Merauke River

river in South Papua, Indonesia
Place river Q742926
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Merauke River

Summary

Merauke River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Merauke River is located in Papua[3].
  • Merauke River is located in South Papua[4].
  • Merauke River is in the country of Indonesia[5].
  • Merauke River is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • Merauke River's instance of is recorded as river[7].
  • Merauke River's located in time zone is recorded as Indonesia Eastern Standard Time[8].
  • Merauke River's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -8.47339101, 'lon': 140.3503418}[9].
  • Merauke River's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Merauke'}[10].
  • Merauke River's name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Maro'}[11].

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Geography

Merauke River is in the country of Indonesia[5]. Located in include Papua[3], a province of Indonesia[12], in Indonesia[13], founded in 1963[14] and South Papua[4], a province of Indonesia[15], in Indonesia[16], founded in 2022[17]. It is on the continent of Asia[6].

Designation and Status

Merauke River's instance of is recorded as river[7].

Why It Matters

Merauke River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . oldmapsonline.org. oldmapsonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . oldmapsonline.org. oldmapsonline.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Merauke River. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/merauke-river
MLA “Merauke River.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/merauke-river.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_merauke-river_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Merauke River}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/merauke-river}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 23d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates
    Instance of river
    Coordinate location {'lat': -8.47339101, 'lon': 140.3503418}
    Located in
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46550|batch #46550]]: redundant value; it should not have a time zone."
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