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Batudaka
Geography


Coordinates	0°28′50″S 121°48′49″E / 0.48056°S 121.81361°E / -0.48056; 121.81361
Area	266 km² (103 sq mi)^[a]
Highest elevation	351 m (1152 ft)
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Central Sulawesi
Regency	Tojo Una-Una
Largest settlement	Wakai (pop. 2,463)
Demographics
Population	11,260 (2016)^[1]
Pop. density	42.3/km² (109.6/sq mi)

Batudaka is an island of the Central Sulawesi province, located in the Gulf of Tomini. The largest island in the Togian archipelago, it has a land area of over 110 square kilometers with smaller islands) and is divided administratively into villages which form the Batudaka District of the Tojo Una-Una Regency.

Geography

It is located in the Gulf of Tomini, separated from the island of Togean by only a narrow strait. The island has a forested, slightly hilly interior with a maximum elevation of 351 meters. Its land area is 151.91 square kilometers (including smaller offshore islands).^[1]^[2]

Demographics

The island forms the main part of the Batudaka district.^[1]

The populace largely consists of the Bajo people, referred locally as "boat men".^[3]

Economy

The island attracts domestic and foreign tourists, and has seven guesthouses with a combined total of 57 rooms in Wakai.^[1] There is a single cash office of Central Sulawesi Bank as well.^[4]

The island is accessible from either Gorontalo (12 hour trip), Ampana or Luwuk (both 4 hour trips) by speedboat.^[5] A hospital is also on the island.^[6]

Agriculture is an important sector, with coconuts, cloves, corn and cocoa beans taking up the largest cultivation areas. Two markets - one daily and the other weekly - serve the local population.^[1]

Notes

^ Total area of 6 villages comprising the island, including surrounding islets

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Kecamatan Una-Una dalam Angka 2017" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Statistics Indonesia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
^ "DIGITAL ELEVATION DATA". Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "Batu Daka Island". Indonesia Tourism. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "Kantor Kas" (in Indonesian). Central Sulawesi Bank. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ Izak, Robert Adolf (14 November 2016). "Menggapai Surga Bahari di Togean, Sulawesi Tengah". DetikTravel (in Indonesian). Retrieved 9 October 2017.
^ "RS Pariwisata di Togean Jadi Perhatian Kemenkes". Metro Sulawesi (in Indonesian). 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.

v t e Regencies and cities of Central Sulawesi
Capital: Palu
Regencies	Banggai Banggai Islands Banggai Sea Buol Donggala Morowali North Morowali Parigi Moutong Poso Sigi Tojo Una-Una Tolitoli
Cities	Palu

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