Amahai is a village (''desa'') and an administrative district (''kecamatan'') on the south coast of the
island
An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...
of
Seram
Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent i ...
, in
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency () 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,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 423,094 at the 2020 Census.Badan ...
. The village, which serves as the administrative centre of the eponymous district, lies to the south of
Masohi
Masohi is a coastal town on the Indonesian island of Seram. It is the capital of the Central Maluku Regency (''Kabupaten Maluku Tengah''). It was the site of a detention camp for political prisoners in the 1970s. It had 36,433 inhabitants at the ...
town, both being situated on the coast of Elpaputih Bay, and they are surrounded on the landward sides by Amahai District. Teon Nila Serua District is also a semi-enclave within Amahai District, which surrounds it on all sides except the west (where it is bordered by Teluk Elpaputih District). Daily speedboats connect Tulehu (the port of Salahutu District on Ambon Island) with Amahai, which is Seram's main port.
Amahai District covers a land area of 1,619.07 km
2 and had a population of 38,932 at the 2010 Census and 50,028 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 50,478 inhabitants.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)]
The district is subdivided into 14 rural villages (''desa'') plus the ''kelurahan'' of Hollo, all sharing the postcode of 97516.
References
Populated places in Seram Island
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