Lease Islands

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Lease Islands in the center of the Maluku Islands

The Lease Islands, formerly called the Uliasers or Uliassers, are a group of three inhabited islands (and smaller uninhabited islets), lying immediately to the south of Seram and east of Ambon Island in the province of Maluku, in Indonesia. The three inhabited islands, from west to east, are Haruku, Saparua and Nusa Laut, while tiny uninhabited Molana is administratively part of Saparua District; these islands constitute four administrative districts (kecamatan) within Central Maluku Regency.

District
(kecamatan)
Name
English name Administrative
Centre
Area in
km2
Population
Census
2010 [1]
Population
Census
2020 [2]
Pulau Haruku Haruku Island Pelauw 150.00 24,207 27,390
Saparua (West) Saparua Kota Saparua 79.90 32,475 18,402
Saparua Timur East Saparua Tuhaha 96.60 (a) 17,620
Nusa Laut Nusa Laut Island Ameth 32.50 5,322 5,780
(totals on Lease Islands) 359.00 62,004 69,192

Note: (a) Figures for Saparua Timur's population in 2010 are included in those for Saparua.

Sources[]

  • Muller, Dr. Kal (1990). Spice Islands: The Moluccas. Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-945971-07-9.

References[]

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Coordinates: 3°38′52″S 128°25′58″E / 3.6477°S 128.4329°E / -3.6477; 128.4329

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