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mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alor" title="Alor – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Alor" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isla_Alor" title="Isla Alor – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Isla Alor" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alor" title="Alor – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Alor" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illa_Alor" title="Illa Alor – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Illa Alor" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulau_Alor" title="Pulau Alor – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pulau Alor" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isola_Alor" title="Isola Alor – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Isola Alor" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulo_Alor" title="Pulo Alor – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" 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for this location"><span class="latitude">8°15′S</span> <span class="longitude">124°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.250°S 124.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-8.250; 124.750</span></span></span></a></span></span></div></div> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Island in Indonesia</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote 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class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">8°15′S</span> <span class="longitude">124°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.250°S 124.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-8.250; 124.750</span></span></span></a></span></span> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and 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.ib-islands-native>div{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands .infobox-header{background-color:#efefef}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-country{border-top:1px solid black;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands-country2{font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-islands .infobox-below{text-align:left;border-top:#aaa 1px solid}</style><table class="infobox ib-islands vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Alor</caption><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="ib-islands-native">Native name: <div class="nickname"><i>Pulau Alor</i></div></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Oost-NussaTenggara.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Oost-NussaTenggara.png/260px-Oost-NussaTenggara.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Oost-NussaTenggara.png/390px-Oost-NussaTenggara.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Oost-NussaTenggara.png/520px-Oost-NussaTenggara.png 2x" data-file-width="533" data-file-height="304" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Map of the islands of <a href="/wiki/East_Nusa_Tenggara" title="East Nusa Tenggara">East Nusa Tenggara</a>, including Alor in the far northeast</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Alor_Island_Locator.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Alor_Island_Locator.svg/260px-Alor_Island_Locator.svg.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="189" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Alor_Island_Locator.svg/390px-Alor_Island_Locator.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Alor_Island_Locator.svg/520px-Alor_Island_Locator.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="921" data-file-height="668" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Location in <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Sunda_Islands" title="Lesser Sunda Islands">Lesser Sunda Islands</a></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lesser_Sunda_Islands" title="Lesser Sunda Islands">Lesser Sunda Islands</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Alor_Island&params=8_15_S_124_45_E_type:isle"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">8°15′S</span> <span class="longitude">124°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">8.250°S 124.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-8.250; 124.750</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Archipelago</th><td class="infobox-data note"><a href="/wiki/Alor_archipelago" class="mw-redirect" title="Alor archipelago">Alor archipelago</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">2,124.92 km<sup>2</sup> (820.44 sq mi)<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">1,423 m (4669 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest point</th><td class="infobox-data">Gunung Muna</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Administration</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Indonesia" title="Provinces of Indonesia">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/East_Nusa_Tenggara" title="East Nusa Tenggara">East Nusa Tenggara</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regencies_and_cities_in_Indonesia" title="List of regencies and cities in Indonesia">Regency</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Alor_Regency" title="Alor Regency">Alor Regency</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Largest settlement</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalabahi" title="Kalabahi">Kalabahi</a> (pop. 19,210<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_Kalabahi_2024_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_Kalabahi_2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">171,275 (mid 2023 estimate <sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pop. density</th><td class="infobox-data">80.6/km<sup>2</sup> (208.8/sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Additional information</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1041539562">.mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}</style><span class="citation wikicite" id="endnote_a"><b><a href="#ref_a">^a</a></b></span> Total of 12 out of 18 districts in <a href="/wiki/Alor_Regency" title="Alor Regency">Alor Regency</a>, and includes several small islands.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alor</b> (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">Pulau Alor</i>) is the largest <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Alor_Archipelago" title="Alor Archipelago">Alor Archipelago</a> and is one of the 92 officially listed <a href="/wiki/List_of_outlying_islands_of_Indonesia" title="List of outlying islands of Indonesia">outlying islands of Indonesia</a>. It is located at the eastern end of the <a href="/wiki/Lesser_Sunda_Islands" title="Lesser Sunda Islands">Lesser Sunda Islands</a> chain that runs through southeastern <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, which from the west include such islands as <a href="/wiki/Bali" title="Bali">Bali</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lombok" title="Lombok">Lombok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sumbawa" title="Sumbawa">Sumbawa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Komodo_(island)" title="Komodo (island)">Komodo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Flores" title="Flores">Flores</a>. </p><p>To the east of the island across the <a href="/wiki/Ombai_Strait" title="Ombai Strait">Ombai Strait</a> lie the islands of <a href="/wiki/Wetar" title="Wetar">Wetar</a> (in Maluku Province) and <a href="/wiki/Atauro" title="Atauro">Atauro</a>, the latter belonging to <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a>. To the south, across the <a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Alor" class="mw-redirect" title="Strait of Alor">Strait of Alor</a>, lies the western part of <a href="/wiki/Timor" title="Timor">Timor</a>. To the north lies the <a href="/wiki/Banda_Sea" title="Banda Sea">Banda Sea</a>. To the west lies <a href="/wiki/Pantar" title="Pantar">Pantar</a> and the other islands of the Alor archipelago, and further yet the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Sunda_Islands" title="Sunda Islands">Sunda Islands</a>. </p><p>Alor Island, as well as the rest of its archipelago, is part of <a href="/wiki/East_Nusa_Tenggara" title="East Nusa Tenggara">East Nusa Tenggara</a> province. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alor_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alor has an area of about 2,125 km<sup>2</sup>, making it the largest island of the Alor archipelago. <a href="/wiki/Kalabahi" title="Kalabahi">Kalabahi</a> is the only town on the island of Alor, with an estimated population of 19,210 in mid 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_Kalabahi_2024_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_Kalabahi_2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The variety of goods obtainable in Kalabahi is surprising considering its size and location. The 2010 census recorded the population of the island as 145,299 out of 190,000 in the regency.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2020 census produced a total of 163,377,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 171,275.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Alor is of volcanic origin and has very rugged terrain. The main part of the island is mountainous, but there is a prominent peninsula along its north coast which includes the main town of Kalabahi; the peninsula encompasses the administrative districts of Alor Barat Laut and Kabola, plus the northern half of the Mutiara Bay District (<i>kecamatan Teluk Mutiara</i>). The region near Kalabahi is the only flat area. This may be why the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_people" title="Dutch people">Dutch</a> chose the location as the capital and main harbor (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Alor-Kecil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alor-Kecil (page does not exist)">Alor-Kecil</a>) in 1911. </p><p>On 12 November 2004, an earthquake occurred, killing 34 people, and injuring 400. The shock had a <a href="/wiki/Moment_magnitude_scale" title="Moment magnitude scale">moment magnitude</a> of 7.5 and a maximum <a href="/wiki/Mercalli_intensity_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercalli intensity scale">Mercalli intensity</a> of VIII (<i>Severe</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alor_Island&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alor Island comprises twelve of the eighteen districts of the <a href="/wiki/Alor_Regency" title="Alor Regency">Alor Regency</a>, as follows, with the official estimates as at mid 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of <a href="/wiki/Administrative_village" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative village">administrative villages</a> in each district (totaling 158 rural <i>desa</i> and 17 urban <i>kelurahan</i>), and its post code. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Kode <br />Wilayah</th> <th>Name of<br />District<br />(<i>kecamatan</i>)</th> <th>English name</th> <th>Area <br />in <br />km<sup>2</sup></th> <th>Pop'n<br />census<br />2010</th> <th>Pop'n<br />census<br />2020</th> <th>Pop'n<br />estimate<br />mid 2023</th> <th>Admin<br /> centre</th> <th>No.<br />of<br />villages</th> <th>Post<br />codes </th></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.03</td> <td>Alor Barat Daya <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Southwest Alor</td> <td align="right">265.59</td> <td align="right">21,530</td> <td align="right">18,327</td> <td align="right">19,325</td> <td>Moru</td> <td align="center">13 <sup>(a)</sup></td> <td>85861 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.12</td> <td>Mataru <sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td align="right">102.77</td> <td align="right">5,582</td> <td align="right">6,043</td> <td align="right">6,732</td> <td>Kalunan</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td>85860 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.18</td> <td>Abad Selatan <sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>South Abad</td> <td align="right">182.38</td> <td align="right"><sup>(b)</sup></td> <td align="right">6,283</td> <td align="right">6,615</td> <td>Tribur</td> <td align="center">7</td> <td>85861 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.04</td> <td>Alor Selatan <sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>South Alor</td> <td align="right">192.98</td> <td align="right">8,886</td> <td align="right">9,929</td> <td align="right">10,418</td> <td>Apui</td> <td align="center">14 <sup>(c)</sup></td> <td>85871 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.05</td> <td>Alor Timur <sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>East Alor</td> <td align="right">562.76</td> <td align="right">7,505</td> <td align="right">8,609</td> <td align="right">8,990</td> <td>Maritaing</td> <td align="center">10 <sup>(d)</sup></td> <td>85870 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.08</td> <td>Alor Timur Laut <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Northeast Alor</td> <td align="right">208.48</td> <td align="right">8,600</td> <td align="right">9,117</td> <td align="right">10,141</td> <td>Bukapiting</td> <td align="center">8</td> <td>85873 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.13</td> <td>Pureman <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td align="right">147.88</td> <td align="right">3,471</td> <td align="right">3,561</td> <td align="right">3,675</td> <td>Peitoko</td> <td align="center">4</td> <td>85874 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.01</td> <td>Teluk Mutiara <sup>(e)</sup> <sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Mutiara Bay</td> <td align="right">80.18</td> <td align="right">48,410</td> <td align="right">53,339</td> <td align="right">54,028</td> <td>Kalabahi</td> <td align="center">16 <sup>(f)</sup></td> <td>85811<br />-85819 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.10</td> <td>Kabola <sup>(g)</sup> <sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td align="right">73.01</td> <td align="right">7,326</td> <td align="right">8,385</td> <td align="right">8,898</td> <td>Wolibang</td> <td align="center">5 <sup>(h)</sup></td> <td>85819 <sup>(i)</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.02</td> <td>Alor Barat Laut <sup>(k)</sup> <sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Northwest Alor</td> <td align="right">107.96</td> <td align="right">18,765</td> <td align="right">22,961</td> <td align="right">24,129</td> <td>Kokar</td> <td align="center">19 <sup>(l)</sup></td> <td>85851 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.07</td> <td>Alor Tengah Utara <sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>North Central Alor</td> <td align="right">125.14</td> <td align="right">10,919</td> <td align="right">12,322</td> <td align="right">13,413</td> <td>Alim Mebung</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td>85870 </td></tr> <tr> <td>53.05.15</td> <td>Lembur <sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td></td> <td align="right">75.79</td> <td align="right">4,131</td> <td align="right">4,501</td> <td align="right">4,911</td> <td>Alemba</td> <td align="center">6</td> <td>85875 </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td></td> <td><i>Total Alor Island</i></td> <td align="right"><i>2,124.92</i></td> <td align="right"><i>145,125</i></td> <td align="right"><i>163,377</i></td> <td align="right"><i>171,275</i></td> <td></td> <td align="center"><i>123</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Notes: (a) including the <i>kelurahan</i> of Moru. <br />(b) the 2010 population of the new Abad Selatan District is included with the figure for Alor Barat Daya District, from which it was subsequently split off in 2020. <br />(c) including the <i>kelurahan</i> of Kelaisi Timur. (d) including the <i>kelurahan</i> of Kolana Utara. <br />(e) including the town of <a href="/wiki/Kalabahi" title="Kalabahi">Kalabahi</a>, and neighbouring rural <i>desa</i> on both sides of Mutiara Bay, plus uninhabited Pulau Kapas. <br />(f) comprises ten <i>kelurahan</i> (Kalabahi Barat, Kalabahi Kota, Kalabahi Tengah, Kalabahi Timur, Binongko, Nusa Kenari, Welai Barat, Welai Timur, Mutiara and Wetabua) and six <i>desa</i>. <br />(g) includes the uninhabited offshore islands of Sika and Nub. (h) includes the <i>kelurahan</i> of Kabola. (i) apart from villages of Alila Timur and Lawahing (which have a postcode of 85851). <br />(k) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Kepa, Pulau Buaya and uninhabited Pulau Ternate. (l) includes the <i>kelurahan</i> of Adang. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alor_Island&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island's infrastructure is only weakly built. The inhabitants practice mainly subsistence agriculture. In the villages, <a href="/wiki/Vanilla" title="Vanilla">vanilla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tamarind" title="Tamarind">tamarind</a>, almonds (<a href="/wiki/Canarium" title="Canarium">Canarium</a>) and other nuts are cultivated. In the forests <a href="/wiki/Sandalwood" title="Sandalwood">sandalwood</a> is cut down for trade. </p><p>The latest geological explorations have discovered valuable resources such as <a href="/wiki/Gypsum" title="Gypsum">gypsum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kaolin" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaolin">kaolin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">petroleum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Natural_gas" title="Natural gas">natural gas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tin" title="Tin">tin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gold" title="Gold">gold</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Diamonds" class="mw-redirect" title="Diamonds">diamonds</a>. Alor's <a href="/wiki/Snorkelling" class="mw-redirect" title="Snorkelling">snorkelling</a> and <a href="/wiki/Underwater_diving" title="Underwater diving">diving</a> may promise an increase in tourism in the future. Alor hosts some of the most healthy and diverse corals in Indonesia and has areas of black volcanic sand for specialized scuba diving interests. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_groep_met_pijl_en_boog_gewapende_krijgers_op_Poelau_Alor_TMnr_60002205.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_groep_met_pijl_en_boog_gewapende_krijgers_op_Poelau_Alor_TMnr_60002205.jpg/220px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_groep_met_pijl_en_boog_gewapende_krijgers_op_Poelau_Alor_TMnr_60002205.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_groep_met_pijl_en_boog_gewapende_krijgers_op_Poelau_Alor_TMnr_60002205.jpg/330px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_groep_met_pijl_en_boog_gewapende_krijgers_op_Poelau_Alor_TMnr_60002205.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_groep_met_pijl_en_boog_gewapende_krijgers_op_Poelau_Alor_TMnr_60002205.jpg/440px-COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Portret_van_een_groep_met_pijl_en_boog_gewapende_krijgers_op_Poelau_Alor_TMnr_60002205.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="551" /></a><figcaption>Alor warriors, circa late 1890's-early 1900's.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion">Religion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alor_Island&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>211,872 people lived on Alor and Pantar in 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of whom 163,377 were on Alor itself; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 171,275.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 68.46% were <a href="/wiki/Protestants" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestants">Protestants</a>, 25.65% <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslims</a> and 3.04% <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholics</a> (in a few villages). Animistic rites and traditions are still strongly practiced. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Language">Language</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alor_Island&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Language"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Alor-pantar_map_color.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Alor-pantar_map_color.png/220px-Alor-pantar_map_color.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Alor-pantar_map_color.png/330px-Alor-pantar_map_color.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Alor-pantar_map_color.png/440px-Alor-pantar_map_color.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="491" /></a><figcaption>The languages of Pantar (left) and Alor (right). Adang (chartreuse) occupies the <b>Alor Peninsula</b>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The majority of the more than fifteen indigenous languages spoken on Alor belong to the Papuan (non-Austronesian) family of <a href="/wiki/Alor_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Alor languages">Alor languages</a>. These include <a href="/wiki/Abui_language" title="Abui language">Abui</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adang_language" title="Adang language">Adang</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hamap_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamap language">Hamap</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kabola_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kabola language">Kabola</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kafoa_language" title="Kafoa language">Kafoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Woisika_language" title="Woisika language">Woisika</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kelon_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kelon language">Kelon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kui_language_(Indonesia)" title="Kui language (Indonesia)">Kui</a>. In addition, <a href="/wiki/Alorese_language" title="Alorese language">Alorese</a> is a <a href="/wiki/Malayo-Polynesian_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Malayo-Polynesian language">Malayo-Polynesian language</a> which is spoken along the coast of the western and southern Bird's Head of Alor Island and in places on surrounding islands. </p><p>Many of the Papuan languages of Alor are <a href="/wiki/Endangered_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Endangered languages">endangered</a> and are no longer being actively acquired by children. Some languages have fewer than 1000 speakers remaining. Significant linguistic documentation efforts have been undertaken recently by Leiden University. The language of daily communication is <a href="/wiki/Malay_trade_and_creole_languages#Alor_Malay" title="Malay trade and creole languages">Alor Malay</a>, a unique Malay variety with some similarities to <a href="/wiki/Kupang_Malay_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kupang Malay language">Kupang Malay</a>. <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a> is taught in schools and used widely in media. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alor_Island&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Alor is served by <a href="/wiki/Alor_Island_Airport" title="Alor Island Airport">Alor Mali Airport (ARD)</a>. The airport is small, and all incoming and outgoing flights are thus via <a href="/wiki/Kupang_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Kupang Airport">Kupang Airport</a> (KOE). Alor is serviced 3–4 times daily by both <a href="/wiki/Wings_Air" title="Wings Air">Wings Air</a> and NAM Air. Flights originating in Bali, Surabaya or Jakarta with the final destination of Alor stop in Kupang to change planes. 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