Eastern Indonesia

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Eastern Indonesia
Region
Kawasan Timur Indonesia[1] Indonesia Timur (in Indonesian)
From upper-left to lower-right: Diving experience in Piaynemo Island of Raja Ampat, Clitoria ternatea (the native flower of Ternate Island), Papuan man wearing traditional Papuan attires, Papeda (the staple food of Eastern Indonesia)
Eastern Region of Indonesia
Largest city	Makassar
Provinces	17 Provinces
Demonym	Eastern Indonesians[2]
Time zones	UTC+8 (Central Indonesia Time)
	UTC+9 (Eastern Indonesia Time)

Eastern Indonesia (or East Indonesia)^[3] is one of the two main geographical regions of Indonesia, the other being Western Indonesia.^[1] Eastern Indonesia spans across the Banda and Maluku Seas in the west, the Arafura and Timor Seas in the south, and the Halmahera Sea in the north. It comprises the archipelagic territory of Tanimbar, Banda, Maluku,^[4] Halmahera, Raja Ampat, Biak, and Western New Guinea. Central Indonesian Time and Eastern Indonesia Time are the national standard time designated for Eastern Indonesia; it falls within the UTC+8 and UTC+9 time zone, respectively.

Eastern Indonesia borders Southern Philippines in the northwest, Palau in the north, Western Papua New Guinea in the east, and Northern Australia in the south.