Merauke | |
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 Lingkaran Brawijaya (Libra) 969 monument in Merauke | |
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  Merauke Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia  Merauke Merauke (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′S 140°20′E / 8.467°S 140.333°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Province | South Papua |
| Regency | Merauke Regency |
| Government | |
| • Head of district | Kristian Ndiken |
| Area | |
• Total | 500.41 km2 (193.21 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 110,541 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
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| Demographics | |
| • Languages | Auyu, Kolopom, Mandobo, Marind, Muyu, Mombum (natives) Javanese (dominant), and others |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 975 |
| Climate | Aw |
| Website | http://www.merauke.go.id |
Merauke is a large town (kelurahan) and an administrative district (distrik) in Merauke Regency of South Papua Province, Indonesia. It is also the administrative centre of Merauke Regency, and is considered to be the easternmost city in Indonesia, although it currently lacks city status. The town was originally called Ermasoe.[2] It is next to the Maro River where the Port of Merauke is located.[3] Merauke District covers a land area of 500.41 km2, and had a population of 87,634 at the 2010 Census.[4] which at the 2020 Census had increased to 102,351;[5] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 110,541 (comprising 56,578 males and 53,963 females).[1]
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Distrik Merauke Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9401040)
- ^ A Dictionary of the Aneityumese Language: In Two Parts, I. Aneityumese and English, II. English and Aneityumese; Also, Outlines of Aneityumese Grammar, and an Introduction by John Inglis, Williams & Norgate, 1882
- ^ Port of Merauke
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.