Timika is a chartered city and capital of Mimika Regency on the southern coast of Central Papua, Indonesia, with the surrounding district recording 142,909 residents at the 2020 census. It grew as a hub for mining and services around PT Freeport Indonesia's gold mining operations, which drew a substantial expatriate workforce including roughly 2,000 Americans alongside workers from Japan, Canada, Australia and Germany, and it is served by Mozes Kilangin International Airport.
Facts
Population Estimate Year Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Timika - Wikipedia
Infobox, population_total
142,909
Infobox, population_as_of
2020 Census
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (latitude component)
-4.548483,136.88947
Wikidata claim P625 coordinate location (longitude component)
-4.548483,136.88947
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at -4.5485,136.8895
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 26.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.75, 136.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -4.75, 136.75
-4.75 136.75 Af
4. GeoNames: Timika - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1623834Quote, cities500 record 1623834
-4.61407 136.67679 P PPL ID PT 9412 142909 21 Asia/Jayapura
Wikidata: Timika
Wikidata Q1026405, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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