Nabire Regency
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Nabire Regency
Kabupaten Nabire | |
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Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 3°32′25″S 135°33′18″E / 3.5402°S 135.5551°E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Papua |
| Province | Central Papua |
| Regency seat | Nabire |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Mesak Magai (PDI-P) |
| • Vice Regent | Ismail Djamaluddin |
| • Legislature | Nabire Regency House of Representatives |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,075 km2 (4,662 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate)[2] | |
• Total | 180,190 |
| • Density | 14.923/km2 (38.649/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 984 |
| Website | nabirekab |
Nabire Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It covers an area of 12,075.00 km2, and had a population of 129,893 at the 2010 Census[3] and 169,136 at the 2020 Census, comprising 87,688 males and 81,448 females.[4] The official estimate as at mid 2025 was 180,190.[2] The town of Nabire, which faces onto Cenderawasih Bay, is the administrative headquarters of the regency as well as the capital of the province.