Masakambing Island

Masakambing
Map
Geography
Coordinates5°26′48″S 114°25′23″E / 5.44667°S 114.42306°E / -5.44667; 114.42306
Area7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi)
Highest elevation8 m (26 ft)
Administration
ProvinceEast Java
RegencySumenep
SubdistrictMasalembu
VillageMasakambing
Demographics
Population1,280 (2015)[1]
Pop. density164.3/km2 (425.5/sq mi)

Masakambing is a small Indonesian island in the Masalembu Islands of the Java Sea and is part of the regency of Sumenep. It is administered as the village of Masakambing.

The island is home to the only remaining wild individuals of the abbotti subspecies of the Yellow-crested cockatoo (Cacatua sulphurea).

  1. ^ "Kecamatan Masalembu dalam Angka 2016" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-06. Retrieved 2017-10-06.