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Paniai

regency in Central Papua Province, Indonesia
AdministrativeArea regency_of_indonesia Q27738

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
regency of Indonesia, Kabupaten administratif
Inception
August 13, 1996
Country
Indonesia[3]
Coordinate location
🗺️ -3.900°, 136.600°
Area
+6525.25
Capital
Enarotali[4]
Contains the administrative territorial entity
Aradide, Aweida, Baya Biru, Bibida, Bogoboida, Deiyai Miyo, Dogomo, Dumadama, Ekadide, Kebo, East Fajar, Muye, Nakama, West Paniai, East Paniai, Pugo Dagi, Siriwo, Teluk Deya, Topiyai, Wegee Bino, Wegee Muka, Yagai, Yatamo, Youtadi, Tigi, Homeyo, Sugapa, Agisiga, East Tigi, Biandoga, Bowobado, Kapiraya, Hitadipa, Wandai, West Tigi[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Elevation above sea level
+2774
Executive body
Wikidata item
Highest judicial authority
District Court of Nabire
Legislative body
Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kabupaten Paniai
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Central Papua, Papua, Irian Jaya Tengah[2]
Name
Paniai
Office held by head of government
Regent of Paniai
Official name
Kabupaten Paniai, Kabupaten Administratif Paniai
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Govdirectory
Population
+109436
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 109,436 GeoNames 220,410 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗
Separated from
Nabire
Shares border with
Mimika, Deiyai, Dogiyai, Intan Jaya, Puncak[5][6][7][8][9]
Statistics Indonesia area code
9410
🏷️ Also known as
en Paniai en Paniai Regency fr kabupaten de Paniai id Kab. Paniai id Kabupaten Administratif Paniai id Kabupaten Paniai id Paniai, Papua ja パニアイ県 sv Kabupaten Paniai zh 帕尼艾县
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Administrative code of Indonesia
91.08, 94.03
Freebase ID
/m/063yb2j
GNS Unique Feature ID
-2690912
GeoNames ID
1632622
INaturalist place ID
31922
NE.se ID
paniai
OpenStreetMap relation ID
7754464
Related category
Category:District in Paniai Regency
Topic's main category
Category:Paniai Regency
Yale LUX ID
place/026f8ee2-27af-444a-b6fb-929d793f81cc

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Located in time zoneP421
Asia/Jayapura 2026-09-26 A/ADM2 · ID GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) as of 2026-09-26
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Source
GeoNames
Edition
20260926 · as of 2026-09-26
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Credit
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🔗 Connections
Contained subdivisions 7
Mee people, Tigi, Sugapa, Bowobado, East Tigi, Kapiraya, West Tigi
Contains the administrative territorial entity 6
Tigi, Sugapa, Bowobado, East Tigi, Kapiraya, West Tigi
← Shares border with 6
Timika, Mimika, Dogiyai, Intan Jaya, Deiyai, Puncak
Shares border with 5
Mimika, Dogiyai, Intan Jaya, Deiyai, Puncak
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Papua, Central Papua
← Contains the administrative territorial entity 2
Papua, Central Papua
Capital 1
Enarotali
Country 1
Indonesia
Instance of 1
regency of Indonesia
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Govdirectory
People born here 1
Natalius Pigai
Separated from 1
Nabire
Topic's main category 1
Category:Paniai Regency
← Capital of 1
Enarotali
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Paniai Regency
← Indigenous to 1
Amung
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Summary

Paniai is a regency of Indonesia[1].

Body

Physical Characteristics

Paniai covers an area of 6525.25 km²[26]. Paniai sits at an elevation of 2774 m[27]. Paniai has a population of {'amount': '+109436'}[28].

History and Context

August 13, 1996 marks the founding of Paniai[29].

Related Entities

Indonesia WikiProject Govdirectory

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 12 of 1969. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022. wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . Indonesian Government Regulation Number 52 of 1996. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . The Master Book of Indonesian Territory Data 2015. wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 14
    Executive body → Wikidata item
    Wikipedia languages → ['ban', 'bew', 'ceb', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'jv', 'ms', 'sv', 'ur', 'zh'
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/59105|batch #59105]]: executive body"
  2. 5w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Highest judicial authority → District Court of Nabire
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56462|batch #56462]]: kabupaten/kota highest judicial authority"
  3. 11w ago · FenyMufyd · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Legislative body → Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Kabupaten Paniai
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48356|batch #48356]]: add legislative branch to each kabkot"
  4. 26w ago · Danil Satria · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2774'}
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6525.25'}
    Shares border with → Mimika, Deiyai, Dogiyai +2
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/29483|batch #29483]]: name stated in Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022"
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