Peleng
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South East Asia | |
| Coordinates | 1°24′S 123°10′E / 1.400°S 123.167°E |
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| Area | 2,488.79 km2 (960.93 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,100 m (3600 ft) |
| Highest point | Unnamed |
| Administration | |
| Province |  Central Sulawesi |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 123,580 (mid 2022 estimate[1]) |
| Pop. density | 49.65/km2 (128.59/sq mi) |
East Peninsula
of SulawesiPeleng is an island off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai Islands (Kepulauan Banggai). It is surrounded by the Banda Sea and Molucca Sea and has an area of 2,488.79 km2 (including offshore islands).
Peleng Island comprises the
Bowokan, Labobo, Kebongan, Kotudan, Tropettenando, Timpau, Salue Besar, Salue Kecil, Masepe, and Bangkulu
.
In January 2020 a paper published in the journal Science documented the discovery of 10 new songbird species and subspecies, nine of them found in Peleng.[2]
Inhabitation
The majority of people on this Peleng Island make their living planting coconuts, sweet potatoes, or fishing.
The island is divided into 12 districts (kecamatan), each with the district capitals on the island. The island's largest towns are Basiano and Bonganang.
List of towns
- Basiano
- Bongangang
- Bulagi
- Lolantang
- Lukpenenteng
- Luksagu
- Pelei
- Mumulusan
- Salakan
See also
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
- ^ A lost world in Wallacea: Description of a montane archipelagic avifauna, Frank E. Rheindt1, Dewi M. Prawiradilaga, Hidayat Ashari, Suparno, Chyi Yin Gwee1, Geraldine W. X. Lee1, Meng Yue Wu1, Nathaniel S. R. Ng, Science 10 Jan 2020. Vol. 367, Issue 6474, pp. 167-170,DOI: 10.1126/science.aax2146, https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aax2146