Banggai Islands
Banggai Islands | ||
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Banggai Islands | ||
Waters | Banda Lake , Gulf of Tolo , Molucca Sea | |
Geographical location | 1 ° 36 ′ S , 123 ° 30 ′ E | |
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Number of islands | 120 | |
Main island | Peleng | |
Banggai Islands Governorate |
The Banggai Islands ( Indonesian : Kepulauan Banggai ) are a group of islands in Indonesia . They are located at the eastern end of the Central Sulawesi Province .
Banggai Islands Governorate
After the recent separation from Banggai administrative district , the Banggai Islands are now a separate administrative district ( Indonesian: kabupaten ) Banggai Kepulauan with the capital Salakan . 171,627 inhabitants (2010) live in the district on an area of 3,214.46 km². District chief (Bupati) is Drs. Lania Laosa. The Banggai Kepulauan district comprises 19 districts ( Kecamatan ), 6 Kelurahan and 187 villages (Desa) (2010):
District (Kecamatan) | population |
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Labobo | 5,241 |
Bokan Kepulauan (Bokan Islands) |
11,571 |
Bangkurung | 8,196 |
Banggai | 19,977 |
Banggai Utara (North Banggai) |
6.007 |
Banggai Tengah (Central Banggai) |
6,362 |
Banggai Selatan (South Banggai) |
4,809 |
Totikum | 9,869 |
Totikum Selatan (South Totikum) |
8,036 |
Tinung | 13,201 |
Tinangkung Selatan (South Tinangkum) |
7.204 |
Tinangkung Utara (North Tinangkung) |
7,670 |
Liang | 8,768 |
Peling Tengah (Central Peling) |
9,244 |
Bulagi | 9,529 |
Bulagi Selatan (South Bulagi) |
9,716 |
Bulagi Utara (North Bulagi) |
8,890 |
Buko | 9,376 |
Buko Selatan (South Buko) |
7,881 |
geography
The Banda Sea , the Gulf of Tolo ( Teluk Tolo ) and the Moluccan Sea surround the Banggai Islands. The Peleng Strait ( Selat Peleng ) separates the island group from Sulawesi . Many of the islands are surrounded by coral.
The Banggai Islands include 342 islands, including: Peleng (2340 km²), Banggai (268 km²), Bangkurung (145 km²), Bokan Islands (84 km²), Bowokan , Labobo (80 km²), Kebongan , Kotudan , Tropettenando , Timpau , Salue Besar (84 km²), Salue Kecil , Masepe , and Bangkulu .
nature
The Banggai Islands lie in the biogeographical transition zone between the Asian and Australian flora and fauna, east of the Wallace Line . They belong to Wallacea, a hotspot, i.e. a key region of the earth with a very high level of biodiversity, but in which animals and plants are in some cases severely threatened.
Animal species endemic to the Banggai Islands include the Banggai cardinalfish , Banggai crow and Peleng tarsier .
In the spring of 2000 a severe earthquake caused considerable damage to the islands.
getting there
The Banggai Islands can be reached by ship or boat from the city of Luwuk in Sulawesi. Luwuk is connected to both the flight and the bus network of Sulawesi.
Despite suitability, there is still hardly any tourism. Dives are offered.