Biak

Biak

Fishing boats lined up at Kota Biak, Indonesia.
Biak as one of the Schouten Islands
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Geography
Location	Melanesia; Oceania
Coordinates	1°0′0″S 136°0′0″E / 1.00000°S 136.00000°E / -1.00000; 136.00000
Archipelago	Biak Archipelago
Area	2,455 km2 (948 sq mi)
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Papua
Largest settlement	Kota Biak
Demographics
Population	122,166 (2020)

Biak is the main island of Biak Archipelago located in Cenderawasih Bay near the northern coast of Papua, an Indonesian province, and is just northwest of New Guinea. Biak has many atolls, reefs, and corals.

The largest population centre is at Kota Biak (Biak City) on the south coast. The rest of the island is thinly populated with small villages.

Biak is part of the Biak Islands (Kepulauan Biak), and is administered by Biak Numfor Regency.