Merauke
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Merauke is next to the Maro River where the Port of Merauke is located.[2] Merauke District covers a land area of 500.41 km2, and had a population of 87,634 at the 2010 Census.[3] which at the 2020 Census had increased to 102,351;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 116,864 (comprising 60,068 males and 56,796 females).[5]
History
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Merauke was the site of an Allied air and naval base, Naval Base Merauke, during World War II and there was ground fighting between Australian and Japanese patrols in the area.[6]
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On 11 December 1959, Australian ocean rower Michael 'Tarzan' Fomenko was washed ashore at Tomerau, near Merauke, in a dugout canoe which he had paddled from Queensland.[7] He intended to continue a further 600 miles to Australian New Guinea, but Dutch authorities in Sydney advised that it would be "suicide" to allow Fomenko to leave the town.[7]
The expression "Sabang to Merauke" is used as shorthand for the territorial extent of Indonesia from west to east, for instance in the name of Sabang Merauke Raya Air Charter. For instance, President Suharto stated in 1968 that "independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity from Sabang to Merauke are for the Indonesian people matters of principle".[8]
Communities
Merauke District is sub-divided into eleven urban kelurahan and 5 rural villages (desa, idebtified by asterisks in the table below)). These are listed below with their official codes (kode wilayah) and their populations as at mid 2023.[9]
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Nasem, Wasur, Bokem and Nggolare villages (desa) are rural areas to the north and east of the urban area.
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Climate
Merauke features a tropical savannah climate (Köppen climate classification: Aw)
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See also
References
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- ↑ A Dictionary of the Aneityumese Language: In Two Parts, I. Aneityumese and English, II. English and Aneityumese; Also, Outlines of Aneityumese Grammar, and an Introduction by John Inglis, Williams & Norgate, 1882
- ↑ Port of Merauke
- ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Merauke Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9401)
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- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Merauke Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9401040)
- ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Distrik Semangga Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9401041)
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Works cited
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