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Saparua

Saparua is an island east of Ambon Island in the Indonesian province of Maluku; the island of Haruku lies between Saparua and Ambon. The main port is in the south at Kota Saparua. The small and uninhabited island of Maolana is located near its southwestern side and Nusa Laut off its southeastern tip.[1]

Saparua
Location of Saparua
Saparua is in the center of the map, just south of Seram.
Geography
LocationSouth East Asia
ArchipelagoMaluku Islands
Area168.1 km2 (64.9 sq mi)
Highest elevation360 m (1180 ft)
Highest pointTakuku
Administration
ProvinceMaluku
RegencyCentral Maluku
Demographics
Population34,460 (mid 2023 estimate)
Pop. density205.0/km2 (530.9/sq mi)

Saparua was administered as a single eponymous district (kecamatan) of Central Maluku Regency (Kabupaten Maluku Tengah), but in 2012 an additional district of East Saparua was formed from the eastern peninsula of the original district. Kota Saparua (Saparua town) is the administrative centre of the residual (western) district, while Tuhaha is the administrative centre of the new district.

The island (including Maolana island) covers a land area of 168.1 km2, and had a population of 32,312 as of the 2010 census[2] and 36,022 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 34,480.[4] The inhabitants of Saparua speak the Saparua language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.[5]

Saparua was the location of Indonesian national hero, Pattimura's rebellion against Dutch forces in 1817. It was also the birthplace of Gerrit Augustinus Siwabessy, a prominent politician who was Indonesia's Minister of Health during the 1960s and 1970s.

Villages on Saparua

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There are 17 administrative villages, listed below with their populations at the 2020 Census;[6] ten comprise the new district of East Saparua, while seven remain with the residual Saparua District in the west of the island. The areas (in km2) and 2020 Census populations[7] of each of these, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023,[8][9] are as follows:

Kode
Wilayah		 Name
of
desa		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
81.01.12.2001 Booi 8.20 927 891
81.01.12.2002 Paperu 9.10 1,412 1,286
81.01.12.2003 Tiouw 7.90 1,484 1,359
81.01.12.2004 Haria 16.70 7,461 7,302
81.01.12.2005 Porto 23.50 2,808 2,670
81.01.12.2006 Kulur 6.50 1,112 1,085
81.01.12.2012 Saparua (village) 8.00 3,198 2,955
81.01.12 Totals Saparua District 79.90 18,402 17,548
81.01.26.2001 Ouw 9.50 1,680 1,549
81.01.26.2002 Ullath 6.80 1,591 1,534
81.01.26.2003 Siri-sori (Amapatti) 8.20 2,002 1,988
81.01.26.2004 Siri-sori Amalatu 18.00 2,251 2,170
81.01.26.2005 Mahu 6.55 718 698
81.01.26.2006 Tuhaha 13.30 2,379 2,339
81.01.26.2007 Ihamahu 12.10 1,509 1,503
81.01.26.2008 Iha 0.75 391 391
81.01.26.2009 Nolloth(-Titasomi) 11.20 3,038 2,858
81.01.26.2010 Itawaka 10.20 2,060 1,882
81.01.26 Totals Saparua Timur District 96.60 17,619 16,912
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References

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  1. ^ Prostar Sailing Directions 2004 New Guinea Enroute. ProStar Publications. 2004. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-57785-569-9.
  2. ^ Indonesia - Maluku Census
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)
  5. ^ Saparua - Ethnologue
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  8. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Saparua Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103080)
  9. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Saparua Timur Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103082)
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3°34′30″S 128°38′49″E / 3.57493°S 128.647°E / -3.57493; 128.647


 

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