Tambelan archipelago is a group of 68 islands off the west coast of
West Kalimantan
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Borneo
Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and population of 23,053,723 (2020 national censuses). Situated at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, it is one of the Greater Sunda ...
), Indonesia, just north of the
equator
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. The archipelago is located on the north opening of
Karimata Strait which separates Borneo and Belitung island. Geographically it is part of the
Tudjuh Archipelago, and administratively forms a district (''kecamatan'') of
Bintan Regency within the
Riau Islands Province. It covers a land area of 90.4 km
2 and had a population of 4,960 in mid 2022.
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.] Major islands include Big Tambelan (Tambelan Besar), Mendarik, Uwi, Benua, and Pejantan. The islands are divided into eight administrative villages (''kelurahan'') - Batu Lepuk, Kampung Hilir, Kampung Melayu, Kukup, Pengikik, Pulau Mentebung, Pulau Pinang and Teluk Sekuni. As a historical side note; It was the first Dutch territory captured by the Japanese in World War 2.
See also
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Anambas Islands
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Badas Islands
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Natuna Islands
Natuna Regency is an islands regency located in the northernmost part of the Province of Riau Islands, Indonesia. It contains at least 154 islands, of which 127 of them are reported as uninhabited. This archipelago, with a land area of 1,978.4 ...
References
Further reading
* National Geospatial-intelligence Agency (2005
"Borneo: Northwest Coast and Kepulauan Tudjuh"''Sailing directions (enroute): Borneo, Jawa, Sulawesi, and Nusa Tenggara'' United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
External links
Archipiélago de Tambelan(Spanish)
Tudjuh Archipelago
Populated places in Indonesia
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