Maba, Indonesia

Maba is a town in Kota Maba District, one of the ten administrative districts (kecamatan) in East Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province of Indonesia. The town ("Maba Sangaji" or "Gotowasi") covers an area of 354.52 km2 and had a population of 2,405 at the mid 2024 estimates. It is the administrative centre for Kota Maba District as well as for East Halmahera Regency. In all, there are five districts in the Maba area which together comprise the southeastern half of the regency (and of the northeastern peninsula of Halmahera Island, together with that portion of the southeastern peninsula within the regency); altogether they cover a land area of 3,662.22 km2, with 49,419 inhabitants in mid 2024. The most southerly of the five is South Maba District (Kecamatan Maba Selatan), which lies entirely on the southeastern peninsula of Halmahera Island, but also includes 23 small islands in Buli Bay or the Gulf of Buli (the large inlet from the Halmahera Sea which separates the northeastern and southeastern peninsulas of Halmahera), and is composed of nine villages (desa), all sharing the postcode of 97861. They are listed with their areas and their populations as at mid 2024. Kota Maba District, which includes the town of Maba, is mainly situated on the southeastern peninsula. It also includes several small islands in Buli Bay, and is composed of six towns and villages (desa), all sharing the postcode of 97862. They are listed from south to north with their areas and their populations as at mid 2024. Maba District (not to be confused with Kota Maba District described above) is situated to the north of Kota Maba District on the southern coast of the northeastern peninsula of Halmahera Island. It also includes several small islands in Buli Bay (notably the islands of Pulau Batuso, Pulau...