| Official Name: | Kairatu |
| Settlement Type: | Kecamatan and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Seram |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Seram Island |
| Pushpin Map1: | Indonesia Maluku |
| Pushpin Label Position1: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption1: | Location in the Maluku Islands of Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maluku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Regency |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Seram |
| Area Total Km2: | 329.65 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 Census |
| Population Total: | 26,717 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Timezone: | WITA |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Coordinates: | -3.2153°N 128.1761°W |
Kairatu is a small town and district (kecamatan) on the southwestern coast of the Indonesian island of Seram.[2] It is part of West Seram Regency. According to the 2010 census, the district had a population of 54,866 people, but the district has subsequently been split and the reduced area (now 329.65 km2) had 27,040 inhabitants at the 2020 Census, while the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 26,717.[3] The town itself had 10,266 inhabitants in mid 2022.[4]
