Maumere is the administrative seat of the Sikka Regency and the second largest town (its nominal population has recently overtaken Ende, but of these over 10,500 live in rural areas on outlying islands) on Flores Island, Indonesia.

It lies on the north coast of the island and the port is in the north-west part of the town.

In 1992 Maumere had a total population of about 70,000,[4] but the town suffered considerable damage in the 1992 Flores earthquake and tsunami, with 90 percent of all buildings being destroyed.

[9] The 3 districts (kecamatan) are sub-divided into 13 urban (kelurahan) and 8 rural (desa) villages:[10][circular reference] Thus the population of the urban town itself in 2023 was 77,909 (including 3,698 in Lepolima and Watugong desa) while the other 10,875 inhabitants were on the various offshore islands.

The 6-ton copper-clad statue was constructed on 2005, located at the peak of the 500 metres or 1,640 feet Keli hill, Nilo village, and has become the tallest statue raised in Sikka Regency.