Central Maluku Regency

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, and 423,094 at the 2020 Census. The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 430,798. 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.

Central Maluku Regency Kabupaten Maluku Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Pamahanunusa (Building the Homeland and the Nation)
Location within Maluku
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Coordinates: 3°17′30″S 128°58′03″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Capital	Masohi
Government
• Regent	Tuasikal Abua
• Vice Regent	Marlatu L. Leleury
Area
• Total	11,595.57 km2 (4,477.07 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	430,798
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 914
Website	maltengkab.go.id

This regency is the largest in area among Malukan regencies.

Geography

Central Maluku Regency is one of the regencies in Maluku Province. It is mainly located in the central part of Seram Island (between West Seram Regency in the west and East Seram Regency in the east, both of which were separated from Central Maluku Regency on 18 December 2003), but it also includes a number of islands to the south, chiefly Ambon Island (site of the provincial capital of the same name, but excluding the City of Ambon itself), the Lease Islands to the east of Ambon, and the Banda Islands much further to the south. The total area of Central Maluku Regency is approx 275,907 km², which consists of a sea area of 264,311.43 km² and a land area of 11,595.57 km².

Climate

The Central Maluku region experiences a tropical marine climate and a monsoon climate. This is because 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 and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 186 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	English name	Admin Centre	Area in km2	Pop'n Census 2010	Pop'n Census 2020	Pop'n Estimate mid 2023	No. of villages	Post code
81.01.15	Leihitu (a)		Hila	147.63	46,978	53,728	54,864	11	97580
81.01.22	Leihitu Barat	West Leihitu	Larike	84.47	16,678	19,543	19,724	5	97581
81.01.14	Salahutu		Tulehu	151.82	46,703	54,798	54,166	6	97582
	(totals on Ambon Island)			383.92	110,359	128,069	128,754	22
81.01.13	Pulau Haruku	Haruku Island	Pelauw	150.00	24,207	27,390	26,551	11	97583
81.01.12	Saparua		Kota Saparua	79.90	32,475	18,402	17,548	7	97584
81.01.26	Saparua Timur	East Saparua	Tuhaha	96.60	(b)	17,620	16,912	10	97585
81.01.16	Nusa Laut	Nusa Laut Island	Ameth	32.50	5,322	5,780	5,437	7	97518
	(totals on Lease Islands)			359.00	62,004	69,192	66,448	35
81.01.01	Amahai		Amahai	1,619.07	38,932	50,028	50,478	(c) 15	97516
81.01.17	Kota Masohi	Masohi Town	Masohi	37.30	31,480	36,433	36,533	(d) 5	97511 -97515
81.01.06	Seram Utara	North Seram	Wahai	7,173.46	39,249	19,681	21,697	(e) 20	97531
81.01.20	Seram Utara Barat (f)	Northwest Seram	Pasanea	705.48	9,260	12,024	12,752	13	97532
81.01.25	Seram Utara Timur Kobi	Northeast Seram Kobi	Kobi	280.65	(g)	12,682	13,558	12	97533
81.01.24	Seram Utara Timur Seti	Northeast Seram Seti	Kobisonta	186.19	(g)	14,975	16,279	12	97534
81.01.11	Tehoru		Tehoru	405.72	28,191	22,486	24,276	10	97519
81.01.21	Teluk Elpaputih	Elpaputih Bay	Sahulau	120.00	10,822	9,166	10,069	4	97517
81.01.23	Telutih		Laimu	128.50	(h)	12,838	13,630	10	97510
81.01.02	Teon Nila Serua		Waipia	24.28	12,857	14,594	14,422	16	97535
	(totals on Seram Island)			10,680.65	170,791	204,907	213,694	117
81.01.09	Banda	Banda Islands	Nusantara	172.00	18,544	20,924	21,902	18	97586

Notes: (a) including the small offshore islands of Ela, Hatala and Lain off the northwest corner of Ambon Island.
(b) 2010 population figure for Saparua Timur is included in that for Saparua.
(c) comprises the kelurahan of Hollo (with 1,745 inhabitants in mid 2022) and 14 desa including Haruru (9,456), Sepa (8,544), Tamilouw (7,917), Soahuku (4,791), Makariki (4,128) and Amahai (3,664).
(d) comprises the five kelurahan (with 2020 Census populations) of Ampera (6,385), Lesane (4,493), Letwaru (6,412), Namaelo (15,280) and Namasina (3,863).
(e) the major desa (with mid 2022 populations) are Wahai, the admin centre (5,988), Sawai (3,792), Manusela (2,196), Pasahari (1,586) and Malaku (1,426).
(f) includes Pulau Besar (on which the admin centre Pasanea is located) and smaller islands (a total of 4.6 km² with 1,040 inhabitants in mid 2022) off the north coast of Seram.
(g) 2010 population figures for Seram Utara Timur Kobi and Seram Utara Timur Seti are included in that for Seram Utara. (h) 2010 population figure for Telutih is included in that for Tehoru.

Villages

• Yaputih