Taliabu Island Regency is a regency in the North Maluku province of Indonesia, mainly consisting of the island of Taliabu, the most western geographically of the Sula Islands archipelago. It was formerly part of the Sula Islands Regency, but on 14 December 2012 it was administratively separated to form a separate regency. It is located to the west of Mangole Island and Sanana Island, the two islands which remain part of the Sula Islands Regency. Taliabu Island Regency covers 1,507.41 km2; it had a population of 47,309 at the 2010 Census and 58,047 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 64,885.
Students seen playing volleyball at the local school
North Maluku is a province of Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, bordering the Pacific Ocean to the north, the Halmahera Sea to the east, the Molucca Sea to the west, and the Seram Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with North Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi and Central Sulawesi to the west, Maluku to the south, Southwest Papua to the west, and Palau and the Philippines to the north. The provincial capital is Sofifi on the largest island of Halmahera, while the largest city is the island city of Ternate. The population of North Maluku was 1,038,087 in the 2010 census, making it one of the least-populous provinces in Indonesia, but by the 2020 Census the population had risen to 1,282,937, and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 1,328,594.
Dutch being entertained by the king of Ternate
The VOC and the Sultan of Ternate attack Tidore in May 1605 and capture the Portuguese fort, an event triggering Spanish retaliation in the following year.
United States Army 31st Infantry Division landing in Morotai during the Battle of Morotai
Indonesian Navy Commando Corps on Morotai Beach during the Permesta insurgency