Mimika Regency is one of the
regencies (''kabupaten'') in the
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
n province of
Central Papua
Central Papua, officially the Central Papua Province () is an Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province located in the central region of Western New Guinea. It was formally established on 25 July 2022 from the former eight western regencies of ...
. It covers an area of 21,693.51 km
2, and had a population of 182,001 at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] which grew to 311,969 at the 2020 Census.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] The official estimate as of mid-2024 was 492,896 - a 58% gain from 2020.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Mimika Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9412)] The administrative centre is the town of
Timika
Timika is a chartered city (''kota''), and the capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Central Papua, Indonesia. At the 2020 Census, the district which includes the town (it remains administratively within the Regency, rather than havin ...
, which lies within Mimika Baru District, which had 143,367 inhabitants in mid-2023
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Mimika Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9412)] but this figure officially more than doubled to 318,679 in mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Mimika Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9412)] The regency covers the entire south
coast
A coast (coastline, shoreline, seashore) is the land next to the sea or the line that forms the boundary between the land and the ocean or a lake. Coasts are influenced by the topography of the surrounding landscape and by aquatic erosion, su ...
of its province. The only other coastal regency of Central Papua is
Nabire Regency, covering the north coast.
History
On 8 October 1996, the Minister of Home Affairs in
Jayapura
Jayapura (formerly Hollandia (1910-1962), Kota Baru (1962-1963), Soekarnopura (1963-1968)) is the capital city, capital and List of Indonesian cities by population, largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of Papua (provi ...
designated Mimika as an
Administrative District. After being formed into an
Administrative Regency, the District area was determined to consist of: Mimika Timur (East Mimika) District, Mimika Barat (West Mimika) District, Agimuga District, and the expansion area of Mimika Baru District which is domiciled in Timika. After approximately 4 (four) years of the implementation of the Administrative Regency administration, on 18 March 2000, the change of status from Administrative District to Definitive Regency was inaugurated by the Governor of Papua Province, Drs. JP Salossa, M.Si based on Law No.45 of 1999.
Administrative Districts
Mimika Regency in 2010 comprised twelve
districts
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(''distrik''); by 2018 the number of districts had risen to eighteen, all of which are tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] as well as the official estimates as at mid-2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Mimika Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9412)] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s within each district (totaling 133 rural ''kampung'' and 19 urban ''kelurahan'') within each district, and its postcode. This includes Distrik Mimika Barat Tengah (Central West Mimika District) with Indonesia's highest postal code of 99976.
Note: (a) the 2010 population is included in the figure for the district from which it was split off. (b) including one ''kelurahan'' - the District admin centre as named.
(c) comprising 11 ''kelurahan'' (Dingo Narama, Kebun Sirih, Koperapoka, Kwamki, Otomona, Pasar Sentral, Perintis, Sempan, Timika Indah, Timika Jaya and Wanagon) and 3 ''desa''.
(d) comprising 3 ''kelurahan'' (Inauga, Kamoro Jaya and Wonosari Jaya) and 4 ''desa''.
(e) including 2 ''kelurahan'' (Karang Senang and Kuala Kencana).
References
External links
Statistics publications from Statistics Indonesia (BPS)
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Regencies of Central Papua
Timika