Mappi Regency
Mappi Regency
Kabupaten Mappi | |
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Festival Sejuta Rawa (Thousand Swamps Festival) | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Usubi Yohokuda - Tako Bayaman (Peace in One Heart - Serving Each Other) | |
Mappi Regency Location in Western New Guinea and Indonesia Mappi Regency Mappi Regency (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 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 114,153 |
| • Density | 4.45737/km2 (11.5445/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 and 108,295 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 114,153 (comprising 58,942 males and 55,211 females). The administrative centre is the town of Kepi.