Mappi Regency
Kabupaten Mappi | |
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Motto(s): Usubi Yohokuda - Tako Bayaman (Peace in One Heart - Serving Each Other) | |
Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia | |
Coordinates: 6°29′59″S 139°20′40″E / 6.4997°S 139.3444°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | South Papua |
Capital | Kepi |
Government | |
• Regent | Kristosimus Agawemu |
• Vice Regent | Ibnu Jaya Suud |
Area | |
• Total | 25,609.94 km2 (9,888.05 sq mi) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 110,291 |
• Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
Area code | (+62) 411 |
Website | mappikab.go.id |
Mappi Regency is a regency (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of South Papua. It was split off from Merauke Regency (of which it had been a component part) on 12 November 2002. It covers an area of 25,609.94 km2, and had a population of 81,658 at the 2010 Census[2] and 108,295 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 110,291 (comprising 56,873 males and 53,418 females).[1] The administrative centre is the town of Kepi.