Bikar, Southwest Papua

Bikar is a small town and district in the Tambrauw Regency of Southwest Papua, Indonesia. The town is located on the northern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula, also known as the Vogelkop Peninsula.^[1] Bikar is the second-least populous district in Tambrauw, with a population of 2.372 at the 2020 Census.^[2] Suyam Village is administrative centre.

Bikar Distrik Bikar
District
Werur village
Bikar Location of the town in Southwest Papua
Coordinates: 0°27′0″S 132°12′02″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southwest Papua
Regency	Tambrauw Regency
Area
• Total	171.51 km2 (66.22 sq mi)
Population  (2022)
• Total	3,062
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (WIT)
Postcodes	98365

Administrative divisions

Bikar is divided into 10 villages which are:

• Bikar
• bukit
• Nombrak
• Suyam
• syunai
• Werbes
• Wertam
• Wertim
• Werur
• Werwaf

Demographics

Bikar district covers 171.51 km² (66.22 sq mi)^[3] and had an estimated population of 3.062 as of desember 2022^[4]

Year Population 2020 2.372 2021 2.584 2022 3.062 * 2020 Population census * 2022 Population estimate

See also

• Tambrauw Regency
• Werur Airport
• Amsterdam Island, West Papua
• Middleburg Island

References

1. Family Reference Atlas of the World (Second ed.). National Geographic. p. 189.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
3. "Visualisasi Data Kependudukan - Kementerian Dalam Negeri 2022" (Visual). www.dukcapil.kemendagri.go.id. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
4. "Statistik Daerah Kabupaten Tambrauw 2023" (pdf). www.tambrauwkab.bps.go.id. pp. 68, 223. Retrieved 16 April 2023.