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 Regency]] and also in the East Jailolo district in the [[West Halmahera Regency]].<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). Baha
This language is spoken in 1011 hamletsvillages in the northern part of Halmahera island and southern part of Morotai island, which from population surveys is inhabited by the Gorap ethnic group as much as 87.68%, Makian 1.29%, Galela 1.37%, Ternate 0.60%, [[Tobelo people|Tobelo]] 0.55%, [[Sangir people|Sangir]] 6.67%, [[Bugis people|Bugis]] 1.24%, [[Javanese people|Javanese]] 0.77%, and Maba as much as 1.03%.<ref name="PB"/><ref name="BH"/> The Gorap speaking villages are Bobaneigo, Nusa Ambu, Sondo-Sondo, Nusa Jaya, Talaga Jaya, Ekor, Saramaake in Halmahera island; Daruba, Galo-Galo, Waringin, Pilowo in Morotai island.<ref name="ch">{{cite web|url=https://eldp.access.preservica.com/dk0710/|title=A documentation of Gorap|language=en|access-date=7 July 2024|first=Christoph|last=Bracks|publisher=[[University of Frankfurt]]|___location=[[Frankfurt]], Germany}}</ref>
