The Batang Dua Islands comprise two widely separated islands in the Maluku Sea – Mayau and Tifure – which, together with the uninhabited small islet of Gureda off the coast of Tifure, constitute an administrative district of the city of Ternate, in the North Maluku Province of Indonesia. In all, the islands have a land area of 29.01 km2, and had a total of 2,716 inhabitants in mid 2023. Both islands lie considerably to the west of Ternate Island, and are situated roughly halfway between Ternate Island and North Sulawesi. There are six villages (desa), all of which share the postcode of 97743 and are listed below with their administrative areas and their official estimates of population as at mid 2023.https://ternatekota.bps.go.id/publication/ Katalog 1102001.8271012
Name ofvillage (desa) Area in km2 Pop'nmid 2023 Estimate Bido 8.78 452 Lelewi 5.72 476 Mayau 9.56 883 Perum Bersatu 0.04 172 Total Mayau Island 24.10 1,991 Tifure 2.74 (a) 503 Pante Sagu 2.16 222 Total Tifure Island 4.90 725
Note: (a) includes 0.224 km2 for the uninhabited offshore island of Gureda.
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