Sota is a village in Sota district, Merauke Regency in South Papua province, Indonesia. Its population is 1,300. Sota and Jayapura are the only places with a direct road connection from Indonesia to Papua New Guinea.
The Indonesian government plans to start the Sota National Border Crossing Post (PLBN Sota) construction project in January 2019. Sota is Indonesia's front line which borders directly with Papua New Guinea, 80 km from Merauke town, can be reached in 1âÂÂ2 hours travel time.
Sota has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from May to November and heavy rainfall from December to April.