Central Maluku Regency

Central Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Tengah) is a regency of Maluku Province of Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 11,595.57 km2, and had a population of 361,698 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 423,094 at the 2020 Census.[3] The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 427,050.[1] 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 of Central Maluku Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Pamahanunusa
(Building the Homeland and the Nation)
Location within Maluku
Location within Maluku
Central Maluku Regency is located in Seram Island
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency
Location in Seram, Maluku and Indonesia
Central Maluku Regency is located in Maluku
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency
Central Maluku Regency (Maluku)
Central Maluku Regency is located in Indonesia
Central Maluku Regency
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
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total427,050
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 914
Websitemaltengkab.go.id

This regency is the largest in area among Malukan regencies.

Geography

Central Maluku as one of the regencies in Maluku Province, is located in the central part of Seram Island between West Seram Regency in the west and East Seram Regency in the east, both of which were separated from Central Maluku on 18 December 2003, but it also includes a number of islands to the south, chiefly Ambon Island, the Lease Islands and the Banda Islands. The total area of Central Maluku Regency is approx 275,907 km2 which consists of a sea area of 264,311.43 km2 and a land area of 11,595.57 km2.

Climate

The Central Maluku region experiences a tropical marine climate and a monsoon climate. This is because Central Maluku is surrounded by vast seas, so that the tropical marine climate in this area is in rhythm with the existing seasonal climate. The following climatological conditions can describe the climatic conditions in Central Maluku Regency in general: The average temperature recorded in 2009 in Amahai District was 26.30C, where the maximum average temperature was 30.40C and the minimum average was 23.30C. The average amount of rainfall in 2009 was 185.1 mm with an average number of rainy days of 18.1 days. The average sun irradiation in 2009 was 65.9% with an average air pressure of 1,011.2 millibars and an average relative humidity of 84.9%.

Administration

The regency is divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 186 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		English
name		Admin
Centre		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		No.
of
villages		Post
code
LeihituHila147.6346,97853,72853,8771197580
Leihitu BaratWest LeihituLarike84.4716,67819,54319,690597581
Sala HutuTulehu151.8246,70354,79855,223697582
(totals on Ambon Island)383.92110,359128,069128,79022
Pulau HarukuHaruku IslandPelauw150.0024,20727,39027,4091197583
SaparuaKota Saparua79.9032,47518,40218,414797584
Saparua TimurEast SaparuaTuhaha96.60(a)17,62017,6311097585
Nusa LautNusa Laut
Island		Ameth32.505,3225,7805,784797518
(totals on
Lease Islands)		359.0062,00469,19269,23835
AmahaiAmahai1,619.0738,93250,02851,311(b) 1597516
Kota MasohiMasohi TownMasohi37.30(c) 31,48036,43336,618(c) 597511
-97515
Seram UtaraNorth SeramWahai7,173.4639,24919,68119,9402097531
Seram Utara
Barat		Northwest
Seram		Pasanea705.489,26012,02412,3571397532
Seram Utara
Timur Kobi		Northeast
Seram Kobi		Kobi280.65(d)12,68212,8491297533
Seram Utara
Timur Seti		Northeast
Seram Seti		Kobisonta186.19(d)14,97515,1721297534
TehoruTehoru405.7228,19122,48622,9531097519
Teluk ElpaputihElpaputih BaySahulau120.0010,8229,1669,177497517
TelutihLaimu128.50(e)12,83813,1031097510
Teon Nila SeruaWaipia24.2812,85714,59414,6131697535
(totals on Seram Island)10,680.65170,791204,907208,093117
BandaBanda IslandsNusantara172.0018,54420,92420,9291897586

Notes: (a) 2010 population figure for Saparua Timur is included in that for Saparua.
(b) includes the kelurahan of Hollo. (c) comprises the five kelurahan (with 2020 Census populations) of Ampera (6,385), Lesane (4,493), Letwaru (6,412), Namaelo (15,280) and Namasina (3,863).[3]
(d) 2010 population figures for Seram Utara Timur Kobi and Seram Utara Timur Seti are included in that for Seram Utara.
(e) 2010 population figure for Telutih is included in that for Tehoru.

Villages

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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