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.

Tembagapura is situated on a rocky plain at an altitude of 1,930 metres (6,330 ft) at the base of Mount Zaagkam, which lies 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southeast of the mine.

However, as the settlement and the mine grew, migrants from other parts of Papua (e.g. the Dani people) and outside the island moved in, causing social tensions between the new arrivals and the locals.

Popular unrest attributed to the Free Papua Movement including acts of violence against mining facilities occurred, resulting in relocations of and reprisals against indigenous Papuans by the Indonesian Army.

[3] In 1994, biologist Tim Flannery visited the town and reported it to have a population in excess of 10,000 people, with most of the amenities of a smaller urban community in the US, including sports facilities, a club with a bar and restaurant, supermarkets and specialty shops, a bank, and excellent accommodations for workers and visitors.