Haruku Island

Haruku
Geography
Location South East Asia
Archipelago Maluku Islands
Highest elevation 601 m (1,972 ft)
Highest point Huruano
Administration
Demographics
Population 24,170 (2010)

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, Kecamatan Pulau Haruku, with a 2010 census population of 24,170.[1] The inhabitants on Haruku speak the Haruku language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.[2]

References

  1. "Sekapur Sirih" (PDF). Sp2010.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  2. "Haruku". Ethnologue.com. 1999-02-19. Retrieved 2015-06-12.

Coordinates: 3°34′01″S 128°28′59″E / 3.567°S 128.483°E / -3.567; 128.483

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