Central Maluku Regency

Central Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Tengah) is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 11,595.57 km², and had a population of 361,698 at the 2010 Census,[1] and 369,315 at the 2015 Census.[2] The principal town lies at Masohi, 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.

Central Maluku Regency Kabupaten Maluku Tengah
Regency
Seal
Motto(s):  Pamahanunusa
Location within Maluku
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Coordinates: 3°17′30″S 128°58′03″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Capital	Masohi
Government
• Regent	Tuasikal Abua
• Vice Regent	Marlatu L. Leleury
Area
• Total	11,595.57 km^2 (4,477.07 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	369,315
• Density	32/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 914
Website	maltengkab.go.id

This regency is the largest in area among Malukan regencies.

Administration

The regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km²) and their populations at the 2010[3] and 2015 Censuses.[4]

Name	English name	Administrative Centre	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010	Population Census 2012
Leihitu		Hila	147.63	46,978	47,966
Leihitu Barat	West Leihitu	Larike	84.47	16,678	17,030
Sala Hutu		Tulehu	151.82	46,703	47,687
(totals on Ambon Island)			383.92	110,359	112,683
Pulau Haruku	Haruku Island	Pelauw	150.00	24,207	24,717
Saparua		Kota Saparua	79.90	32,475	16,707
Saparua Timur	East Saparua	Tuhaha	96.60	^(a)	16,452
Nusa Laut	Nusa Laut Island	Ameth	32.50	5,322	5,434
(totals on Lease Islands)			359.00	62,004	63,310
Amahai		Amahai	1,619.07	38,932	39,753
Kota Masohi	Masohi Town	Masohi	37.30	31,480	32,144
Seram Utara	North Seram	Wahai	7,173.46	39,249	16,350
Seram Utara Barat	Northwest Seram	Pasanea	705.48	9,260	9,454
Seram Utara Timur Kobi	Northeast Seram Kobi	Kobi	280.65	^(b)	10,294
Seram Utara Timur Seti	Northeast Seram Seti	Kobisonta	186.19	^(b)	13,431
Tehoru		Tehoru	405.72	28,191	18,641
Teluk Elpaputih	Elpaputih Bay	Sahulau	120.00	10,822	11,050
Telutih		Laimu	128.50	^(c)	10,143
Teon Nila Serua		Waipia	24.28	12,857	13,127
(totals on Seram Island)			10,680.65	170,791	174,387
Banda	Banda Islands	Banda Neira	172.00	18,544	18,934

Notes: ^(a) 2010 population figure for Saparua Timur is included in that for Saparua.
^(b) 2010 population figures for Seram Utara Timur Kobi and Seram Utara Timur Seti are included in that for Seram Utara.
^(c) 2010 population figure for Telutih is included in that for Tehoru.

References

1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.

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