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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, Kecamatan Pulau Haruku, with a 2010 census population of 24,207[1] and a 2020 Census population of 27,390.[2] The inhabitants of Haruku speak the Haruku language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.[3]

Haruku

Location of Haruku Island
Geography
Location	South East Asia
Archipelago	Maluku Islands
Area	150.00 km2 (57.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation	601 m (1972 ft)
Highest point	Huruano
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Regency	Central Maluku
Demographics
Population	27,390 (2020)
Pop. density	182.6/km2 (472.9/sq mi)
Languages	Ambonese Malay, Haruku, Indonesian
Additional information
Time zone	IEST (UTC+09:00)

There are six Christian (Aboru, Haruku, Hulaliu, Kariu, Oma and Wassu) and five Muslim (Kabau, Kailolo, Pelauw, Rohomoni and Samet) villages on the island. 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.

References

External links

• Media related to Haruku at Wikimedia Commons
• Old map of Manipa, Haruku, Saparua and Nusalaut

На других языках

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[de] Haruku

Haruku (indonesisch Pulau Haruku) ist eine 178 km²[2] große indonesische Insel im Südwesten von Seram in der Provinz Maluku und gehört zu den Lease-Inseln.

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- [en] Haruku Island

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[fr] Haruku

Haruku est une petite île de l'archipel indonésien des Moluques, à l'est de l'île d'Ambon et à l'est de celle de Saparua. Sa superficie est de 289 km². Comme sur la plupart des îles Moluques, on y cultive des épices, noix de muscade, clou de girofle, curry, cumin, gingembre.

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