Boven Digoel Regency
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| Boven Digoel Regency Kabupaten Boven Digoel | ||
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| Regency | ||
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| Coordinates: 6°S 140°E / 6°S 140°ECoordinates: 6°S 140°E / 6°S 140°E | ||
| Country | Indonesia | |
| Province | Papua | |
| Capital | Tanahmerah | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 27,108 km2 (10,466 sq mi) | |
| Population (2010 Census)[1] | ||
| • Total | 55,822 | |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.3/sq mi) | |
Boven Digoel Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua province, Indonesia. The capital is Tanahmerah. The total population of the regency was 55,822 at the 2010 Census.
History
Boven-Digoel was a Dutch prison camp in the Dutch East Indies at the headwaters of the river Digul, where Indonesian nationalists and communists were interned between 1928 and 1942.
References
- ↑ Statistik Boven Digoel, (Indonesian) retrieved 10 May 2010
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