East Halmahera Regency () is a
regency
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of
North Maluku
North Maluku (; ) is a province of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Halmahera Sea to the east, the Molucca Sea to the west, and the Seram Sea to the south. It shares marit ...
Province of
Indonesia
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, and occupies the northeastern peninsula of
Halmahera
Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, and Sofifi, the capital of the province, is located on the west coa ...
island, together with the northern half of the southeastern peninsula of that island. It was created on 25 February 2003 from part of
Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency (; ) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. The regency was originally formed on 15 August 1990 from part of the former North Maluku Regency, but on 25 February 2003 parts of the new regency were split off to ...
, and covers a land area of 6,515.74 km
2. It had a population of 72,880 at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and 91,707 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 100,473 (comprising 51,953 males and 48,520 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Halmahera Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8206)] The capital lies at the town of
Maba in Kota Maba District.
Administration
The regency is divided into ten
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimate as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Halmahera Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8206)] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of
administrative village
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s (all rural ''desa'') in each district, and its post code.
The five Maba Districts comprise the southeastern half of the regency (and of the northeastern peninsula, together with that portion of the southeastern peninsula within the regency); they cover a land area of 3,662.22 km
2, with 49,419 inhabitants in mid 2024. The five Wasile Districts comprise the northwestern half of the northeastern peninsula; together they cover 2,853.52 km
2, with 51,054 inhabitants in mid 2024. All the indigenous inhabitants speak
North Halmahera languages
The North Halmahera (NH) languages are a family of languages spoken in the northern and eastern parts of the island of Halmahera and some neighboring islands in Indonesia. The southwestern part of the island is occupied by the unrelated South H ...
, chiefly
Tobelorese in the north and the related
Togutil in the south of the regency.
References
External links
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Regencies of North Maluku
Halmahera
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