Central Maluku Regency

Central Maluku Regency Kabupaten Maluku Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Pamahanunusa (Building the Homeland and the Nation)
Location within Maluku
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Coordinates: 3°17′30″S 128°58′03″E / 3.29167°S 128.96750°E / -3.29167; 128.96750
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Capital	Masohi
Government
• Regent	Tuasikal Abua
• Vice Regent	Marlatu L. Leleury
Area
• Total	11,595.57 km2 (4,477.07 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	430,798
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 914
Website	maltengkab.go.id

Central Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Tengah) is a regency of Maluku Province of Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 11,595.57 km², and had a population of 361,698 at the 2010 Census,^[2] and 423,094 at the 2020 Census.^[3] The official estimate as at mid 2023 was 430,798.^[1] The principal town lies at Masohi, on Seram Island. The regency (kebupaten) is composed of the central part of the island of Seram, the Banda Islands, and the Lease Islands (Saparua, Haruku, and Nusa Laut), together with those parts of Ambon Island which are outside the City of Ambon.

This regency is the largest in area among Malukan regencies.