Tembagapura
Tembagapura is a district in Mimika Regency, part of the Indonesian province of Central Papua, centered on an urban village built to support the Grasberg Mine. The district covers 2,586.86 km2, and it had a population of 16,917 at the 2010 Census and 23,022 at the 2020 Census. The central town was established as a company town by Freeport-McMoran in the late 1960s. Etymology Tembaga in Indonesian means "copper", while pura in Sanskrit is equivalent to "temple" or "town", meaning "Copper Town". Geography and climate It is situated on a rocky plain at the base of Mount Zaagkam , southeast of the mine. The town is in the Sudirman Range, not far from Mount Carstensz, the highest peak in Oceania. The area gets about of rainfall each year. The weather is usually sunny in the morning, changing to cloudy and cool around noon. Climate Tembagapura has a subtropical highland climate (Cfb) with heavy rainfall year-round. History Construction of the mine and its infrastructure including the town, commenced in the late-1960s. Prior to this, the surrounding area had been inhabited by about 500 members of the Amung people living in traditional villages. However, as the settlement and the mine grew, migrants