Key facts
- Islands.name
- Batanta
- Islands.pushpin_map
- Indonesia Raja Ampat#Indonesia Maluku
- Islands.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Raja Ampat Islands##Location in Papua
- Islands.location
- Pacific Ocean
- Islands.archipelago
- Raja Ampat Islands
- Islands.area_km2
- 479.52
- Islands.highest_mount
- 1184 m
- Islands.country_admin_divisions_title
- Province
- Islands.country_admin_divisions
- Southwest Papua
- Islands.population
- 3,999
- Islands.population_as_of
- mid 2025 estimate
- Islands.density_km2
- 8.35
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- island
- Part of
- Raja Ampat Islands
- Country
- Indonesia
- Located in
- Raja Ampat
- Area
- 447.1246
- Elevation
- 543
- Body of water
- Pacific Ocean
- Image
- Batanta Island, ID, Sentinel-2.jpg
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- native label
- Pulau Batanta
- name
- Batanta
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- History
- Fauna
- References
thumb|250px|The Raja Ampat Islands
Batanta is the smallest of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. Its area is 479.52 km2 (including smaller offshore islands) and its highest point is 1184 m. The Pitt Strait separates it from Salawati Island, while the Dampier Strait separates it from Waigeo Island. The population was estimated at 3,999 as at mid 2025. The island is divided administratively into the districts (distrik) - North Batanta (Batanta Utara) and South Batanta (Batanta Selatan).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Batanta Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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