Tual
Tual | |
|---|---|
| City of Tual Kota Tual | |
Tual City Monument | |
| Motto: Larwur Ngabal | |
Location within Maluku | |
OpenStreetMap | |
| Coordinates: 5°38′12.5″S 132°45′3″E / 5.636806°S 132.75083°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Maluku Islands |
| Province | Maluku |
| City status | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Akhmad Yani Renuat |
| • Vice Mayor | Amir Rumra |
| Area | |
• Total | 254.39 km2 (98.22 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate) | |
• Total | 90,007 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Indonesia Eastern Time) |
| Area code | (+62) 916 |
| Vehicle registration | DE |
| HDI (2022) | 0.686 (Medium) |
| Website | tualkota.go.id |
Tual (Indonesian: Kota Tual) is a city in Maluku Province of Indonesia, geographically located within the Kei Islands. On 17 July 2007, it was separated from the rest of the Kei Islands (which continue to form the Southeast Maluku Regency) and was created an independent city.
The city covers a land area of 254.39 km2 (98.22 sq mi), together with a sea area estimated at 19,088 km2 (7,370 sq mi). It includes the urbanized Dullah Island (Indonesian: Pulau Dullah) which is situated to the northeast of the much larger Kei Kecil, and includes a further number of small islands to the west of Kei Kecil.