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
Haruku Island is an island in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia - lying east of Ambon Island, off the southern coast of Seram and just west of Saparua. It is administered as a single district, ''Kecamatan Pulau Haruku'', with a 2 ...
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 off its southeastern tip.
Saparua was administered as a single eponymous district (''kecamatan'') of
Central Maluku Regency (''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
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* Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia
** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago
** Indonesia ...
and
Ambonese Malay.
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
Gerrit Augustinus Siwabessy (19 August 1914 – 11 November 1982) was an Indonesian politician who served as the ninth minister of health from July 1966 until March 1978, during the presidencies of Sukarno and Suharto.
Early life
Gerrit Augus ...
, 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 (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
*
Ouw (1,680)
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Ullath (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)
*
Mahu (718)
Gallery
File:Ambon and Lease Islands (Uliasers) en.png, Saparua is in the right of the map, east of Haruku Island
Haruku Island is an island in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia - lying east of Ambon Island, off the southern coast of Seram and just west of Saparua. It is administered as a single district, ''Kecamatan Pulau Haruku'', wit ...
.
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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