Native name: Pulau Ambalau | |
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Geography | |
Location | Southeast Asia |
Coordinates | 3°51′20″S 127°11′30″E / 3.85556°S 127.19167°E |
Archipelago | Greater Sunda Islands |
Area | 306 km2 (118 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 608 m (1995 ft) |
Highest point | Gunung Baula |
Administration | |
Province | Maluku |
Regency | South Buru Regency |
Largest settlement | Wailua |
Demographics | |
Population | 9225 (mid 2023 estimate) |
Pop. density | 30.1/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Languages | Ambelau language |
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Ambelau or Ambalau is a volcanic island in the Banda Sea within Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island forms an administrative district (Indonesian: Kecamatan Ambalau) which is part of the South Buru Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Buru Selatan) of Maluku province (Indonesian: Provinsi Maluku), Indonesia. It has a land area of 306 km2, and had a population of 6,846 at the 2010 Census;[1] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 9,225.[2] The administrative center is Wailua, a settlement located at the south of the island. About half of the island's population is composed of indigenous Ambelau people who speak the Ambelau language; the other half are mostly immigrants from the nearby Maluku Islands and Java.