Sorong

Sorong
City
City of Sorong Kota Sorong
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Setara – Bersahabat – Dinamis (Equal – Friendly – Dynamic)
Location in Southwest Papua
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Sorong Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia Show map of Western New Guinea Sorong Sorong (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°52′S 131°15′E / 0.867°S 131.250°E / -0.867; 131.250
Country	Indonesia
Region	Papua
Province	Southwest Papua
Government
• Mayor	Lambert Jitmau
• Vice Mayor	Pahimah Iskandar
Area
• Total	1,105.0 km2 (426.6 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	294,978
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Postcodes	98414
Area code	(+62) 951
Website	sorongkota.go.id

Sorong is the largest city and the capital of the Indonesian province of Southwest Papua. The city is located on the western tip of the island of New Guinea with its only land borders being with Sorong Regency. It is the gateway to Indonesia's Raja Ampat Islands, species rich coral reef islands in an area considered the heart of the world's coral reef biodiversity.^[2] It also is the logistics hub for Indonesia's thriving eastern oil and gas frontier. Sorong experienced rapid growth during the decade from 2010, and further growth is anticipated as Sorong becomes linked by road to other frontier towns in Papua's Bird's Head Peninsula. The official estimate of population as at mid 2023 was 294,978 - comprising 154,543 males and 140,435 females.^[1] The suburban area of Sorong city contains tropical rainforest and mangrove forest that has increasingly become popular as ecotourism attractions especially for birdwatching or wildlife watching.