Liran ( id, Pulau Liran, ) is a small island off the southwest coast of Wetar Island,

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. Administratively it is part of West Wetar District (''Kecamatan Wetar Barat'') within the

Southwest Maluku Regency Southwest Maluku Regency ( id, Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya) is a regency of Maluku Province, Indonesia. It comprises a number of islands and island groups in the south of the province, including (running from west to east) Lirang Island, Wetar ...

(''Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya''). The

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ese island Atauro is 12 km to the southwest. Liran is the westernmost of the Barat Daya Islands in the province of Maluku. It covers an area of 39.14 km² (including minor offshore islands) and had 841 inhabitants in 2019.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. Liran is surrounded by

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s. It has a small population, who speak

Wetarese Wetarese is an Austronesian language of Wetar, an island in the south Maluku, Indonesia, and of the nearby islands Liran and Atauro, the latter island separate from the mainland of East Timor, north of Dili. Background The four identified prin ...

. They primarily live in the small village Ustutun on the east coast of the island, which also serves as the administrative centre for the West Wetar District. There is also a

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Satellite photo of Liran, off the coast of Wetar
Barat Daya Islands Islands of the Maluku Islands {{Maluku-geo-stub