Ternate

Also known as Ternate City

Ternate (), also known as the City of Ternate (; ), is the city with the largest population in the province of North Maluku and an island in the Maluku Islands, Indonesia. It was the de facto provincial capital of North Maluku before Sofifi on the nearby coast of Halmahera became the capital in 2010. It is off the west coast of Halmahera, and is composed of five islands: Ternate, the biggest and main island of the city, and Moti, Hiri, Tifure and Mayau (the latter two constitute the Batang Dua Islands, together with the small ofshore islets of Makka, Mano and Gurida). In total, the city has a

Key facts

Settlement.name: Ternate
Settlement.official_name: City of Ternate
Settlement.motto: Maku Gawene(Love Each Other)
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_shield: Lambang Kota Ternate.png
Settlement.image_map: 82.71.00_MalukuUtara_Ternate.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location within Maluku Islands
Settlement.pushpin_map: Indonesia_North_Maluku#Indonesia_Halmahera#Indonesia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: (NasDem)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Mayor
Settlement.leader_title2: Legislature
Settlement.leader_name2: Ternate City Regional House of Representatives
Settlement.established_title: Settled