Woe (island)
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| Waters | Andaman Sea | |
| Geographical location | 5 ° 50 ′ N , 95 ° 19 ′ E | |
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| surface | 156.3 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 617 m | |
| Residents | 25,000 (1993) 160 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | Sabang | |
Weh , Indonesian Pulau Weh or Pulo Weh as well as Sabang for the locals , is a volcanic island in the Andaman Sea in the Indian Ocean .
The 156.3 km² large and up to 617 m high island is located northwest of Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Aceh .
Economy and Infrastructure
The capital of the island is the city of Sabang in the far north. Many Indonesians also call the island Sabang after the capital.
The approximately 25,000 inhabitants live mainly from agriculture and fishing. There is hardly any industry on the island. Weh has a port in Sabang, which was built under the Dutch colonial power and was one of the most important in the region until World War II . From 1965 to 1985 Weh was a free trade area . Since September 1st, 2000 the port of Sabang has been a free port again. Due to Pulau Weh's good location on the Strait of Malacca , a declaration of conformity was signed on November 5, 2006 between the Indonesian provincial administration of Aceh and the Dublin Port Company. The Dublin Port Company wants to develop the Sabang free port into one of the largest container ports in Asia.
2004 tsunami
The island was badly affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake . After the disaster, many international organizations, including a. the German Red Cross is busy with the reconstruction. After three years, the reconstruction was completely completed. The German Red Cross has built several schools, health facilities and houses in three villages on the island.
From Sabang to Merauke
The Indonesian saying Dari Sabang sampai Merauke (German: from Sabang to Merauke ) is used as an expression for the designation of the entire Indonesian territory, with Sabang the island of Weh, the westernmost point of Indonesia, is meant.
Web links
- Weh in the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution (English)