Haruku Island is an island in Central Maluku Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia - lying east of Ambon Island, off the southern coast of Seram and just west of Saparua. It is administered as a single district, Haruku Island District (Kecamatan Pulau Haruku), with a land area of 150 km2 and a population of 24,207 at the 2010 census[1] and 27,390 at the 2020 Census;[2] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 26,551.[3] The inhabitants of Haruku speak the Haruku language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.[4]

Haruku
Location of Haruku Island
Geography
LocationSouth East Asia
ArchipelagoMaluku Islands
Area150.00 km2 (57.92 sq mi)
Highest elevation601 m (1972 ft)
Highest pointHuruano
Administration
ProvinceMaluku
RegencyCentral Maluku
Demographics
Population26,551 (mid 2023 estimate)
Pop. density177.0/km2 (458.4/sq mi)
LanguagesAmbonese Malay, Haruku, Indonesian
Additional information
Time zone

There are six Christian (Aboru, Haruku, Hulaliu, Kariu, Oma and Wassu) and five Muslim (Kabauw, Kailolo, Pelauw,Rohomoni and Sameth) villages (desa) on the island. The areas (in km2) and 2020 Census populations[5] of each of these, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022,[6] are as follows:

Kode
Wilayah
Name
of
desa
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022
81.01.13.2001 Aboru 17.00 1,953 2,040
81.01.13.2002 Wassu 7.00 820 753
81.01.13.2003 Oma 10.00 2,469 2,482
81.01.13.2004 Haruku (village) 13.00 2,335 2,319
81.01.13.2005 Sameth 8.00 460 557
81.01.13.2006 Rohomoni 15.00 2,668 2,692
81.01.13.2007 Kabauw 12.00 1,288 1,647
81.01.13.2008 Kailolo 13.00 3,410 4,156
81.01.13.2009 Pelauw 35.00 6,850 7,520
81.01.13.2010 Kariu 8.00 1,017 1,136
81.01.13.2011 Hulaliu 12.00 1,606 1,757

As on most of the islands of the Moluccas, spices such as nutmeg, cloves, cumin and ginger are grown as cash crops.

In 1527, the Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach the island. The Dutch followed in 1590 and established Fort New Zealand, whose ruins are now a tourist attraction. During World War II, the Japanese established a Prisoner-of-war camp for captive Australians and British forces on the island, who were used as forced labor to build an airstrip.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Sekapur Sirih" (PDF). Sp2010.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)
  4. ^ "Haruku". Ethnologue.com. 1999-02-19. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kecamatan Pulau Haruku Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103090)
edit

3°34′01″S 128°28′59″E / 3.567°S 128.483°E / -3.567; 128.483