Saparua

 ( Islands Of The Maluku Islands ) 

Saparua is an island east of Ambon Island in the province of Maluku; the island of Haruku Island lies between Saparua and Ambon. The main port is in the south at Kota Saparua. The small and uninhabited island of Maolana is located near its southwestern side and Nusa Laut off its southeastern tip.

Saparua was administered as a single eponymous district ( kecamatan) of Central Maluku Regency ( Kabupaten Maluku Tengah), but in 2012 an additional district of East Saparua was formed from the eastern peninsula of the original district. Kota Saparua (Saparua town) is the administrative centre of the residual (western) district, while Tuhaha is the administrative centre of the new district.

The island (including Maolana island) covers a land area of 168.1 km², and had a population of 32,312 as of the 2010 census Indonesia - Maluku Census and 36,022 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 34,480.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101) The inhabitants of Saparua speak the Saparua language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay. Saparua - Ethnologue

Saparua was the location of Indonesian national hero, Pattimura's rebellion against Dutch forces in 1817. It was also the birthplace of Gerrit Augustinus Siwabessy, a prominent politician who was Indonesia's Minister of Health during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Villages on Saparua There are 17 administrative villages, listed below with their populations at the 2020 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. ten comprise the new district of East Saparua, while seven remain with the residual Saparua District in the west of the island. The areas (in km²) and 2020 Census populationsBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. of each of these, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Saparua Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103080)Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Saparua Timur Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103082) are as follows:

891
1,286
1,359
7,302
2,670
1,085
2,955
17,548
1,549
1,534
1,988
2,170
698
2,339
1,503
391
2,858
1,882
16,912

== Gallery ==

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External links

• Old map of Manipa, Haruku, Saparua and Nusalaut
• Saparua island

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