Ambelau

Ambelau

Native name: Pulau Ambalau
Ambelau Location in Indonesia
Geography
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	3°51′20″S 127°11′30″E / 3.85556°S 127.19167°E / -3.85556; 127.19167
Archipelago	Greater Sunda Islands
Area	306 km2 (118 sq mi)
Highest elevation	608 m (1995 ft)
Highest point	Gunung Baula
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Regency	South Buru Regency
Largest settlement	Wailua
Demographics
Population	9225 (mid 2023 estimate)
Pop. density	30.1/km2 (78/sq mi)
Languages	Ambelau language
Additional information
Time zone	IEST (UTC+09:00)

Ambelau or Ambalau is a volcanic island in the Banda Sea within Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island forms an administrative district (Indonesian: Kecamatan Ambalau) which is part of the South Buru Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Buru Selatan) of Maluku province (Indonesian: Provinsi Maluku), Indonesia. It has a land area of 306 km², and had a population of 6,846 at the 2010 Census;^[1] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 9,225.^[2] The administrative center is Wailua, a settlement located at the south of the island. About half of the island's population is composed of indigenous Ambelau people who speak the Ambelau language; the other half are mostly immigrants from the nearby Maluku Islands and Java.