Southwest Papua

province of Indonesia

island in Tambrauw Regency, Southwest Papua Province, Indonesia

thumb Aimas is a town (kelurahan) and an administrative district (distrik) in Sorong Regency, within the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua. It lies to the south of the city of Sorong, and is the administrative capital of Sorong Regency (which does not include the city). The district covers an area of 690.06 km2, and had a population of 19,911 at the 2010 Census and 42,014 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 48,499. The town of Aimas contains the administrative centre of the district.