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810:Obi Barat
744:Jikohai *
731:Manatahan
548:South Obi
403:kelurahan
331:Tapa desa
311:kelurahan
303:kecamatan
215:Seram Sea
195:Geography
189:Halmahera
144:UTC+09:00
132:Time zone
112:Languages
89:Indonesia
56:Geography
1637:Watubela
1627:Tanimbar
1374:127°45′E
889:East Obi
815:West Obi
712:English
692:1,073.15
603:Laiwui *
590:Jikotamo
553:1,083.48
419:English
393:Villages
389:family.
261:for 620
97:Province
61:Location
1632:Tayandu
1612:Saparua
1507:Ambelau
1484:Ternate
1469:Morotai
1030:Economy
985:Waringi
717:Area in
642:Akegula
577:Sambiki
529:Gambaru
424:Area in
352:Ternate
248:Ternate
240:Jailolo
234:History
161:Ombirah
1607:Romang
1582:Manipa
1562:Kelang
1552:Haruku
1547:Gorong
1489:Tidore
1464:Makian
1371:1°30′S
1292:
1265:
1204:
1166:
1021:
1009:160.69
980:1,335
966:2,460
953:1,820
931:Galala
913:1,138
894:636.23
878:1,253
875:222.00
857:Susepe
849:180.40
839:1,521
836:184.60
752:1,543
739:1,271
724:Census
697:20,538
673:129.50
663:4,533
660:133.79
655:Kawasi
650:1,024
637:2,368
634:371.37
624:1,531
611:2,294
598:3,147
585:2,374
572:2,310
564:Anggai
558:12,178
521:157.78
508:296.36
495:142.54
485:3,263
482:199.54
472:3,145
469:118.40
464:Sologi
459:2,712
446:1,038
431:Census
383:Tobelo
379:Galela
360:Makian
356:Tidore
271:Galela
267:Tobelo
252:Tidore
120:Tobelo
116:Galela
1642:Wetar
1622:Serua
1617:Seram
1587:Manuk
1577:Liran
1567:Kisar
1542:Damar
1537:Banda
1532:Babar
1522:Boano
1512:Ambon
1454:Kayoa
1444:Bacan
1063:Notes
1014:9,128
990:19.50
977:29.90
963:19.70
950:21.10
936:31.90
923:24.50
910:14.10
899:3,705
862:49.20
831:Sum *
825:5,211
820:94.53
801:14.55
788:16.54
775:17.32
762:12.20
749:10.87
736:17.71
726:2020
647:27.66
621:14.16
616:Buton
608:44.32
595:76.03
582:68.58
569:45.18
534:83.23
456:12.03
443:11.14
438:Loleo
433:2020
364:Kayoa
244:Bacan
223:Ambon
185:Ceram
1597:Nila
1572:Leti
1527:Buru
1479:Sula
1459:Moti
1290:ISBN
1263:ISBN
1202:ISBN
1164:ISBN
993:863
939:684
926:828
870:Wooi
865:233
852:698
844:Kelo
804:533
796:Tapa
791:978
778:563
765:323
722:Popn
714:name
709:Name
676:957
629:Baru
537:789
524:743
511:166
503:Bobo
498:322
490:Fluk
451:Mano
429:Popn
421:name
416:Name
399:desa
381:and
372:Java
370:and
309:and
307:desa
228:sago
183:and
181:Buru
155:The
1592:Moa
1557:Kai
1517:Aru
1474:Obi
1255:hdl
1194:hdl
1156:hdl
918:Cap
687:Obi
682:Obi
259:VOC
140:EIT
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1136:^
1118:^
719:km
426:km
366:,
362:,
358:,
354:,
250:,
246:,
242:,
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163:,
118:,
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1406:v
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