Watubela (island)
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| Waters | Banda Lake , Seram Lake | |
| Archipelago | Watubela Islands | |
| Geographical location | 4 ° 24 ′ S , 131 ° 35 ′ E | |
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| Residents | 1487 (2010) | |
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Watubela ( Indonesian Pulau Watubela ) is one of the Indonesian Watubela Islands that belong to the Moluccas .
geography
Watubela is the third largest of the Watubela Islands. It is located north of Kasiui , the main island of the archipelago. The three villages ( Desa ) are located on Watubela . Ilili on the northern tip, Effa on the west coast and Lahema in the south. To the north is the uninhabited island of Ingar , which administratively belongs to the Desa Ilili.
As part of the sub-district ( Kecamatan ) Wakate , Watubela belongs to the administrative district ( Kabupaten ) Ostseram ( Seram Bagian Timur ) of the province of Maluku .
The coral reefs around the island and the seagrass meadows off Lahema are of ecological interest. They are characterized by a high level of biodiversity .
population
The island of Watubela has 1487 inhabitants (2010). The Watubela ( Wesi ) ethnic group on the island speaks the Austronesian language Watubela . The Watubela are predominantly Muslim, 25% are Christians.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Isa Naib Edrus, Wiliam Frederik Leatemia: A Study on Coral Reefs and Coral Fish in Watubela Islands, East Ceram, Moluccas (PDF; 2.6 MB), 1997, accessed on April 19, 2013. (No longer available online .) Formerly in the original ; accessed on February 10, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ a b c Penduduk Indonesia menurut desa 2010 ( Memento from March 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Indonesian; PDF; 6.0 MB), accessed on January 26, 2013
- ^ Map of the Seram Bagian Timur administrative district
- ↑ Map of the Maluku Province
- ↑ Language map of Indonesia
