Merauke Regency

Merauke Regency Kabupaten Merauke
Regency
From top-left clockwise; Sabang-Merauke Monument, Brawijaya Circle Monument at Night, Indonesia Time Capsule Monument, Act of Free Choice Monument.
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Izakod Bekai Izakod Kai (One Heart, One Goal)
Merauke Regency Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia Show map of Western New Guinea Merauke Regency Merauke Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°40′00″S 139°40′00″E / 7.6667°S 139.6667°E / -7.6667; 139.6667
Country	Indonesia
Province	South Papua
Regency seat	Merauke
Government
• Regent	Frederikus Gebze
• Vice Regent	Sularso
Area
• Total	45,013.35 km2 (17,379.75 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	243,722
• Density	5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Demographics [2]
• Religion	Christianity 58,41% –Catholicism 39,65% –Protestantism 18,76% Islam 41,17% Hinduism 0,27% Buddhism 0,15%
Time zone	UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code	(+62) 971
Website	merauke.go.id

Merauke Regency is a regency in the far south of the Indonesian province of South Papua. It covers an area of 45,013.35 km², and had a population of 195,716 at the 2010 Census^[3] and 230,932 at the 2020 Census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 243,722, comprising 126,508 males and 117,214 females.^[1] The administrative centre is the town of Merauke; this was projected since 2013 to become an independent city (kota) separate from Merauke Regency, but the alteration has been deferred. It is also the provincial capital of the province of South Papua, more specifically in Salor located in Kurik District. Merauke is the largest regency in Indonesia, with an area of 45,013.35 km², slightly larger than Estonia.