Based on the official linguistic mapping data by the National Language and Fostering Agency under the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia, the Gorap language is spoken natively on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, specifically in the Kao Teluk district which is administratively part of the North Halmahera regencial region and also in the East Jailolo district in the West Halmahera regencial region.<ref name="PB"/> This language is also spoken by its diasporic community, especially those who lives on the island of Morotai (especially South Morotai) and also on the island of [[Sulawesi]] (especially Southeast Sulawesi).<ref name="BH"/><ref name="PB"/>
