Adonara Island
Also known as Pulau Adonara, Adoenara, Adenara
Adonara () is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, located east of the much larger island of Flores. Further to the east lies Lembata, formerly known as Lomblen, while to the south is Solor Island; the three islands together form the Solor Archipelago. Adonara is the highest of the islands of the archipelago, reaching an altitude of 1,659 metres, and it has an area of 529.75 km2. It is situated administratively in the East Flores Regency of East Nusa Tenggara province.
Key facts
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- Adonara, viewed from the Space Shuttle, 1983. Solor Island appears to the left and Lembata Island is below Adonara, while part of Flores Island appears above Adonara. The eruption plume from stratovolcano Iliboleng is visible.
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- Nusa Tenggara Timur.png
- Islands.location
- Lesser Sunda Islands
- Islands.archipelago
- Solor Archipelago
- Islands.area_km2
- 529.75
- Islands.elevation_m
- 1659
- Islands.country
- Indonesia
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- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- East Nusa Tenggara
- Islands.population
- 134,396
- Islands.population_as_of
- mid 2024 estimate
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Adonara () is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia, located east of the much larger island of Flores. Further to the east lies Lembata, formerly known as Lomblen, while to the south is Solor Island; the three islands together form the Solor Archipelago. Adonara is the highest of the islands of the archipelago, reaching an altitude of 1,659 metres, and it has an area of 529.75 km2. It is situated administratively in the East Flores Regency of East Nusa Tenggara province.
== Administration == The island is divided into eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.
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