Lease Islands
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The Lease Islands, formerly called the Uliasers or Uliassers, are a group of three inhabited islands (and smaller uninhabited islets), lying immediately to the south of Seram and east of Ambon Island in the province of Maluku, in Indonesia. The three inhabited islands, from west to east, are Haruku, Saparua, Nusa Laut and tiny uninhabited Molana; these islands constitute four administrative districts (kecamatan) within Central Maluku Regency.
| Name | English name | Administrative Centre |
Area in km2 |
Population Census 2010 |
Population Census 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulau Haruku | Haruku Island | Pelauw | 150.00 | 24,207 | 24,717 |
| Saparua | Kota Saparua | 79.90 | 32,475 | 16,707 | |
| Saparua Timur | East Saparua | Tuhaha | 96.60 | (a) | 16,452 |
| Nusa Laut | Nusa Laut Island | Ameth | 32.50 | 5,322 | 5,434 |
| (totals on Lease Islands) | 359.00 | 62,004 | 63,310 |
Note: (a) Figures for Saparua Timur are included in those for Saparua.
Sources
- Muller, Dr. Kal (1990). Spice Islands: The Moluccas. Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-945971-07-9.