Mamberamo Raya Regency
Mamberamo Raya Regency
Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya | |
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Lake Rombebai | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Mecom Cirimo Ecipiri Punum Mate | |
Location in Papua Province | |
Mamberamo Raya Regency Location in Indonesian Papua Mamberamo Raya Regency Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 2°14′08″S 137°46′56″E / 2.2356°S 137.7823°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Papua |
| Capital | Burmeso |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Robby Wilson Rumansara |
| • Vice Regent | Keven Totouw |
| Area | |
• Total | 23,813.91 km2 (9,194.60 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 39,390 |
| • Density | 1.654/km2 (4.284/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 969 |
| Website | mamberamorayakab.go.id |
Mamberamo Raya Regency or Greater Mamberamo Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in Papua Province, Indonesia. Tt was created on 15 March 2007 from parts of Sarmi Regency and Waropen Regency. The regency gets its name from the Mamberamo River. The largest regency by land in Papua province, It covers an area of 23,813.91 km2, but had a population of only 18,365 at the 2010 Census which had almost doubled to 36,483 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 39,390 (up from 37,616 in mid 2022). The administrative centre is at the town of Burmeso in Mamberamo Tengah (Central Mamberamo District).