Ambon Island

Ambon

Ambon (left) and the Lease Islands
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Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	3°38′17″S 128°07′02″E / 3.63806°S 128.11722°E / -3.63806; 128.11722
Archipelago	Maluku Islands
Area	743.37 km2 (287.02 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,225 m (4019 ft)
Highest point	Mount Salahutu
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Largest settlement	Ambon
Demographics
Population	482,806 (mid 2023 estimate)
Pop. density	649.48/km2 (1682.15/sq mi)
Languages	Ambonese
Ethnic groups	Ambonese
Additional information
Time zone	IEST (UTC+09:00)

Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of 743.37 km² (287.02 sq mi) and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories: the city of Ambon to the south and various districts (kecamatan) of the Central Maluku Regency to the north. The main city and seaport is Ambon (with a 2020 Census population of 347,288),^[1] which is also the capital of Maluku province, while those districts of Maluku Tengah Regency situated on Ambon Island had a 2020 Census population of 128,069.^[2] By mid 2023 those populations were estimated to have become 354,052 and 128,754 respectively, resulting in an all-island population of 482,806.

Ambon has an airport and is home to the Pattimura University and Open University (Universitas Terbuka), state universities, and a few private universities, which include Darussalam University (Universitas Darussalam, UNDAR) and Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku (UKIM).