Sanana
Geography
LocationSoutheast Asia
Coordinates2°12′00″S 125°55′00″E / 2.2°S 125.91667°E / -2.2; 125.91667
ArchipelagoMaluku Islands
Area1,196.12 km2 (461.82 sq mi)
Administration
Indonesia
Largest settlementSanana
Demographics
Population64,346 (2020 Census)
Pop. density53.8/km2 (139.3/sq mi)

Sanana or Sulabesi Island (earlier name Xulla Besi[1]) is an island south of Mangoli Island, and is part of the Sula Islands Regency in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. Sanana is also the name of that island's largest settlement, home to the Dutch era fort Benteng De Verwachting.[2][3]

Administrative Districts

The island is divided into six districts within the Sula Islands Regency, which are set out below with their areas and the populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name English name Area in
km2		 Population
Census 2010		 Population
Census 2020		 Admin
centre		 No. of
villages
Sulbesi Barat West Sulabesi 255.02 4,707 5,585 Kabau Darat 6
Sulabesi Selatan South Sulabesi 284.00 4,298 5,545 Fuata 5
Sanana 157.36 25,183 33,994 Waihama 11
Sulabesi Tengah Central Sulabesi 161.31 5,929 7,250 Waiboga 7
Sulabesi Timur East Sulabesi 93.71 3,100 4,350 Baleha 6
Sanana Utara North Sanana 244.78 5,675 7,622 Pohea 7
Sulabesi Island (total) 1,196.12 48,892 64,346 42

Transportation

Sanana airport is linked to Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.[6]

History

As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.[7]

Flora and fauna

Frog Callulops kopsteini, also known as Kopstein's callulops frog, is endemic to Sanana Island.[8]

Gallery

References

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  1. ^ Goodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp. 91–92
  2. ^ Lonely Planet; Ryan Ver Berkmoes; Celeste Brash; Muhammad Cohen; Mark Elliott; Guyan Mitra; John Noble; Adam Skolnick; Iain Stewart; Steve Waters (2010). Lonely Planet Indonesia. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 741. ISBN 978-1-74104-830-8.
  3. ^ Photo of Sanana's fort before 1920
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ "Trigana Air Service". Trigana-air.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Ambon rioting leaves 100 dead in Indonesia". World Socialist Website. 30 January 1999.
  8. ^ Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Callulops kopsteini (Mertens, 1930)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 June 2019.


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