Sanana or Sulabesi Island (earlier name Xulla BesiGoodall, George (Editor)(1943) Philips' International Atlas London, George Philip and Son map 'East Indies' pp. 91–92) is an island south of Mangoli Island, and is part of the Sula Islands Regency in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. Sanana is also the name of that island's largest settlement, home to the Dutch era fort Benteng De Verwachting.Photo of Sanana's fort before 1920
Administrative districts
The island is divided into six districts within the Sula Islands Regency, which are set out below with their areas and the populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.
Name English name Area in km2 PopulationCensus 2010 PopulationCensus 2020 Admin centre No. of villages Sulbesi Barat West Sulabesi 255.024,7075,585Kabau Darat 6 Sulabesi Selatan South Sulabesi 284.004,2985,545Fuata 5 Sanana 157.3625,18333,994Waihama 11 Sulabesi Tengah Central Sulabesi 161.315,9297,250Waiboga 7 Sulabesi Timur East Sulabesi 93.713,1004,350Baleha 6 Sanana Utara North Sanana 244.785,6757,622Pohea 7 Sulabesi Island (total) 1,196.1248,89264,346 42
Transportation Sanana airport is linked to Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.
History As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.
Flora and fauna Frog Callulops kopsteini, also known as Kopstein's callulops frog, is endemic to Sanana Island.
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