Taliabu (island)
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| Waters | Moluccan Sea , Banda Sea | |
| Archipelago | Sula Islands | |
| Geographical location | 1 ° 48 ′ S , 124 ° 48 ′ E | |
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| surface | 2 913.2 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 1157 m | |
| main place | Bobong | |
Taliabu is the largest and most westerly of the Sula Islands . It is located in the Pacific and belongs to Indonesia .
geography
Taliabu is located east of Sulawesi and is only separated from the neighboring island of Mangole by the narrow road from Capalulu . The highest point Taliabus is at 1157 m, the coastline of the island has a length of 410.5 km. The smaller island of Seho is located off the southwest coast . Taliabu is mountainous, largely forested and only sparsely populated. The most important place is Lekitobi in the southwest of the island. The main town is Bobong .
history
Originally, Taliabu belonged to the Sultanate of Ternate . In 1683 it fell to the Netherlands . After the Second World War , Taliabu belonged to the now independent Indonesia from 1949. First it became part of the Maluku Province , after which it has been part of the Maluku Utara Province since 1999 .
population
The original population of Taliabu probably originally came from eastern Sulawesi and was ethnically and culturally similar to the population of Buru and Seram . The majority of the residents of Taliabu are of Malayo Polynesian descent. The official language is Indonesian , but there are also local languages such as Taliabu, which is named after the island . While in the past ethnic religion predominated, today a growing number of people in Taliabu profess Islam .
economy
Plantation and forestry as well as fishing are of great importance . Above all tobacco , maize , sago palms and rice are grown.