Central Maluku Regency () is a

regency In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

of Maluku Province of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. 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 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 i ...

. The regency (''kebupaten'') is composed of the central part of the island of

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 i ...

, the Banda Islands, and the

Lease 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 p ...

( Saparua, Haruku, and Nusa Laut), together with those parts of

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 (''k ...

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 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, South ...

. It is mainly located in the central part of

(between West Seram Regency in the west and East Seram Regency in the east, both of which were separated from Central Maluku Regency on 18 December 2003), but it also includes a number of islands to the south, chiefly

(site of the provincial capital of the same name, but excluding the City of Ambon itself), the

to the east of Ambon, and the

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 ...

much further to the south. The total area of Central Maluku Regency is approx 275,907 km², which consists of a sea area of 264,311.43 km² and a land area of 11,595.57 km².

Climate

The Central Maluku region experiences a tropical marine climate and a monsoon climate. This is because Central Maluku is surrounded by vast seas, so that the tropical marine climate in this area is in rhythm with the existing seasonal climate. The following climatological conditions can describe the climatic conditions in Central Maluku Regency in general: The average temperature recorded in 2009 in Amahai District was 26.30C, where the maximum average temperature was 30.40C and the minimum average was 23.30C. The average amount of rainfall in 2009 was 185.1 mm with an average number of rainy days of 18.1 days. The average sun irradiation in 2009 was 65.9% with an average air pressure of 1,011.2 millibars and an average relative humidity of 84.9%.

Administration

The regency is divided into eighteen

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas (in km²) and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

administrative village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

s in each district (a total of 186 rural ''desa'' and 6 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code. Notes: (a) including the small offshore islands of Ela, Hatala and Lain off the northwest corner of Ambon Island.
(b) 2010 population figure for Saparua Timur is included in that for Saparua.
(c) comprises the ''kelurahan'' of Hollo (with 1,745 inhabitants in mid 2022) and 14 ''desa'' including Haruru (9,456), Sepa (8,544), Tamilouw (7,917), Soahuku (4,791), Makariki (4,128) and Amahai (3,664).
(d) comprises the five ''kelurahan'' (with 2020 Census populations) of Ampera (6,385), Lesane (4,493), Letwaru (6,412), Namaelo (15,280) and Namasina (3,863).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
(e) the major ''desa'' (with mid 2022 populations) are Wahai, the admin centre (5,988), Sawai (3,792), Manusela (2,196), Pasahari (1,586) and Malaku (1,426).
(f) includes Pulau Besar (on which the admin centre Pasanea is located) and smaller islands (a total of 4.6 km² with 1,040 inhabitants in mid 2022) off the north coast of Seram.
(g) 2010 population figures for Seram Utara Timur Kobi and Seram Utara Timur Seti are included in that for Seram Utara. (h) 2010 population figure for Telutih is included in that for Tehoru.

Geography

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