Official Name: | Kur Island |
Native Name: | Pulau-Pulau Kur |
Type: | District |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Maluku Islands##Location in Indonesia |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Maluku#Indonesia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Maluku |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | Tual |
Leader Title: | Head of district |
Leader Name: | Lajania Madamar |
Area Total Km2: | 26.69 |
Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5,003 |
Population Density Km2: | 187 |
Timezone: | IEST |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Coordinates: | -5.344°N 131.993°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 97615 |
Area Code: | (+62) 916 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Blank Name: | Villages |
Blank Info: | 5 |
Kur is an island of Indonesia, located to the northwest of the Kei Islands but forming (with other small islands further north and south of Kur Island) two administrative districts (kecamatan) - Pulau-Pulau Kur and Kur Selatan - which are part of the City of Tual in Maluku province. While administered as part of Tual city, Kur and its neighbouring islands geographically lie along the underseas ridge which continues the outer arc from the Babar Islands and Tanimbar Islands through to the Watubela Islands, Gorong Islands and then on to Seram. The island itself has an area of 26.69 km2 with 5,003 inhabitants as at mid 2023, while the other islands within the two districts had an area of 21.64 km2 with 1,804 inhabitants (all on Mangur and Kaimear islands) in mid 2023.[2]
Kur Island contains 9 villages (desa) within the two districts. Finualen, Tubyal, Lokwirin and Sermaf villages in the north half of the island are within Pulau-Pulau Kur District, with an area of 14.23 km2 and 2,156 inhabitants in mid 2023. Kanara, Warkar, Yapas, Romoin and Hirit villages in the south half of the island are within Kur Selatan District, with an area of 12.46 km2 and 2,847 inhabitants in mid 2023.
In addition, Pulau-Pulau Kur District includes a fifth village - Kaimear - on the island of the same name, with 709 inhabitants in mid 2023. Kanos and Bui islands even further north are uninhabited. Kur Selatan District includes two further villages on Mangur Island - Niela with 632 inhabitants in mid 2023, and Tiflean with 463 inhabitants in mid 2023.[3]