Kasiruta
Pulau Kasiruta, Kasiruta Island
0°23′S 127°12′E
The Bacan Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Bacan; Indonesian pronunciation: [kəpuˌlawan ˈbat͡ʃan]), formerly also known as the Bachans, Bachians, and Batchians, are a group of islands in the Moluccas in Indonesia. They are mountainous and forested, lying south of Ternate and southwest of Halmahera.
0°23′S 127°12′E
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The Bacan Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Bacan; Indonesian pronunciation: [kəpuˌlawan ˈbat͡ʃan]), formerly also known as the Bachans, Bachians, and Batchians, are a group of islands in the Moluccas in Indonesia. They are mountainous and forested, lying south of Ternate and southwest of Halmahera. The islands are administered by the South Halmahera Regency of North Maluku Province. They formerly constituted the Sultanate of Bacan. Bacan (Dutch: Batjan), formerly also known as Bachian or Batchian, is the group's largest island. Bacan Island in 2020 included about 82,387 people, of whom 7,073 lived in the capital Labuha; it is subdivided into seven districts. The second and third-largest islands are Kasiruta and Mandioli. Kasiruta and Mandioli each have over 11,000 inhabitants, and each is subdivided into two districts. A fourth island, Batang Lomang, forms a twelfth district within the group. There are dozens of smaller islands in the group, which had a total population of 84,075 at the 2010 Census, but by the 2020 Census had risen to 111,517. The official estimate as at mid 2025 was 119,560.
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Nearest islands
- Bacan39 km
- Obimayor Island140 km
- Halmahera142 km
- Taliabu Island308 km
- Buru347 km
- Ambon Island375 km
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Bacan
1,787 km²▲ 2,111 m
Major islands
Also in Maluku Islands

Halmahera
17,956 km²▲ 1,571 m
Major islands

Seram Island
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Major islands

Buru
8,514 km²▲ 2,700 m
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Ambon Island
772 km²▲ 1,023 m
Major islands

Yamdena
3,255 km²▲ 299 m
Minor islands
Taliabu Island
2,916 km²▲ 1,403 m
Minor islands

Wetar
2,611 km²▲ 1,411 m
Minor islands
Obimayor Island
2,461 km²▲ 1,611 m
Minor islands
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