This article is about the island. For the language, see Manipa language.
Manipa
Location of Manipa
Geography
Location
South East Asia
Archipelago
Maluku Islands
Area
159.71 km2 (61.66 sq mi)
Highest elevation
632 m (2073 ft)
Highest point
Kala Huhun
Administration
Indonesia
Demographics
Population
7,165 (2020 Census)
Pop. density
44.86/km2 (116.19/sq mi)
Ethnic groups
Manipa and Butonese
Manipa Island is an island in West Seram Regency, Maluku Province, Indonesia. It is located 8 km off the western coast of Kelang at the western end of Seram Island and 25 km off the western coast of Buru. Including adjacent small islands, it covers an area of 159.71 km2. The inhabitants speak the Manipa language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.[1]
Illuminated opening in the Western style of the Qur'an from Manipa, dated 1694. Adriaan Reland collection. Leiden University Library
This island gives its name to the Manipa Strait between Buru and Seram.
^"Ethnologue 15 report for Indonesia (Maluku)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-05-14.
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