Pulau Saparua (Negeri Tiouw-Lounussa Hatalepu Amapatti)

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Saparua is an island. The main port is in the south at Kota Saparua.

Saparua is administered as a single eponymous district of Central Maluku Regency, and has a population of 32,312 as of the 2010 census. The inhabitants on Haruku speak the Saparua language, as well as Indonesian and Ambonese Malay.

Saparua was the location of Indonesian national hero, Pattimura's rebellion against Dutch forces.
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Coordinates:   3°33'40"S   128°38'47"E
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