City profile · Indonesia · Asia
Merauke
South Papua · Indonesia
City population
116,864
#146
in Indonesia
#1
in South Papua
#4,925
worldwide
-8.500, 140.406 · 3,709 km from Jakarta
About Merauke
Merauke is a city in South Papua, Indonesia with a population of 116,864. It is the 146th largest of the 446 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Indonesia, and the 4,925th largest worldwide. It lies 3,709 km from Jakarta.
Key Facts
Country
Region
South Papua
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
8 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Jayapura
Coordinates
-8.500, 140.406
Record updated
2026-06-11
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 446 in IndonesiaClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.