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
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Pamahanunusa
Location within Maluku
Central Maluku Regency
Location in Seram, Maluku and Indonesia
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency (Maluku)
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°17′30″S 128°58′03″E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
CapitalMasohi
Government
 • RegentTuasikal Abua
 • Vice RegentMarlatu L. Leleury
Area
 • Total11,595.57 km2 (4,477.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total369,315
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 914
Websitemaltengkab.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] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (desa and kelurahan) in each district and its post code.

NameEnglish
name		Admin.
Centre		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2015		Nunber
of
villages		Post
code
LeihituHila147.6346,97847,9661197580
Leihitu BaratWest LeihituLarike84.4716,67817,030597581
Sala HutuTulehu151.8246,70347,687697582
(totals on Ambon Island)383.92110,359112,68322
Pulau HarukuHaruku IslandPelauw150.0024,20724,7171197583
SaparuaKota Saparua79.9032,47516,707797584
Saparua TimurEast SaparuaTuhaha96.60(a)16,4521097585
Nusa LautNusa Laut
Island		Ameth32.505,3225,434797518
(totals on
Lease Islands)		359.0062,00463,31035
AmahaiAmahai1,619.0738,93239,7531597516
Kota MasohiMasohi TownMasohi37.30(b)31,48032,144(b)597511
-97515
Seram UtaraNorth SeramWahai7,173.4639,24916,3502097531
Seram Utara
Barat		Northwest
Seram		Pasanea705.489,2609,4541397532
Seram Utara
Timur Kobi		Northeast
Seram Kobi		Kobi280.65(c)10,2941297533
Seram Utara
Timur Seti		Northeast
Seram Seti		Kobisonta186.19(c)13,4311297534
TehoruTehoru405.7228,19118,6411097519
Teluk ElpaputihElpaputih BaySahulau120.0010,82211,050497517
TelutihLaimu128.50(d)10,1431097510
Teon Nila SeruaWaipia24.2812,85713,1271697535
(totals on Seram Island)10,680.65170,791174,387117
BandaBanda IslandsBanda Neira172.0018,54418,9341897586

Notes: (a) 2010 population figure for Saparua Timur is included in that for Saparua.
(b) comprises the five kelurahan (with 2010 Census populations) of Ampera (5,558), Lesane (4,305), Letwaru (5,187), Namaelo (13,367) and Namasina (3,338).
(c) 2010 population figures for Seram Utara Timur Kobi and Seram Utara Timur Seti are included in that for Seram Utara.
(d) 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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