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Ambon Island
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island in Maluku Province, Indonesia
Ambon Island is an island located in Maluku Province in Indonesia, situated in the eastern part of the country. It has historical significance as a center of the spice trade and is home to diverse communities and ecosystems.
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- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Maluku Islands
- Named after
- dew
- Country
- Portuguese Empire
- Located in
- Maluku
- Capital
- Ambon
- Population
- 501364
- Area
- 769.4559
- Elevation
- 1225
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Body of water
- Banda Sea
- Location
- Maluku Islands
- Image
- USNS Mercy off the coast of Ambon, Indonesia.jpg
- Length
- 51
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- Maluku Islands
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Encyclopedic overview
Ambon Island in the center of Maluku Islands Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of 743.37 km (287.02 sq mi) and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon to the south, and three districts (kecamatan) of the Central Maluku Regency to the north. The main city and seaport is Ambon (with a 2020 Census population of 347,288), which is also the capital of Maluku province, while those districts of Maluku Tengah Regency situated on Ambon Island had a 2020 Census population of 128,069. By mid 2023 those populations were estimated to have become 354,052 and 128,754 respectively, resulting in an all-island population of 482,806.
Ambon has an airport and is home to the Pattimura University and Open University (Universitas Terbuka), state universities, and a few private universities, which mainly include Darussalam University (Universitas Darussalam, UNDAR) and Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku (UKIM).
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