Kur Island
Kur Island
Pulau-Pulau Kur | |
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Landsat 7 photograph of Kur | |
Location in Maluku Islands Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 5°20′38″S 131°59′35″E / 5.344°S 131.993°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| City | Tual |
| Government | |
| • Head of district | Lajania Madamar |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.69 km2 (10.31 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 5,003 |
| • Density | 187/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (IEST) |
| Postcode | 97615 |
| Area code | (+62) 916 |
| Villages | 5 |
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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.