West Halmahera Regency

West Halmahera Regency Kabupaten Halmahera Barat
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto:  Ino Fo Makati Nyinga
West Halmahera Regency Location in Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia West Halmahera Regency West Halmahera Regency (Halmahera) West Halmahera Regency West Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1.4171°N 127.5526°E / 1.4171; 127.5526
Country	Indonesia
Province	North Maluku
Capital	Jailolo
Government
• Regent	James Uang
• Vice Regent	Djufri Muhamad
Area
• Total	2,239.11 km2 (864.53 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2025 estimate)
• Total	141,056
• Density	62.9965/km2 (163.160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 922
Website	halbarkab.go.id

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West Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Barat) is a regency (on Halmahera Island) in North Maluku Province of Indonesia. The regency was created on 25 February 2003 from the western districts of the former North Maluku Regency, and is now bounded by North Halmahera Regency to the north and east, while to the south it borders both East Halmahera Regency and that portion of the city of Tidore on the mainland of Halmahera. It covers an area of 2,239.11 km², and it had a population of 100,424 people at the 2010 Census and 132,349 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2025 was 141,056 (comprising 72,309 males and 68,747 females). The capital lies at Jailolo (town).