Labuha

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Labuha
Town
Children swimming in the vicinity of Labuha in the 1930s
Labuha Location in Bacan, Halmahera, Maluku and Indonesia Show map of Bacan Islands Labuha Labuha (Halmahera) Show map of Halmahera Labuha Labuha (North Maluku) Show map of North Maluku Labuha Labuha (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 0°37′40″S 127°28′50″E / 0.62778°S 127.48056°E / -0.62778; 127.48056
Country	Indonesia
Region	Maluku
Province	North Maluku
Regency	South Halmahera Regency
Area
• Urban	2.4 km2 (0.9 sq mi)
• Metro	32.5 km2 (12.5 sq mi)
Population  (2020 Census)
• Town	7,073
• Metro	13,546
• Metro density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
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Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Postcode	97791
Area code	(+62) 929

Labuha is a small port town on the eastern Indonesian island of Pulau Bacan. It is the capital of the South Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku, and also the administrative centre of the Bacan District within the regency. It had a population at the 2020 Census of 7,073 (13,546 including the adjoining urban communes of Amasing Kota, Amasing Kota Barat and Amasing Kota Utara).^[2] The town is served by Labuha Airport.