Lease Islands


The Lease Islands, formerly called the Uliasers or Uliassers, are a group of three inhabited islands, lying immediately to the south of Seram and east of Ambon Island in the province of Maluku, in Indonesia. The three inhabited islands, from west to east, are Haruku, Saparua, Nusa Laut and tiny uninhabited Molana; these islands constitute four administrative districts within Central Maluku Regency.
NameEnglish nameAdministrative
Centre
Area in
km2
Population
Census
2010
Population
Census
2015
Pulau HarukuHaruku IslandPelauw150.0024,20724,717
SaparuaKota Saparua79.9032,47516,707
Saparua TimurEast SaparuaTuhaha96.6016,452
Nusa LautNusa Laut IslandAmeth32.505,3225,434
359.0062,00463,310

Note: Figures for Saparua Timur are included in those for Saparua.