Haruku
Location of Haruku Island
Geography
LocationSouth East Asia
ArchipelagoMaluku Islands
Area150.00 km2 (57.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation601 m (1972 ft)
Highest pointHuruano
Administration
ProvinceMaluku
RegencyCentral Maluku
Demographics
Population27,409 (mid 2022 estimate)
Pop. density182.7/km2 (473.2/sq mi)
LanguagesAmbonese Malay, Haruku, Indonesian
Additional information
Time zone

Haruku Island is an island in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia - lying east of Ambon Island, off the southern coast of Seram and just west of Saparua. It is administered as a single district, Haruku Island District (Kecamatan Pulau Haruku), with a land area of 150 km2 and a population of 24,207 at the 2010 census[1] and 27,390 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 27,409.[3] The inhabitants of Haruku speak the Haruku language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.[4]

There are six Christian (Aboru, Haruku, Hulaliu, Kariu, Oma and Wassu) and five Muslim (Kabauw, Kailolo, Pelauw,Rohomoni and Sameth) villages (desa) on the island. The areas (in km2) and 2020 Census populations[5] of each of these are as follows:

As on most of the islands of the Moluccas, spices such as nutmeg, cloves, cumin and ginger are grown as cash crops.

In 1527, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the island. The Dutch followed in 1590 and established Fort New Zealand, whose ruins are now a tourist attraction. During World War II, the Japanese established a Prisoner-of-war camp for captive Australians and British forces on the island, who were used as forced labor to build an airstrip.

References

  1. ^ "Sekapur Sirih" (PDF). Sp2010.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  4. ^ "Haruku". Ethnologue.com. 1999-02-19. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

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Seram Island, Indonesia
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