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Seram
Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, despite Ambon Island's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent islands, such as Saparua, Haruku, Nusa Laut and the Banda Islands. Geography and geology Seram is traversed by a central mountain range, the highest point of which, Mount Binaiya, is covered with dense rain forests. Its remarkably complex geology is because of its location at the meeting of several tectonic microplates, which have been described as "one of the most tectonically complex areas on Earth". Seram falls on its microplate, which has been twisted around by 80° in the last 8 million years by the relatively faster movement of the Papua microplate. Meanwhile, along with the northward push of the Australian Plate, this has resulted in the uplift that gives north-central Seram peaks of over 3000 m. On the island, there are import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Seram Regency
West Seram Regency is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It is mainly located on Seram, but includes various islands lying to the west of Seram - the largest being Manipa, Kelang and Boano, as well as the smaller islets of Babi, Pua, Masowoi, and Marsegu. It covers a land area of 6,948.40 km2, and had a population of 164,654 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 212,393 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 214,979.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8106) The principal town lies at Piru, a port at the northern coast of Latira Bay (''Teluk Latira'') which is a northwards extension of Piru Bay (''Teluk Piru'') and almost separates the Huamual Peninsula from the rest of Seram Island. The western sector of the Regency (the Huamual Peninsula and the islands off the west coast) occupies just under 25% of the land area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Seram Regency
East Seram Regency () is a regency of Maluku (province), in Indonesia. It is mainly located on the island of Seram, but also includes smaller islands to the southeast comprising the Gorom (or "Gorong") and Watubela archipelagoes. The regency covers a land area of 5,779.12 km2, and had a population of 99,065 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 137,972 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 138,580 (comprising 70,051 males and 68,529 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Seram Bagian Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8105) The principal town lies at Bula, on Seram Island. Administration At the time of the 2010 Census the regency was divided into six districts (''kecamatan''), an increase from the original four. The first four of these six districts were on the island of Seram; the Gorom and Watubela archipelagoes are groups of smaller islands sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maluku (province)
Maluku is located in Eastern Indonesia and geographically located in West-Melanesia, between Sulawesi and Western New Guinea, and comprises the central and southern regions of the Maluku Islands. It is directly adjacent to North Maluku, Southwest Papua, and West Papua (province), West Papua in the north, Central Sulawesi, and Southeast Sulawesi in the west, the Banda Sea, Australia, Timor-Leste and East Nusa Tenggara in the south and the Arafura Sea, Central Papua and South Papua in the east. The land area is 46,158.26 km2, and the total population of this province at the 2010 census was 1,533,506 people,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. rising to 1,848,923 at the 2020 census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,945,648 (comprising 983,943 males and 961,705 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Provinsi Maluku Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.81) The largest city and capital of Maluku province is A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency () is a regency of Maluku Province of Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 11,595.57 km2, and had a population of 361,698 at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 423,094 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The official estimate as at mid 2024 was 432,361.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101) The principal towns are Masohi (the administrative capital) and Amahai, both on Seram Island. The regency (''kebupaten'') is composed of the central part of the island of Seram, the Banda Islands, and the Lease Islands ( Saparua, Haruku, and Nusa Laut), together with those parts of Ambon Island which are outside the City of Ambon. This regency is the largest in area among Malukan regencies. Geography Central Maluku Regency is one of the regencies in Maluku Province. It is mainly located in the central part of Seram Island (betwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapalewa River
Sapalewa River, also Sapolewa, is a river of Seram Island, Maluku province, Indonesia, about 2400 km northeast of the capital Jakarta. History According to the Central Maluku legend, the three rivers: Eti River, Tala River and Sapalewa River, flow from a sacred lake on the mountain peak called "Nunusaku". There grows a ficus tree with three big roots, each stretching in the direction of the abovementioned rivers, and this is the origin of the native people of the island of Seram, the so-called "Alifuru" people, who later inhabited the surrounding islands. The three rivers are known in local language as ''Kwele Batai Telu'' or ''Kwalai Batai Telu'' ("three stream branches"; Indonesian: "Tiga Ruas Sungai") watering the island of Seram (''Nusa Ina'').Eti, Tala dan Sap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maluku Islands
The Maluku Islands ( ; , ) or the Moluccas ( ; ) are an archipelago in the eastern part of Indonesia. Tectonics, Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located in West Melanesia. Lying within Wallacea (mostly east of the biogeography, biogeographical Max Carl Wilhelm Weber, Weber Line), the Moluccas have been considered a geographical and cultural intersection of Asia and Oceania. The islands were known as the Spice Islands because of the nutmeg, Nutmeg#Mace, mace, and cloves that were exclusively found there, the presence of which sparked European colonial interests in the 16th century. The Maluku Islands formed a single Provinces of Indonesia, province from Indonesian independence until 1999, when they were split into two provinces. A new province, North Maluku, incorporates the area between Morotai and Sula Islands Regency, Sula, with the arc of islands from Buru and Seram Island, Seram to Wetar rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wemale People
The Wemale people are an ethnic group of Seram Island, Indonesia. They number over 7,500 and live in 39 villages of the central area of the island. Like the Alune people in the west, the Wemale people originate from a common ancestral group called the Patasiwa. The Wemale language is of Malayo-Polynesian origin and it is divided into a northern and a southern variety, having dialects known as Horale, Kasieh, Uwenpantai, Honitetu and Kawe. Northern Wemale is spoken by about 5,000 people and the Southern Wemale is spoken by about 3,700 people. The Hainuwele legend is an origin myth from the Wemale and Alune folklore. It was recorded by German ethnologist Adolf Ellegard Jensen in a 1937–1938 expedition to the Maluku Islands. Description Traditionally the Wemale lived off forest products. Much of their diet was based on the sago palm. They also practiced shifting cultivation. Males used to engage in warrior activities against neighboring groups. Females used to spend m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Binaiya
Mount Binaiya (Indonesian: Gunung Binaia) is the highest point on the Indonesian island of Seram (or Ceram) and the highest mountain in the province of Maluku. With an elevation of , it is the 88th most topographically prominent peak on Earth. Mount Binaiya or Binaya located at Manusela National Park with endemic biodiversity like cassowary, cuscus, Seram friarbird, Moluccan king parrot, Ternate parrot ('' Lorius garrulus''), purple-naped parrot/blackhead parrot ('' Lorius domicella''), Ceram Cockatoo ('' Cacatua moluccensis''), kingfisher ('' Todiramphus lazuli'' and '' Todiramphus sanctus''), big Seram honeybird ('' Philemon subcorniculatus''), and Ceram bat ('' Pteropus ocularis''). :id:Taman Nasional Manusela#cite note-Indo MoF-1 See also * List of ultras of the Malay Archipelago This is a list of ultra prominent peaks (with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 metres) in the Malay Archipelago, a group of over 25,000 islands which includes Brunei, Singapore, East ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuaulu People
The Nuaulu, Naulu or Nunuhai are an ethnic group located in Seram, Maluku, Indonesia. Description The group name 'Nuaulu' means head atersof the Nua River, which is the ancestral homeland of the Nuaulu people. In the late 19th century or early 20th century, the Nuaulu people were moved down to the coast by the Dutch for purposes of pacification. The Nuaulu are divided into two groups, namely the northern and the southern groups. Numbering at a total of 2500 people, they live in the Amahai district of Central Seram. The Northern Nuaulu inhabit two villages on the north coast of central Seram Island, whilst the Southern group inhabit five villages on the south coast and interior of Amahai District. These two languages are not mutually intelligible. Religion The majority of the Nuaulu people still adhere to their traditional religion which is based on a belief that the ancestors control everyday life and if the traditions they handed down are not followed correctly the living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alune People
The Alune (sometimes Sapalewa or Sapolewa) people are one of the long-established ethnic groups of Seram Island, Indonesia. They number about 21,300 and live in 27 villages of the western-central area of the island. Like the Wemale, they originated in a common group called Patasiwa. The Alune speak a language of Malayo-Polynesian origin. It is also known as Sapalewa or Patasiwa Alfoeren and, despite the small number of speakers, it has a few dialects. The most prestigious dialect is the Rambatu speech variety. The Hainuwele legend is an origin myth from the Alune and Wemale folklore. It was recorded by German ethnologist Adolf Ellegard Jensen in a 1937–8 expedition to the Maluku Islands. Description Like other ancient human groups living in interior Seram, the Alune traditionally lived off forest products. Their diet was based on the sago palm and they also practiced shifting cultivation.Sachse, F. J. P., "Het Eiland Seram en zijne Bewoners". Leiden, 1907 Both men and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banda Islands
The Banda Islands () are a volcanic group of ten small volcanic islands in the Banda Sea, about south of Seram Island and about east of Java (island), Java, and constitute an administrative district (''kecamatan'') within the Central Maluku Regency in the Indonesian province of Maluku (Indonesian province), Maluku. The islands rise out of deep ocean and have a total land area of approximately ; with associated maritime area this reaches . They had a population of 18,544 at the 2010 Census and 20,924 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 21,902. Until the mid-19th century the Banda Islands were the world's only source of the spices nutmeg and mace (spice), mace, produced from the nutmeg tree. The islands are also popular destinations for scuba diving and snorkeling. The main town and administrative centre is Banda Neira, located on the island of the same name. Geography There are seven inhabited islands and several that are uninhabited. The inhabite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ambon Island
Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon, Maluku, Ambon to the south, and three districts (''kecamatan'') of the Central Maluku Regency to the north. The main city and seaport is Ambon, Maluku, Ambon (with a 2020 Census population of 347,288), which is also the capital of Maluku (province), Maluku Provinces of Indonesia, province, while those districts of Maluku Tengah Regency situated on Ambon Island had a 2020 Census population of 128,069. By mid 2023 those populations were estimated to have become 354,052 and 128,754 respectively, resulting in an all-island population of 482,806. Ambon has an Pattimura Airport, airport and is home to the Pattimura University and Open University (Universitas Terbuka), state universities, and a few private universities, which include Darussalam University (Universitas Darussalam, UNDAR) and Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
