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 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which had almost doubled to 36,483 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 39,390 (up from 37,616 in mid 2022).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9428) The administrative centre is at the town of Burmeso in Mamberamo Tengah (Central Mamberamo District).
Geography Mamberamo Raya is bordered to the south by Central Papua Province (Puncak Papua Regency and Puncak Jaya Regency) and Highland Papua Province (Tolikara Regency and Central Mamberamo Regency). Mamberamo Raya is bordered by Sarmi Regency to the east and Waropen Regency to the west. The Yapen Islands Regency in the Cenderawasih Bay lies to the northwest.
The confluence of the Tariku River and Taritatu River is found south of the Gauttier Range. The highest elevation in this regency is near the summit of the Gauttier Mountain Range, at ~2,200 m above sea level; the actual summit of the Gauttier Mountains lies in Sarmi Regency.
Languages Languages spoken in Mamberamo Raya Regency:
Lakes Plain languages Burmeso language Lower Mamberamo languages East Geelvink Bay languages
Subdivisions At the 2010 Census the regency comprised eight districts (distrik), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2023, Kabupaten Mamberamo Raya Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9428) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (kampung) in each district, and its post code. A ninth district (Iwaso, with its district centre at Metaweja) has recently been created, but no figures for its area or 2010 population are available.
Kode Wilayah District(distrik) Areainkm2 Pop'n 2010census Pop'n 2020census Pop'n mid 2022estimateAdmincentreNo.ofvillagesPostcode 91.20.06 Waropen Atas 2,935 2,876 5,413 5,447Barapasi 798681 91.20.07 Benuki 2,636 1,183 2,425 2,495Gesa Baru 898683 91.20.08 Sawai (a) 3,183 2,346 3,883 3,989Poiwai 698682 91.20.05 Mamberamo Hilir (Lower Mamberamo) 2,078 1,734 3,330 3,387Trimuris 798691 91.20.01 Mamberamo Tengah (b) (Central Mamberamo) 2,491 3,158 8,037 8,740Kasonaweja 1198692 91.20.09 Iwaso (c) (c) 541 553Metaweja (c)98692 91.20.04 Mamberamo Tengah Timur (East Central Mamberamo) 2,4291,551 2,940 2,980Kustra 798693 91.20.03 Rufaer 3,514 2,546 4,909 4,992Kai (Kay Seta) 698695 91.20.02 Mamberamo Hulu (Upper Mamberamo) 4,548 2,971 5,002 5,033Dabra 898694 Totals 23,814 18,365 36,483 37,616Burmeso 60
Note: (a) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Kumkum and Pulau Poiwai. (b) Mamberamo Tengah District listed here should not be confused with Mamberamo Tengah Regency (now part of the province of Highland Papua), which lies to the southeast of Mamberamo Raya Regency. (c) the area and 2010 Population of the new Iwaso District, and the number of villages in the district, are included in the figures for Mamberamo Tengah District, from which it was cut out.
References
External links Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)