city in Indonesia
Timika is the largest city in Central Papua province in Papua, with 142,000 residents in 2020. It has become a gateway to one of the largest gold mines on the planet, the Grasberg mine.
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There is an online ride-hailing app, Mi-jek (Mimika ojek online).
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- 1 Three Kings Cathedral.
- 2 Grand Mosque of Timika (Masjid Raya Babussalam Timika), Kwamki.
- 3 Grasberg. Owned by PT Freeport Indonesia. It is one of the largest gold mines on earth.
- 4 Kuala Kencana. The first city in Indonesia to use underground utilities for power lines, and communications, as well as distribution of clean water and centralized sewage treatment.
- 5 Keakwa Beach (Pantai Keakwa).
- 6 Kyura River (Kali Kyura).
- 7 Timuka Beach (Pantai Timuka), Atuka.
- Traditional villages around Tembagapura, through Mulu Airport, one of the most remote and highest airports in Indonesia.
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- 1 Ekowisata Mangrove Poumako, Pomako, East Mimika.
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- 1 Pasar Gorong-Gorong, Jl. Port Site, Koperapoka. Buy fresh seafood such as Timika crab (kepiting karaka), eeltail catfish, shrimp, and so on.
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Try traditional local cuisine sagu tindis/amamaihi made by the Kamoro tribe. Also, the Timika crab, karaka is served in local seafood restaurants.
- 1 Resto Jangkar, Nawaripi, Mimika Baru, ☏ +62 812 942 78118. 10:00-22:00. A seafood restaurant.
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- 1 Rumah Kopi Amungme Gold, Kwamki, Mimika Baru. Try kopi Amungme, an organic coffee grown by Amungme tribe in Nemangkawi Mountains.
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- 1 Horison Ultima Timika, Jl. Hasanuddin No. 9, Nawaripi, ☏ +62 901 3264888, timika9.hultima@gmail.com. A 4-star hotel. From Rp659,728.
- 2 Ossa De Villa, Nawaripi. Check-in: 14:00, check-out: 12:00. Hotel with a swimming pool. Free Wi-Fi, free parking, and free breakfast. From Rp1,017,903.
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The telephone area code of Timika is 0901.
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- Fly to Sugapa, Intan Jaya Regency or Ilaga, Puncak Regency to reach the peak of one of the World Seven Summits, Puncak Jaya.