Labuha | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Indonesia_Bacan#Indonesia_Halmahera#Indonesia_North_Maluku#Indonesia |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bacan, Halmahera, Maluku and Indonesia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Maluku |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | North Maluku |
Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
Subdivision Name3: | South Halmahera Regency |
Area Urban Km2: | 2.4 |
Area Metro Km2: | 32.5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 Census |
Population Note: | [1] |
Population Total: | 7073 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Metro: | 13546 |
Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | IEST |
Utc Offset: | +9 |
Coordinates: | -0.6278°N 127.4806°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 97791 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | (+62) 929 |
Labuha is a small port town on the eastern Indonesian island of Pulau Bacan. It is the capital of the South Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku, and also the administrative centre of the Bacan District within the regency. It had a population at the 2020 Census of 7,073 (13,546 including the adjoining urban communes of Amasing Kota, Amasing Kota Barat and Amasing Kota Utara).[2] The town is served by Labuha Airport.
Labuha has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate to heavy rainfall year-round.