Mimika Regency

Mimika Regency
Kabupaten Mimika
A high school in Timika
Motto(s): 
Bersatu Membangun
(Unite to Build)
Location in Central Papua
Mimika Regency
Location in Indonesian Papua
Mimika Regency
Location in Indonesia
Coordinates: 4°32′37″S 136°33′56″E / 4.5436°S 136.5656°E / -4.5436; 136.5656
Country Indonesia
ProvinceCentral Papua
CapitalTimika
Government
  RegentJohannes Rettob (PDI-P)
  Vice RegentEmanuel Kemong
  LegislatureMimika Regency House of Representatives
Area
  Total
21,693.51 km2 (8,375.91 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
  Total
492,896
  Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time)
Area code(+62) 901
Websitemimikakab.go.id

Mimika Regency is one of the regencies (kabupaten) in the Indonesian province of Central Papua. It covers an area of 21,693.51 km2, and had a population of 182,001 at the 2010 Census, which grew to 311,969 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as of mid-2024 was 492,896 - a 58% gain from 2020. The administrative centre is the town of Timika, which lies within Mimika Baru District, which had 143,367 inhabitants in mid-2023 but this figure officially more than doubled to 318,679 in mid 2024. The regency covers the entire south coast of its province. The only other coastal regency of Central Papua is Nabire Regency, covering the north coast.