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Kur Island Pulau-Pulau Kur
District
Landsat 7 photograph of Kur
Kur Island Location in Maluku Islands Show map of Maluku Kur Island Location in Indonesia Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 5°20′38″S 131°59′35″E / 5.344°S 131.993°E / -5.344; 131.993
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)[1]
• Total	5,003
• Density	187/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Postcode	97615
Area code	(+62) 916
Villages	5

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.^[1]

Kur Island contains 9 villages (desa) within the two districts. Finualen, Tubyal, Lokwirin and Sermaf villages in the north half of the island are within Pulau-Pulau Kur District, with an area of 14.23 km² and 2,156 inhabitants in mid 2023. Kanara, Warkar, Yapas, Romoin and Hirit villages in the south half of the island are within Kur Selatan District, with an area of 12.46 km² and 2,847 inhabitants in mid 2023.

In addition, Pulau-Pulau Kur District includes a fifth village - Kaimear - on the island of the same name, with 709 inhabitants in mid 2023. Kanos and Bui islands even further north are uninhabited. Kur Selatan District includes two further villages on Mangur Island - Niela with 632 inhabitants in mid 2023, and Tiflean with 463 inhabitants in mid 2023.^[1]

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5°20′38″S 131°59′35″E / 5.344°S 131.993°E / -5.344; 131.993

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