Moa is an Indonesian island, at the center of the

Leti Islands The Letti Islands () of Indonesia are part of the Maluku Islands, in southwest Maluku Province. (The spelling Leti Islands is also used sometimes.) They are also called the "Lemola" Archipelago, from the initial two letters of each of the three main ...

, and one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. Moa is located in southwest Maluku

province A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

. The main town is Tiakur on the west coast of the island, which serves as the purpose-built administrative centre for

Southwest Maluku Regency Southwest Maluku Regency (; ) is a regency of Maluku Province, Indonesia. Geographically it forms the most eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, although it has never been administratively included with them, and politically has always com ...

. However, the administrative centre for Moa Island (''kecamatan Moa Lakor'') is ''Weet'' on the northeast coast. The

Leti language Leti (or Letti) is an Austronesian language spoken on the island of Leti in Maluku, Indonesia. Although it shares much vocabulary with the neighboring Luang language, it is marginally mutually intelligible. Fewer than 1% of Leti speakers are ...

, a member of

Austronesian languages The Austronesian languages ( ) are a language family widely spoken throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, parts of Mainland Southeast Asia, Madagascar, the islands of the Pacific Ocean and Taiwan (by Taiwanese indigenous peoples). They are spoken ...

is spoken on Moa.

Transports

The island is served by the Jos Orno Imsula Airport .

References

* Islands of the Maluku Islands Outer Banda Arc Landforms of Maluku (province) Populated places in Indonesia {{Maluku-geo-stub

See also

Transports

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