Kangean Islands

Kangean Islands
Kangean
Kangean Islands
Coordinates: 6°59′S 115°39′E / 6.983°S 115.650°E / -6.983; 115.650
Capital	Arjasa
Divisions	3 districts, 37 villages[1]
Government
• Body	Sumenep Regencial Government
Area
• Total	648.56 km2 (250.41 sq mi)
Elevation	364 m (1,194 ft)
Population  (mid 2022 estimate)[2]
• Total	166,742
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Kangeanese, Bajo/Bajau, Bugis, Mandarese, Chinese, Arabs, Madurese and Others
• Religion	Islam (predominantly) Folk Islam
• Languages	Indonesian (official) Kangeanese (regional) Other languages: Bajo/Bajau, Mandarese, Buginese, Madurese
Time zone	UTC+7 (Indonesia Western Time)

The Kangean Islands or simply Kangean (Indonesian: Kepulauan Kangean) is a collective name for a group of islands lying to the east of Madura. Kangean (the main island) and its surrounding islands lie to the north of Bali in the northern Bali Sea, to the northwest of the Lesser Sunda Islands (Nusa Tenggara),^[3] and administratively they form three districts within Sumenep Regency, East Java Province. The group comprises a total of 91 islands including 27 inhabited islands. Kangean is located approximately 120 km (75 mi) in the north of Bali,^[4] the northwest of Lombok, and 120 km east of Madura.^[5] The biggest and most populous district is Arjasa, which includes the town of that name located in the west of the island. The Kangean Islands have a large potential for natural resources, such as natural gas, teak, coconut, and salt production.^[3]

Kangean Islands

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Location of Kangean Islands in the north of Bali in the northern Bali Sea, and northwest of Lombok.