Tabuan Island (, also spelled Tabuhan or Taboean) is an island of southern

Sumatra Sumatra () is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the list of islands by area, sixth-largest island in the world at 482,286.55 km2 (182,812 mi. ...

, under the jurisdiction of

Lampung Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (; ), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the provi ...

province. It is administered as part of the Cukuh Balak district of

Tanggamus Regency Tanggamus Regency is a regency (''kabupaten'') of Lampung Province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It has an area of 4,747.06 km2 which consists of a land area of 2,947.57 km2 and a sea area of 1,799.5 km2. It had a population of 534,595 at ...

. It lies near the middle of the entrance of

Semangka Bay Semangka Bay () is a large bay located on the southern tip of Sumatra Island. At the southern tip of Sumatra there are two large bays, Teluk Semangka is located in the western part. On the east side of the bay stretches Tanggamus Regency Ta ...

, relatively steep and densely wooded. It rises in its south-eastern part to a height of 671m and is said to "appear sharp from S or N. Except on the NE side." Its principal settlement is the village of Sawangbalak, located on the extreme northern tip of the island. The island is noted for its white beaches. About 40 kilometres to the east is

Legundi Island Pulau Legundi (also spelled Lagoendi) is an Indonesian island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra. It is one of the larger islands in the Strait and lies at the western end of Sumatra's Lampong Bay, in the province of Lampung. Populati ...

. Internet access is unavailable and the telephone access is unstable in this island. A Rp18 billion pier was constructed in 2013 by the

Ministry of Transportation A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government a ...

but because most fishermen use small boats the pier is unmaintained and unused.

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