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.ib-settlement-nickname{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-fn{font-weight:normal;display:inline}</style><table class="infobox ib-settlement vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above"><div class="fn org">Morotai Island Regency</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native"><i>Kabupaten Pulau Morotai</i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Regencies_of_Indonesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Regencies of Indonesia">Regency</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cell{display:table-cell;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-cellt{display:table-cell;vertical-align:top}</style> <div class="ib-settlement-cols"> <div class="ib-settlement-cols-row"><div class="ib-settlement-cols-cell"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lambang_Kabupaten_Pulau_Morotai.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Coat of arms of Morotai Island Regency"><img alt="Coat of arms of Morotai Island Regency" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Lambang_Kabupaten_Pulau_Morotai.png/100px-Lambang_Kabupaten_Pulau_Morotai.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Lambang_Kabupaten_Pulau_Morotai.png/150px-Lambang_Kabupaten_Pulau_Morotai.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Lambang_Kabupaten_Pulau_Morotai.png/200px-Lambang_Kabupaten_Pulau_Morotai.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="384" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Coat of arms</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto(s): <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname"><i>Podiki De Porigaho</i><br />(Let's Unite)</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ID_Morotai.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Location within Maluku Islands"><img alt="Location within Maluku Islands" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/ID_Morotai.PNG/250px-ID_Morotai.PNG" decoding="async" width="250" height="209" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/ID_Morotai.PNG/375px-ID_Morotai.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/ID_Morotai.PNG/500px-ID_Morotai.PNG 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="561" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Location within <a href="/wiki/Maluku_Islands" title="Maluku Islands">Maluku Islands</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indonesia_North_Maluku_adm_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Morotai Island Regency is located in North Maluku"><img alt="Morotai Island Regency is located in North Maluku" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Indonesia_North_Maluku_adm_location_map.svg/250px-Indonesia_North_Maluku_adm_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Indonesia_North_Maluku_adm_location_map.svg/375px-Indonesia_North_Maluku_adm_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Indonesia_North_Maluku_adm_location_map.svg/500px-Indonesia_North_Maluku_adm_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="530" data-file-height="546" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:10.606%;left:72.569%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Morotai Island Regency"><img alt="Morotai Island Regency" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Morotai Island Regency</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Location within <a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Maluka&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Maluka (page does not exist)">North Maluka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of North Maluku</span></div></div></div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indonesia_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Morotai Island Regency is located in Indonesia"><img alt="Morotai Island Regency is located in Indonesia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Indonesia_location_map.svg/250px-Indonesia_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Indonesia_location_map.svg/375px-Indonesia_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Indonesia_location_map.svg/500px-Indonesia_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="460" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:23.333%;left:72.164%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Morotai Island Regency"><img alt="Morotai Island Regency" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:4px;left:-3em"><div>Morotai Island Regency</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">Morotai Island Regency (Indonesia)</div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of Indonesia</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Morotai_Island_Regency&params=2_18_N_128_25_E_type:adm2nd_region:ID_dim:100000"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">2°18′N</span> <span class="longitude">128°25′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">2.300°N 128.417°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">2.300; 128.417</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Indonesia" title="Provinces of Indonesia">Province</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_North_Maluku.svg/22px-Flag_of_North_Maluku.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_North_Maluku.svg/33px-Flag_of_North_Maluku.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Flag_of_North_Maluku.svg/43px-Flag_of_North_Maluku.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="358" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Maluku" title="North Maluku">North Maluku</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Incorporated</th><td class="infobox-data">26 November 2008<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Capital_(political)" class="mw-redirect" title="Capital (political)">Capital</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gotalamo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gotalamo (page does not exist)">Gotalamo</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Regent</th><td class="infobox-data">Benny Laos</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Vice Regent</th><td class="infobox-data">Asrun Padoma</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,336.6 km<sup>2</sup> (902.2 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(mid 2023 estimate)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">80,566</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">34/km<sup>2</sup> (89/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> </th><td class="infobox-data"><sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B9" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+9">UTC+9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Time_in_Indonesia" title="Time in Indonesia">IEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Indonesia" title="Telephone numbers in Indonesia">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">(+62) 921</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://pulaumorotaikab.go.id">pulaumorotaikab<wbr />.go<wbr />.id</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:ID_Morotai.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/ID_Morotai.PNG/220px-ID_Morotai.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/ID_Morotai.PNG/330px-ID_Morotai.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/ID_Morotai.PNG/440px-ID_Morotai.PNG 2x" data-file-width="670" data-file-height="561" /></a><figcaption>Morotai topography</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Morotai Island Regency</b> (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">Kabupaten Pulau Morotai</i>) is a <a href="/wiki/Regency_(Indonesia)" title="Regency (Indonesia)">regency</a> of <a href="/wiki/North_Maluku" title="North Maluku">North Maluku</a> province, <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>, located on <b>Morotai</b> island (<a href="/wiki/Indonesian_language" title="Indonesian language">Indonesian</a>: <i lang="id">Pulau Morotai</i>). It covers an area of 2,336.6 km<sup>2</sup> including the smaller Rao Island to the west of Morotai. The population was 52,860 at the 2010 census<sup id="cite_ref-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 74,436 at the 2020 census;<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 80,566 (comprising 41,461 males and 39,105 females).<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The island in the <a href="/wiki/Halmahera" title="Halmahera">Halmahera</a> group of eastern <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Maluku_Islands" title="Maluku Islands">Maluku Islands</a> (Moluccas); it is one of Indonesia's northernmost islands. Morotai is a rugged, forested island lying to the north of Halmahera. It has an area of some 2,336.6 km<sup>2</sup> (902.2 sq mi), including Rao Island which lies to the west of Morotai and forms an administrative district within the regency. It stretches 80 km (50 mi) north-south and no more than 42 km (26 mi) wide. The island's largest town is Daruba, on the island's south coast. <a href="/wiki/Leo_Wattimena_Airport" title="Leo Wattimena Airport">Leo Wattimena Airport</a> is located on the island. Almost all of Morotai's numerous villages are coastal settlements; a paved road linking those on the east coast starts from Daruba and will eventually reach <a href="/w/index.php?title=Berebere,_Indonesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Berebere, Indonesia (page does not exist)">Berebere</a>, the principal town on Morotai's east coast, 68 km (42 mi) from Daruba.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Between Halmahera and the islets and reefs of the west coast of Morotai is the Morotai Strait, which is about 10 km (6.2 mi) wide.<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> In mid 2022 it had an estimated population of 78,270.<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> The island is the location of the last known <a href="/wiki/Japanese_holdout" title="Japanese holdout">Japanese holdout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Teruo_Nakamura" title="Teruo Nakamura">Teruo Nakamura</a>, who surrendered in 1974, almost 30 years after the end of hostilities in 1945. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Morotai was generally within the sphere of influence of the powerful sultanate on the island of <a href="/wiki/Ternate" title="Ternate">Ternate</a>. It was the core of a larger region, called <i>Moro</i>, that included the island and the coastline of Halmahera closest to Morotai to the south. </p><p>In the mid-sixteenth century, the island was also the site of a <a href="/wiki/Portugal" title="Portugal">Portuguese</a> <a href="/wiki/Jesuit" class="mw-redirect" title="Jesuit">Jesuit</a> <a href="/wiki/Missionary" title="Missionary">mission</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Muslim" class="mw-redirect" title="Muslim">Muslim</a> states on Ternate and Halmahera resented the outpost for its proselytising activities, and managed to drive the mission from the island in 1571, as a part of a larger Portuguese retreat in the region. In the seventeenth century, Ternate further exerted its power over Morotai by repeatedly forcing major parts of the population to move off the island. Early in the century most of the population was moved to Dodinga, a small town in a strategic spot on Halmahera's west coast. Later, in 1627 and 1628, <a href="/wiki/Hamza_of_Ternate" title="Hamza of Ternate">Sultan Hamzah</a> of Ternate had much of the Christian population of the island moved to <a href="/w/index.php?title=Malayu_(Ternate)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Malayu (Ternate) (page does not exist)">Malayu</a>, on Ternate, where they could be more easily controlled. The <a href="/wiki/Ternate_Sultanate" class="mw-redirect" title="Ternate Sultanate">Ternate Sultanate</a> was a vassal of the <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_India_Company" title="Dutch East India Company">Dutch East India Company</a> by the end of the 17th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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 i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Morotai" title="Battle of Morotai">Battle of Morotai</a></div> <p>The island was captured by the <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a> in early 1942 as part of its <a href="/wiki/Dutch_East_Indies_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch East Indies Campaign">Dutch East Indies Campaign</a>. Morotai's southern plain was taken by <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">American</a> forces in September 1944 during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Morotai" title="Battle of Morotai">Battle of Morotai</a>, and used as a staging point for the Allied invasion of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> in early 1945, and of <a href="/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Borneo</a> in May and June of that year. In the latter part of 1944, 61,000 personnel landed on Morotai.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999102_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999102-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Two thirds of them were engineers, who rapidly established facilities including harbors and two airstrips<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999102_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999102-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> plus extensive fuel stores. <a href="/wiki/Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Imperial Japanese Army">Imperial Japanese forces</a> on Morotai held out until 1945 but failed to expel the Allied troops. The formal surrender of the Second Japanese Army took place at Morotai on 9 September 1945. </p><p>The last confirmed <a href="/wiki/Japanese_holdout" title="Japanese holdout">Japanese holdout</a> from the war, Private <a href="/wiki/Teruo_Nakamura" title="Teruo Nakamura">Teruo Nakamura</a> (<a href="/wiki/Amis_language" title="Amis language">Amis</a>: Attun Palalin), was discovered by the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Air_Force" title="Indonesian Air Force">Indonesian Air Force</a> on Morotai, and surrendered to a search patrol on December 18, 1974.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Permesta_rebellion">Permesta rebellion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Permesta rebellion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Dutch_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch Empire">Dutch Empire</a> withdrew in the <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_National_Revolution" title="Indonesian National Revolution">Indonesian National Revolution</a> in the late 1940s, after which the new <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_Air_Force" title="Indonesian Air Force">Indonesian Air Force</a> (AURI) kept one of the Allied-built airstrips in use.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999102_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999102-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Permesta" title="Permesta">Permesta</a> rebellion in 1958, AURI <a href="/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell" title="North American B-25 Mitchell">North American B-25 Mitchell</a> bomber aircraft used the airstrip in transit on their way to attack the rebel center at <a href="/wiki/Manado" title="Manado">Manado</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999103_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999103-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Permesta had its own "Revolutionary Air Force", AUREV, whose aircraft, munitions and pilots were supplied by the <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">CIA</a>. AUREV aircraft attacked Morotai on April 21<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999103_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999103-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and again early on April 26.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999106_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999106-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second air raid was immediately followed by an amphibious Permesta landing force that quickly captured the island.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999107_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999107-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within hours, a <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas C-47 Skytrain</a> transport aircraft landed on the now captured airstrip, carrying senior Permesta representative and two Americans.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999107_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999107-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">USAF</a> officer who inspected the runway and pronounced that <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortress</a> heavy bomber aircraft could use it.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999107_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999107-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 1958 <a href="/wiki/Indonesian_National_Armed_Forces" title="Indonesian National Armed Forces">Indonesian National Armed Forces</a> started to gather amphibious forces to retake both Morotai and the rebel-held town of <a href="/wiki/Jailolo_(town)" title="Jailolo (town)">Jailolo</a> on the neighboring island of <a href="/wiki/Halmahera" title="Halmahera">Halmahera</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999134_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999134-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By May 16 the assault fleet started to gather in <a href="/wiki/Ambon,_Maluku" title="Ambon, Maluku">Ambon</a> harbour and on May 20 its troops landed on Morotai while élite <i>Pasukan Gerak Tjepat</i> (PGT or "Quick Reaction Force") troops parachuted onto the island.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999147_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999147-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Permesta force's surrender was as quick as its capture of the island less than a month before.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999147_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999147-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It alarmed the Permesta rebels who had captured Jailolo, many of whom promptly fled back to <a href="/wiki/North_Sulawesi" title="North Sulawesi">North Sulawesi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999147_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999147-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thereafter the rebellion was largely confined to the <a href="/wiki/Minahasa_Peninsula" title="Minahasa Peninsula">Minahasa Peninsula</a> of Sulawesi, where Permesta remnants waged a guerilla campaign until the last unit surrendered in January 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999161_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEConboyMorrison1999161-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post-independence">Post-independence</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post-independence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Morotai became its own regency on 29 October 2008, separating from the <a href="/wiki/North_Halmahera_Regency" title="North Halmahera Regency">North Halmahera Regency</a>.<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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Spaceport_plan">Spaceport plan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Spaceport plan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After assessing three potential spaceport sites in 2012, the national space agency <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Aeronautics_and_Space" title="National Institute of Aeronautics and Space">LAPAN</a> announced Morotai Island as a future spaceport site.<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> Planning started in December 2012. The launch site's completion is expected in 2025. In 2013, LAPAN planned to launch an RX-550 experimental satellite launcher from a location in Morotai to be decided.<sup id="cite_ref-sains.kompas.com_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sains.kompas.com-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This island was selected according to the following criteria: </p> <ul><li>Morotai Island's location near the equator, which makes the launch more economical.</li> <li>The island has seven runways, one of them 2,400 meters, easily extended to 3,000 meters.</li> <li>The ease of building on Morotai, which is not densely populated, and little potential for social conflict with native inhabitants.</li> <li>Morotai Island's east side faces the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a> directly, reducing downrange risks to other island populations.</li></ul> <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=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Morotai is a rugged, forested island lying to the north of <a href="/wiki/Halmahera" title="Halmahera">Halmahera</a>. It has an area of some 2,336.6 square kilometres (902.2 sq mi), including Rao Island off the west coast of Morotai. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-south and no more than 42 kilometres (26 mi) wide. The regency's largest town is <a href="/wiki/Daruba" class="mw-redirect" title="Daruba">Daruba</a>, on the island's south coast. Almost all of Morotai's numerous villages are coastal settlements; a paved road linking those on the east coast starts from Daruba and will eventually reach <a href="/w/index.php?title=Bere-Bere,_Indonesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bere-Bere, Indonesia (page does not exist)">Bere-Bere</a>, the principal town on Morotai's east coast, 68 kilometres (42 mi) from Daruba. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Daruba, the main settlement and the seat of the regency has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_rainforest_climate" title="Tropical rainforest climate">tropical rainforest climate</a> (Af) with moderate rainfall from August to October and heavy rainfall in the remaining months. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Daruba </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.0<br />(86.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.0<br />(86.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.9<br />(85.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.1<br />(88.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.3<br />(86.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.8<br />(85.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.8<br />(87.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF4700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.1<br />(88.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.5<br />(88.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.4<br />(88.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.5<br />(86.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4B00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">30.6<br />(87.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(81.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.6<br />(79.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.1<br />(79.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF6400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.9<br />(80.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.1<br />(80.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6500; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">26.8<br />(80.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8104; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.7<br />(72.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.5<br />(72.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.5<br />(72.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.2<br />(73.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average rainfall mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #0000C9; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">207<br />(8.1) </td> <td style="background: #0000D4; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">182<br />(7.2) </td> <td style="background: #0000C8; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">208<br />(8.2) </td> <td style="background: #0000C2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">205<br />(8.1) </td> <td style="background: #0000BA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">217<br />(8.5) </td> <td style="background: #0000C6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">202<br />(8.0) </td> <td style="background: #3131FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">138<br />(5.4) </td> <td style="background: #4949FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">122<br />(4.8) </td> <td style="background: #5050FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">113<br />(4.4) </td> <td style="background: #6464FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">104<br />(4.1) </td> <td style="background: #0000FB; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">168<br />(6.6) </td> <td style="background: #0000F6; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">177<br />(7.0) </td> <td style="background: #0000FB; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,043<br />(80.4) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Climate-Data.org<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> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <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=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the 2010 census, the regency was divided into five <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Indonesia" title="Districts of Indonesia">districts</a> (<i>kecamatan</i>), but a sixth district has subsequently been added by cutting off Rao Island from Morotai Selatan Barat District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census<sup id="cite_ref-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Biro_Pusat_Statistik_2011-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 2020 census,<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2021-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Badan_Pusat_Statistik_2024-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<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> (all rural <i>desa</i>) in each district, and the post codes. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Kode <br />Wilayah</th> <th>Name of<br />District<br />(<i>kecamatan</i>)</th> <th>English<br />name</th> <th>Actual<br />location</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>82.07.01</td> <td>Morotai Selatan</td> <td>South Morotai</td> <td>South Morotai</td> <td align="right">379.25</td> <td align="right">17,547</td> <td align="right">28,579</td> <td align="right">31,738</td> <td>Daruba</td> <td align="center">25</td> <td>97771 </td></tr> <tr> <td>82.07.05</td> <td>Morotai Timur</td> <td>East Morotai</td> <td>Southeast Morotai</td> <td align="right">342.01</td> <td align="right">7,779</td> <td align="right">10,846</td> <td align="right">11,837</td> <td>Sangowa</td> <td align="center">15</td> <td>97771<br />- 97777 </td></tr> <tr> <td>82.07.02</td> <td>Morotai Selatan Barat</td> <td>Southwest Morotai</td> <td>West Morotai</td> <td align="right">557.12</td> <td align="right">11,078</td> <td align="right">9,053</td> <td align="right">9,630</td> <td>Wayabula</td> <td align="center">15</td> <td>97770 </td></tr> <tr> <td>82.07.04</td> <td>Morotai Utara</td> <td>North Morotai</td> <td>Northeast Morotai</td> <td align="right">478.31</td> <td align="right">9,226</td> <td align="right">11,560</td> <td align="right">12,064</td> <td>Bere-Bere</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td>97773 </td></tr> <tr> <td>82.07.03</td> <td>Morotai Jaya</td> <td>Great Morotai</td> <td>North Morotai</td> <td align="right">519.85</td> <td align="right">7,067</td> <td align="right">9,588</td> <td align="right">10,370</td> <td>Sopi</td> <td align="center">14</td> <td>97772 </td></tr> <tr> <td>82.07.06</td> <td>Pulau Rao</td> <td>Rao Island</td> <td>off west coast</td> <td align="right">60.06</td> <td align="right"><sup>(a)</sup></td> <td align="right">4,810</td> <td align="right">4,927</td> <td>Leo-Leo Rao</td> <td align="center">5</td> <td>97770 </td></tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><i>Totals</i></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td align="right"><i>2,336.60</i></td> <td align="right"><i>52,860</i></td> <td align="right"><i>74,436</i></td> <td align="right"><i>80,566</i></td> <td><i>Gotalamo</i></td> <td align="center"><i>88</i></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Note: (a) the population in 2010 of Rao Island is included in the figure for Morotai Selatan Barat District, from which it was cut out. </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=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The island is heavily wooded and produces timber and resin and has a subsistence fishing industry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Energy">Energy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Energy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Currently 3MW Diesel generators across 3 locations one with 2MW, and 2 at 0.5MW. The electrification ratio is reported as 80%. Eight potential locations for micro-hydro were identified by ESDM/KKP. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Morotai_Aerodrome">Morotai Aerodrome</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Morotai_Island_Regency&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Morotai Aerodrome"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The provincial government make an effort to turn <a href="/wiki/Pitu_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Pitu Airport">Pitu Airport</a> into an international aerodrome to boost tourists.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 'Pitu' means seven due to they have seven lanes of take off and landing built in World War II. 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