Pulau Buru

Buru

Buru is the third largest island within the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. It lies between the Banda Sea to the south and Seram Sea to the north, west of Ambon and Seram islands. The island belongs to Maluku province and includes the Buru and South Buru regencies. Their administrative centers, Namlea and Namrole, respectively, have ports and are the largest towns of the island, served by Namlea Airport and Namrole Airport respectively. About a third of the population is indigenous, mostly the Buru, but also the Lisela, Ambelau, Kayeli, Masarete, Rana, Wai Apu, and Wai Loa. The rest of population are immigrants from Java and nearby Maluku Islands. Religious affiliation is evenly split between Christianity and Sunni Islam, with some remnants of traditional beliefs. While local languages and dialects are spoken within individual communities, the national Indonesian language is used among the communities and by the administration.

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• Entity:  Location

• Location:  Oceania
• Archipelago:  Maluku Islands
• Highest elevation:  2,428 M (Ft)
• Population:  215,277
• Pop. density:  17.0 /Km 2 (/Sq Mi)
• Time zone:  Iest (Utc+09:00)
• Wikidata description:  Island In Maluku Province, Indonesia
• Wikidata label:  Buru Island
• Wikidata aliases:  Buru Island, Pulau Buru, Boeroe, Buru

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