Kangean Islands

Kangean Islands
Kangean
Location of Kangean Islands
Kangean Islands is located in Indonesia
Kangean Islands
Kangean Islands
Coordinates: 6°59′S 115°39′E / 6.983°S 115.650°E / -6.983; 115.650
CapitalArjasa
Divisions3 districts, 37 villages[1]
Government
 • BodySumenep Regencial Government
Area
 • Total648.56 km2 (250.41 sq mi)
Elevation
364 m (1,194 ft)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[2]
 • Total166,742
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Demographics
 • Ethnic groups
 • Religion
 • LanguagesIndonesian (official)
Kangeanese (regional)
Other languages:
Bajo/Bajau, Mandarese, Buginese, Madurese
Time zoneUTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)

The Kangean Islands or simply Kangean (Indonesian: Kepulauan Kangean) is a collective name for a group of islands lying to the east of Madura. Kangean (the main island) and its surrounding islands lie to the north of Bali in the northern Bali Sea, to the northwest of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara),[3] and administratively they form three districts within Sumenep Regency, East Java Province. The group comprises a total of 91 islands including 27 inhabited islands. Kangean is located approximately 120 km (75 mi) in the north of Bali,[4] the northwest of Lombok, and 120 km east of Madura.[5] The biggest and most populous district is Arjasa, which includes the town of that name located in the west of the island. The Kangean Islands have a large potential for natural resources, such as natural gas, teak, coconut, and salt production.[3]

Map of Lesser Sunda Islands with mark showing location of Kangean Islands
Map of Lesser Sunda Islands with mark showing location of Kangean Islands
Kangean Islands
Location of Kangean Islands in the north of Bali in the northern Bali Sea, and northwest of Lombok.
  1. ^ "Area by District in Sumenep Regency". sumenepkab.bps.go.id. The Official Statistics of Sumenep Regency. 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2020. Kangean's districts of Sapeken, Arjasa, Kangayan
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Kangean Islands". britannica. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Y E 3 K". www.mdxc.org. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  5. ^ "KANGEAN ISLANDS". en.voi.co.id. Retrieved 5 November 2012.