Lease Islands

Lease Islands in the center of the Maluku Islands

The Lease Islands (pronounced LAY-a-SAY, /leɪ.a.seɪ/), formerly called the Uliasers or Uliassers, are a group of three inhabited islands (and smaller uninhabited islets), lying immediately to the south of Seram and east of Ambon Island in the province of Maluku, in Indonesia. The three inhabited islands, from west to east, are Haruku, Saparua and Nusa Laut, while tiny uninhabited Molana is administratively part of Saparua District; these islands constitute four administrative districts (kecamatan) within Central Maluku Regency.

District
(kecamatan)
Name		 English
name		 Admin
Centre		 Area in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010 [1]		 Pop'n
Census
2020 [2]		 Pop'n[3]
Estimate
mid 2023
Pulau Haruku Haruku Island Pelauw 150.00 24,207 27,390 26,551
Saparua (West) Saparua Kota Saparua 79.90 32,475 18,402 17,548
Saparua Timur East Saparua Tuhaha 96.60 (a) 17,620 16,912
Nusa Laut Nusa Laut Island Ameth 32.50 5,322 5,780 5,437
(totals on
Lease Islands)		 359.00 62,004 69,192 66,448

Note: (a) Figures for Saparua Timur's population in 2010 are included in those for Saparua.

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)