Mappi Regency

Mappi Regency
Kabupaten Mappi
Festival Sejuta Rawa (Thousand Swamps Festival)
Festival Sejuta Rawa (Thousand Swamps Festival)
Coat of arms of Mappi Regency
Motto(s): 
Usubi Yohokuda - Tako Bayaman
(Peace in One Heart - Serving Each Other)
Mappi Regency is located in Western New Guinea
Mappi Regency
Mappi Regency
Mappi Regency is located in Indonesia
Mappi Regency
Mappi Regency
Mappi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 6°29′59″S 139°20′40″E / 6.4997°S 139.3444°E / -6.4997; 139.3444
Country Indonesia
ProvinceSouth Papua
CapitalKepi
Government
 • RegentKristosimus Agawemu
 • Vice RegentIbnu Jaya Suud
Area
 • Total25,609.94 km2 (9,888.05 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total110,291
 • Density4.3/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 411
Websitemappikab.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.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Mappi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9303)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.