Mangole
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| Waters | Molukka , Banda Sea , Ceram Sea | |
| Archipelago | Sula Islands | |
| Geographical location | 1 ° 53 ′ S , 125 ° 48 ′ E | |
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| surface | 1 228.5 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 1054 m | |
| Residents | 38,000 (1998) 31 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Auphonia | |
Mangole is an island of the Sula group within the Moluccas .
geography
Mangole lies east of Taliabu , from which it is separated by the Capalulu Strait ; south of the island is across the Strait of Mangole lies Sanana . The coastline of Mangoles is about 295 km long, the area of the island is 1,228.5 km². The main town of the island is Auphonia in the southwest. Mangole is mountainous and largely forested.
history
Like the other Sula Islands , Mangole initially belonged to the Sultanate of Ternate . The Netherlands made it their colony from 1683 , which it remained until 1949. It was then incorporated into the Maluku Province , after which it was split up in 1999 to form the newly created Maluku Utara Province .
population
Mangole has about 38,000 inhabitants, the majority of whom belong to the Malayo-Polynesian population group. Originally the inhabitants of Mangole probably come from eastern Sulawesi, from where they settled the Buru , Seram and the Sula Islands . The majority of the population profess ethnic religions , but recently the number of professing Muslims has been increasing steadily. The official language is Indonesian , the local language is Taliabu .
economy
The wood industry is particularly important for mangoles. In addition, maize , rice and sago palms are mainly grown; Many people live from fishing on the coast .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ World: Asia-Pacific Quake rocks Indonesian islands news.bbc.co.uk, November 30, 1998. Retrieved September 30, 2009.