Central Maluku Regency

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Central Maluku Regency
Kabupaten Maluku Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms of Central Maluku Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Pamahanunusa
Location within Maluku
Location within Maluku
Central Maluku Regency is located in Seram Island
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency
Location in Seram, Maluku and Indonesia
Coordinates: 3°17′30″S 128°58′03″E / 3.29167°S 128.96750°E / -3.29167; 128.96750Coordinates: 3°17′30″S 128°58′03″E / 3.29167°S 128.96750°E / -3.29167; 128.96750
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
CapitalMasohi
Government
 • RegentTuasikal Abua
 • Vice RegentMarlatu L. Leleury
Area
 • Total11,595.57 km2 (4,477.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total423,094
 • Density36/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 914
Websitemaltengkab.go.id

Central Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Tengah) is a regency of Maluku Province of Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 11,595.57 km2, and had a population of 361,698 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 423,094 at the 2020 Census.[3] The principal town lies at Masohi, on Seram Island. The regency (kebupaten) is composed of the central part of the island of Seram, the Banda Islands, and the Lease Islands (Saparua, Haruku, and Nusa Laut), together with those parts of Ambon Island which are outside the City of Ambon.

This regency is the largest in area among Malukan regencies.

Geography[]

Central Maluku as one of the regencies in Maluku Province, is located between West Seram Regency in the west and East Seram Regency in the east. The total area of Central Maluku Regency is approx 275,907 km2 which consists of the sea area 264,311.43 km2 and land area 11,595.57 km2.

Climate[]

The Central Maluku region experiences a tropical marine climate and a monsoon climate.This situation is caused by the fact that Central Maluku is surrounded by vast seas, so that the tropical marine climate in this area is in rhythm with the existing seasonal climate. The following climatological conditions can describe the climatic conditions in Central Maluku Regency in general: The average temperature recorded in 2009 in Amahai District was 26.30C, where the maximum average temperature was 30.40C and the minimum average was 23.30C. The average amount of rainfall in 2009 was 185.1 mm with an average number of rainy days of 18.1 days. The average sun irradiation in 2009 was 65.9% with an average air pressure of 1,011.2 millibars and an average relative humidity of 84.9%.

Administration[]

The regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

Name English
name		 Admin.
Centre		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Number
of
villages		 Post
code
Leihitu Hila 147.63 46,978 53,728 11 97580
Leihitu Barat West Leihitu Larike 84.47 16,678 19,543 5 97581
Sala Hutu Tulehu 151.82 46,703 54,798 6 97582
(totals on Ambon Island) 383.92 110,359 128,069 22
Pulau Haruku Haruku Island Pelauw 150.00 24,207 27,390 11 97583
Saparua Kota Saparua 79.90 32,475 18,402 7 97584
Saparua Timur East Saparua Tuhaha 96.60 (a) 17,620 10 97585
Nusa Laut Nusa Laut
Island		 Ameth 32.50 5,322 5,780 7 97518
(totals on
Lease Islands)		 359.00 62,004 69,192 35
Amahai Amahai 1,619.07 38,932 50,028 15 97516
Kota Masohi Masohi Town Masohi 37.30 (b)31,480 36,433 (b)5 97511
-97515
Seram Utara North Seram Wahai 7,173.46 39,249 19,681 20 97531
Seram Utara
Barat		 Northwest
Seram		 Pasanea 705.48 9,260 12,024 13 97532
Seram Utara
Timur Kobi		 Northeast
Seram Kobi		 Kobi 280.65 (c) 12,682 12 97533
Seram Utara
Timur Seti		 Northeast
Seram Seti		 Kobisonta 186.19 (c) 14,975 12 97534
Tehoru Tehoru 405.72 28,191 22,486 10 97519
Teluk Elpaputih Elpaputih Bay Sahulau 120.00 10,822 9,166 4 97517
Telutih Laimu 128.50 (d) 12,838 10 97510
Teon Nila Serua Waipia 24.28 12,857 14,594 16 97535
(totals on Seram Island) 10,680.65 170,791 204,907 117
Banda Banda Islands Nusantara 172.00 18,544 20,924 18 97586

Notes: (a) 2010 population figure for Saparua Timur is included in that for Saparua.
(b) comprises the five kelurahan (with 2010 Census populations) of Ampera (5,558), Lesane (4,305), Letwaru (5,187), Namaelo (13,367) and Namasina (3,338).
(c) 2010 population figures for Seram Utara Timur Kobi and Seram Utara Timur Seti are included in that for Seram Utara.
(d) 2010 population figure for Telutih is included in that for Tehoru.

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.

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