Saparua is an island east of
Ambon Island in the
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
n province of
Maluku; the island of
Haruku lies between Saparua and Ambon. The main port is in the south at Kota Saparua. The island of
Maolana is located near its southwestern side and
Nusa Laut
Nusa Laut is the smallest inhabited island in the Lease Islands group east of Ambon, in Indonesia's Maluku province.
It lies just off the south-western corner of Saparua island, separated from it by a deep channel. The island's coasts are fring ...
off its southeastern tip.
Saparua was administered as a single eponymous district (''kecamatan'') of
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency ( id, 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 ...
(''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) covers a land area of 168.1 km
2, and had a population of 32,312 as of the 2010 census and 36,022 at the 2020 Census. The inhabitants of Saparua speak the
Saparua language, as well as
Indonesian and
Ambonese Malay
Ambonese Malay or simply Ambonese is a Malay-based creole language spoken on Ambon Island in the Maluku Islands of Eastern Indonesia. It was first brought by traders from Western Indonesia, then developed when the Dutch Empire colonised the Ma ...
.
Saparua was the location of Indonesian national hero,
Pattimura's rebellion against Dutch forces in 1817. It was also the birthplace of
G.A. Siwabessy, a prominent politician who was Indonesia's Minister of Health during the 1960s and 1970s.
Villages on Saparua
There are 17 administrative villages, listed below with their populations at the 2020 Census;
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] ten comprise the new district of East Saparua, while seven remain with the existing Saparua district
* Saparua (3,198)
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Tiouw (1,484)
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Paperu Paperu, Indonesia, is a village on the island of Saparua, which is a part of the Ambon island group in the Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Te ...
(1,412)
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Booi (927)
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Haria (7,461)
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Portho (2,808)
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Kulur (1,112)
Saparua Timur
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Ouw (1,680)
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Ullath
Ullath is one of 18 villages on the island of Saparua in the province of Maluku, Indonesia. Ullath situated on the southeastern peninsula of Saparua along with Siri-sori Amalatu, Siri-sori Amapatti, and Ouw. It is most known for its cloves, ...
(1,591)
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Siri-sori Amapatti (2,002)
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Siri-sori Amalatu (2,251)
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Tuhaha (2,379)
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Ihamahu (1,509)
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Iha (391)
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Noluth-Titasomi (3,038)
* Itawaka (2,060)
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Mahu (718)
Gallery
File:Ambon and Lease Islands (Uliasers) en.png, Saparua is in the right of the map, east of Haruku Island.
File:Saparua from Duurstede Fort.jpg, Kota Saparua from Fort Duurstede
File:Duurstede Fort, Saparua, Ambon - Indonesia.jpg, Fort Duurstede at Saparua
File:Duurstede Fort - Inside.jpg, The inside of Fort Duurstede, Saparua
References
External links
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Old map of Manipa, Haruku, Saparua and Nusalaut
Islands of the Maluku Islands
Central Maluku Regency
Landforms of Maluku (province)
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