Haruku Island

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Haruku
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Location of Haruku Island
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Geography
Location South East Asia
Archipelago Maluku Islands
Area150.00 km2 (57.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation601 m (1972 ft)
Highest pointHuruano
Administration
Province Maluku
Regency Central Maluku
Demographics
Population26,551 (mid 2023 estimate)
Pop. density177.0/km2 (458.4/sq mi)
Languages Ambonese Malay, Haruku, Indonesian
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Haruku Island is an island in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia - lying east of Ambon Island, off the southern coast of Seram and just west of Saparua. It is administered as a single district, Haruku Island District (Kecamatan Pulau Haruku), with a land area of 150 km2 and a population of 24,207 at the 2010 census [1] and 27,390 at the 2020 Census; [2] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 26,551. [3] The inhabitants of Haruku speak the Haruku language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay. [4]

There are six Christian (Aboru, Haruku, Hulaliu, Kariu, Oma and Wassu) and five Muslim (Kabauw, Kailolo, Pelauw,Rohomoni and Sameth) villages (desa) on the island. The areas (in km2) and 2020 Census populations [5] of each of these, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022, [6] are as follows:

Kode
Wilayah		Name
of
desa		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
81.01.13.2001Aboru17.001,9532,040
81.01.13.2002Wassu7.00820753
81.01.13.2003Oma10.002,4692,482
81.01.13.2004Haruku (village)13.002,3352,319
81.01.13.2005Sameth8.00460557
81.01.13.2006Rohomoni15.002,6682,692
81.01.13.2007Kabauw12.001,2881,647
81.01.13.2008Kailolo13.003,4104,156
81.01.13.2009Pelauw35.006,8507,520
81.01.13.2010Kariu8.001,0171,136
81.01.13.2011Hulaliu12.001,6061,757

As on most of the islands of the Moluccas, spices such as nutmeg, cloves, cumin and ginger are grown as cash crops.

In 1527, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the island. The Dutch followed in 1590 and established Fort New Zealand, whose ruins are now a tourist attraction. During World War II, the Japanese established a Prisoner-of-war camp for captive Australians and British forces on the island, who were used as forced labor to build an airstrip.

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References

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  2. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)
  4. ↑ "Haruku". Ethnologue.com. 1999-02-19. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kecamatan Pulau Haruku Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103090)

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