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Siau is an island in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, located in the Sangir Archipelago approximately off the northern tip of Sulawesi in the
Celebes Sea The Celebes Sea, (; ms, Laut Sulawesi, id, Laut Sulawesi, fil, Dagat Selebes) or Sulawesi Sea, of the western Pacific Ocean is bordered on the north by the Sulu Archipelago and Sulu Sea and Mindanao Island of the Philippines, on the east b ...
. Covering a land area of 160 km2, it is the main island of the Sitaro Islands Regency of North Sulawesi Province. The northern part of the island forms the
volcano A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates ...
known as
Karangetang Karangetang (also known as Api Siau) is a volcano on the north side of Siau Island off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island is inhabited by 22,000 people. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia having erupted 41 times since ...
(Api Siau), which is one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes. The population of Siau island was 40,758 at the 2010 Census and 45,804 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The island has been noted as the home of the Siau Island tarsier.


Communities

Communities on the island include the town of Ulu Siau and the villages of Baru, Batuwawang, Bebali (Bubali), Beong, Hiu, Kahawungan, Kanawong, Korakora, Lai, Lehi, Ondang, Ondong, Paniki, Pehe, Peliang,
Salili Salili is a village on Siau Island in the Sitaro Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It co ...
, Tempuna and Toto. The island is administratively divided into 6 districts of the Sitaro Islands Regency.


See also

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Temboko Lehi Beach Temboko Lehi Beach ( id, Pantai Temboko Lehi) or also known as Lehi Beach is a unique beach located in Tagulandang Biaro (Sitaro) district of Siau, North Sulawesi province in Indonesia. The beach is about 137 kilometers from the city center of Man ...

Trip to Siau Island


References

Landforms of the Celebes Sea Landforms of North Sulawesi Sangihe Islands {{NSulawesi-geo-stub