Muturi

Muturi is a village (kampung) in Bintuni Bay Regency, West Papua, Indonesia. It is located on the southeastern coast of the Bird's Head Peninsula.^[1] The Muturi River flows through the vicinity.

Muturi
Village
Muturi Location of the town in the Bird's Head Peninsula
Coordinates: 2°11′0″S 133°41′0″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Papua
Regency	Teluk Bintuni
Time zone	UTC+9 (WIT)

There are significant oil reserves in the area and Muturi is subject to drilling from ARCO and BG.^[2] There is a deep-water oil terminal at Muturi, roughly three miles from the entrance to the Muturi River. It has a 18.3 metres (60 ft) long T-shaped pier which can serve vessels up to 30,000 tonnes.^[3] In 2017 a Missile Detachment was established at Muturi with the objective of protecting state assets to conduct oil and gas mining operations in the area.^[4]

Despite the existence of oil reserves, access to clean water has long been a problem in Muturi. Attempts to build wells in the area were a failure. In 2017 the 98th Manunggal Army launched a community plan to build a small water reservoir, planted underground, which can be used by the local church and school.^[5]