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Obi (island)

Coordinates: 1°30′S 127°45′E / 1.500°S 127.750°E / -1.500; 127.750
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Obira
Map
Geography
LocationSouth East Asia
Coordinates1°30′S 127°45′E / 1.500°S 127.750°E / -1.500; 127.750
ArchipelagoObi Islands
Area2,542 km2 (981 sq mi)
Administration
Demographics
Population29,642

Obira (also called Utara or Obi) is the main island in the Obi Islands group, in Indonesia, south of the larger Halmahera in North Maluku. Its area is 2,542 km².

The island is eponymous to the Obi Island Birdwing, an endemic species of butterfly.[1] Due to extensive logging on the island, which has reduced its habitat, the conservation of this species is a concern.

In 2016, provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba successfully negotiated with the China-based Jinchun Group for the building of a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter on the island.[2]

References

  1. ^ Global Biodiversity Information Facility, record for Ornithoptera aesacus
  2. ^ China`s Jinchun to in vest Rp9 trillion in North Maluku. Antara, 16 July 2016. Accessed 18 September 2017.