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Sanana or Sulabesi Island (earlier name Xulla Besi[1]) is an island south of Mangoli Island, and is part of the Sula Islands Regency in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. Sanana is also the name of that island's largest settlement, home to the Dutch era fort Benteng De Verwachting.[2][3]

Sanana
Geography
LocationSoutheast Asia
Coordinates2.2°S 125.91667°E / -2.2; 125.91667
ArchipelagoMaluku Islands
Area1,196.12 km2 (461.82 sq mi)
Administration
Indonesia
Largest settlementSanana
Demographics
Population64,346 (2020 Census)
Pop. density53.8/km2 (139.3/sq mi)

Administrative Districts


The island is divided into six districts within the Sula Islands Regency, which are set out below with their areas and the populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

NameEnglish nameArea in
km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Census 2020		Admin
centre		No. of
villages
Sulbesi BaratWest Sulabesi255.024,7075,585Kabau Darat6
Sulabesi SelatanSouth Sulabesi284.004,2985,545Fuata5
Sanana157.3625,18333,994Waihama11
Sulabesi TengahCentral Sulabesi161.315,9297,250Waiboga7
Sulabesi TimurEast Sulabesi93.713,1004,350Baleha6
Sanana UtaraNorth Sanana244.785,6757,622Pohea7
Sulabesi Island(total)1,196.1248,89264,34642

Transportation


Sanana airport is linked to Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.[6]


History


As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.[7]


Flora and fauna


Frog Callulops kopsteini, also known as Kopstein's callulops frog, is endemic to Sanana Island.[8]




References


Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sanana Island.
  1. Goodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp. 91–92
  2. Lonely Planet; Ryan Ver Berkmoes; Celeste Brash; Muhammad Cohen; Mark Elliott; Guyan Mitra; John Noble; Adam Skolnick; Iain Stewart; Steve Waters (2010). Lonely Planet Indonesia. Lonely Planet Publications. p. 741. ISBN 978-1-74104-830-8.
  3. Photo of Sanana's fort before 1920
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. "Trigana Air Service". Trigana-air.com. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  7. "Ambon rioting leaves 100 dead in Indonesia". World Socialist Website. 30 January 1999.
  8. Frost, Darrel R. (2019). "Callulops kopsteini (Mertens, 1930)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 25 June 2019.


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На других языках

[de] Sanana

Sanana, indonesisch Pulau Sanana, ist eine 558 km² große indonesische Insel der Sula-Inseln der Molukken.
- [en] Sanana Island

[fr] Sanana

Sanana (ancien nom européen Xulla Besi [1]) est une île d'Indonésie située dans les îles Sula, qui font partie de l'archipel des Moluques. Les autres grandes îles des Sula sont Taliabu et Mangole.

[it] Sanana

Sanana è una isola del gruppo delle Isole Sula che a loro volta fanno parte dell'arcipelago delle Molucche in Indonesia.

[ru] Санана

Санана[1], также Сулабеси[1][2] (индон. Pulau Sanana; Сула-Санана[3]; ранее — Ксулла-Бесей[4], Ксулла-Бесси[5][6]) — остров в составе островов Сула, который является частью Молуккских островах в Индонезии. Это также название крупнейшего населенного пункта на острове.[7][8]


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