Sirau.

Villages