A photo from 1948 Tagulandang (''Pulau Tagulandang'') is one of the

Sangihe Islands The Sangihe Islands (also spelled "Sangir", "Sanghir" or "Sangi") – – are a group of islands that constitute two regencies within the province of North Sulawesi, in northern Indonesia, the Sangihe Islands Regency. The word Sangihe ...

, situated off the northern tip of

Sulawesi Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the List of islands by area, world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Min ...

, Indonesia. It forms three

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

in the

Sitaro Islands Regency Sitaro Islands Regency (, although its formal name is Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro) is a regency located off the northern extremity of Sulawesi Island in the southern Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The regency ...

North Sulawesi North Sulawesi () is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is mainly located on the Minahasa Peninsula of the island of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia, but also includes various small archipel ...

province. It is located between the

Celebes Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's 11th-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Archi ...

and

Molucca Sea The Molucca Sea (Indonesian language, Indonesian: ''Laut Maluku'') is located in the western Pacific Ocean, around the vicinity of Indonesia, specifically bordered by the Indonesian Islands of Sulawesi, Celebes (Sulawesi) to the west, Halmahera t ...

s, and is separated from the Ruang

stratovolcano A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with ...

by a narrow sea channel. The inhabitants speak Sangirese, and the 2010 census recorded a population of 19,795, while the 2020 Census revealed a population of 22,296Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 22,634.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7109) The above figures include the area and population of the offshore island of ''Pulau Ruang'', the fourth largest island in the Regency, which lies to the southwest of Tagulandang and contains the active Ruang

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Tagulandang Landforms of North Sulawesi Islands of Sulawesi Populated places in Indonesia {{NSulawesi-geo-stub