Jayawijaya Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Highland Papua. It occupies an area of 13,925.31 km2 in the Baliem Valley, situated in the central highlands of the province. It had a population of 196,085 at the 2010 Census, and 269,553 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 282,497. Its capital is the town of Wamena.
Regional People's Representative Council of Jayawijaya Regency building in Wamena
Highland Papua is a province of Indonesia, which roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Lano-Pago, shortened to La Pago. It covers an area of 51,213.33 km2 (19,773.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,448,360 according to the official estimates as at mid 2023.
Dutch officer in Baliem Valley, 1958
Highland Papua Provincial Secretariat Office.
Parela Village, Kurima District, Yahukimo in the Baliem Valley with mountains in the background
Lorentz National Park