Global InformationTuapeijat information
Tuapeijat | |
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Town | |
 Tuapejat harbour | |
  Tuapeijat | |
| Coordinates: 2°1′46.7″S 99°35′31.3″E / 2.029639°S 99.592028°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province |  West Sumatra |
| Regency | Mentawai Islands |
| Subdistrict | North Sipore |
| Area [1] | |
| • Total | 126.06 km2 (48.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,756 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time) |
Tuapeijat (also spelled Tuapejat or Tua Pejat) is a town within North Sipora District (Kecamatan Sipora Utara) in the Mentawai Islands Regency of West Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the administrative seat (capital) of Mentawai Islands Regency. The population was 4,344 at the 2010 Census, and the 2015 estimate gave the population as 5,756. The town's jurisdiction includes three small islands of Siburu, Silabok and Pototoga in addition to the main town areas on Sipora Island.
- ^ a b "Kecamatan Sipora Utara dalam Angka 2016" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 31 August 2017.