Lease Islands

Island group in Maluku, Indonesia

Lease Islands in the center of the Maluku Islands

The Lease Islands (pronounced LAY-a-SAY, /leɪ.a.seɪ/), formerly called the Uliasers or Uliassers, are a group of three inhabited islands (and smaller uninhabited islets), lying immediately to the south of Seram and east of Ambon Island in the province of Maluku, in Indonesia. The three inhabited islands, from west to east, are Haruku, Saparua and Nusa Laut, while tiny uninhabited Molana is administratively part of Saparua District; these islands constitute four administrative districts (kecamatan) within Central Maluku Regency.

District
(kecamatan)
Name | English
name | Admin
Centre | Area in
km2 | Pop'n
Census
2010 [1] | Pop'n
Census
2020 [2] | Pop'n[3]
Estimate
mid 2023

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Pulau Haruku | Haruku Island | Pelauw | 150.00 | 24,207 | 27,390 | 26,551
Saparua | (West) Saparua | Kota Saparua | 79.90 | 32,475 | 18,402 | 17,548
Saparua Timur | East Saparua | Tuhaha | 96.60 | (a) | 17,620 | 16,912
Nusa Laut | Nusa Laut Island | Ameth | 32.50 | 5,322 | 5,780 | 5,437
(totals on
Lease Islands) |  |  | 359.00 | 62,004 | 69,192 | 66,448

Note: (a) Figures for Saparua Timur's population in 2010 are included in those for Saparua.

## Sources

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* Muller, Dr. Kal (1990). Spice Islands: The Moluccas. Periplus Editions. ISBN 0-945971-07-9.

## References

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1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8101)

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