Saparua is an island east of Ambon Island in the Indonesian province of Maluku; the island of Haruku lies between Saparua and Ambon. The main port is in the south at Kota Saparua. The small and uninhabited island of Maolana is located near its southwestern side and Nusa Laut off its southeastern tip.
Saparua was administered as a single eponymous district (kecamatan) of Central Maluku Regency (Kabupaten Maluku Tengah), but in 2012 an additional district of East Saparua was formed from the eastern peninsula of the original district. Kota Saparua (Saparua town) is the administrative centre of the residual (western) district, while Tuhaha is the administrative centre of the new district.
The island (including Maolana island) covers a land area of 168.1 km2, and had a population of 32,312 as of the 2010 censusIndonesia - Maluku Census and 36,022 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 34,480.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101) The inhabitants of Saparua speak the Saparua language, while Indonesian and Ambonese Malay are also spoken.Saparua - Ethnologue
Saparua was the location of Indonesian national hero, Pattimura's rebellion against Dutch forces in 1817. It was also the birthplace of Gerrit Augustinus Siwabessy, a prominent politician who was Indonesia's Minister of Health during the 1960s and 1970s.
Villages on Saparua There are 17 administrative villages, listed below with their populations at the 2020 Census;Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. ten comprise the new district of East Saparua, while seven remain with the residual Saparua District in the west of the island. The areas (in km2) and 2020 Census populationsBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. of each of these, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Saparua Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103080)Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024, Kecamatan Saparua Timur Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103082) are as follows: Kode Wilayah NameofdesaArea inkm2 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimatemid 2023 81.01.12.2001 Booi 8.20 927 891 81.01.12.2002 Paperu 9.10 1,412 1,286 81.01.12.2003 Tiouw 7.90 1,484 1,359 81.01.12.2004 Haria 16.70 7,461 7,302 81.01.12.2005 Porto 23.50 2,808 2,670 81.01.12.2006 Kulur 6.50 1,112 1,085 81.01.12.2012 Saparua (village) 8.00 3,198 2,955 81.01.12 Totals Saparua District 79.90 18,402 17,548 81.01.26.2001 Ouw 9.50 1,680 1,549 81.01.26.2002 Ullath 6.80 1,591 1,534 81.01.26.2003 Siri-sori (Amapatti) 8.20 2,002 1,988 81.01.26.2004 Siri-sori Amalatu 18.00 2,251 2,170 81.01.26.2005 Mahu 6.55 718 698 81.01.26.2006 Tuhaha 13.30 2,379 2,339 81.01.26.2007 Ihamahu 12.10 1,509 1,503 81.01.26.2008 Iha 0.75 391 391 81.01.26.2009 Nolloth(-Titasomi) 11.20 3,038 2,858 81.01.26.2010 Itawaka 10.20 2,060 1,882 81.01.26 Totals Saparua Timur District 96.60 17,619 16,912
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Old map of Manipa, Haruku, Saparua and Nusalaut Saparua island