# Ambon Island

> island in Maluku Province, Indonesia

**Wikidata**: [Q219608](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q219608)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambon_Island)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ambon-island

## Summary
Ambon Island is an island in Maluku Province, Indonesia. It is associated with the Maluku Islands archipelago in eastern Indonesia (also called the Spice Islands) and is linked by name to Ambon, a city in Maluku Province.

## Key Facts
- **Entity type:** Island (a piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water).
- **Location (administrative):** Maluku Province, Indonesia.
- **Country:** Indonesia.
- **Part of / related archipelago:** Maluku Islands (an archipelago in eastern Indonesia, also called the Spice Islands).
- **Also listed as containing:** Maluku Islands.
- **Coordinates:** latitude **-3.6147194444444444**, longitude **128.16583055555554**.
- **Population:** **501,364**.
- **Aliases / alternate names:** Pulau Ambon; Amboina; Amboyna; Ambon; Ambon Island.
- **Wikipedia title:** *Ambon Island*.
- **Wikidata description:** “island in Maluku Province, Indonesia”.
- **Sitelink count:** **61**.
- **Related entity (city):** Ambon — a city in Maluku Province, Indonesia (inception **1575-09-07**; sitelink_count **60**).
- **Related entity (concept):** dew — water droplets that appear on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening (sitelink_count **128**).
- **Related entity (historical/political):** Portuguese Empire — a global empire centered in Portugal (inception **1415-08-21**; 1415–1999; sitelink_count **87**).
- **Related entity (province):** Maluku — a province of Indonesia in the central and southern regions of the Maluku Islands (inception **1958-06-17**; sitelink_count **70**).
- **Related entity (country context):** Indonesia — an island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania (independence proclaimed **1945-08-17**; recognized **1949-12-27**; sitelink_count **358**).

## FAQs

### Where is Ambon Island located?
Ambon Island is in Maluku Province, Indonesia. Its coordinates are approximately **-3.6147194444444444 (lat), 128.16583055555554 (lon)**.

### What kind of place is Ambon Island?
Ambon Island is classified as an **island**, meaning a piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water. It is described as an island in Maluku Province, Indonesia.

### What other names does Ambon Island go by?
Ambon Island is also known as **Pulau Ambon**, **Amboina**, **Amboyna**, and **Ambon**. “Ambon Island” is also used as an alias.

### What is Ambon Island’s relationship to the Maluku Islands?
Ambon Island is connected to the **Maluku Islands**, an archipelago in eastern Indonesia also called the **Spice Islands**. In the provided relationships, it is listed as both **part of** the Maluku Islands and as **containing** the Maluku Islands.

### Is Ambon Island connected to a city named Ambon?
Yes. **Ambon** is a city in Maluku Province, Indonesia, and it is listed as a related entity to Ambon Island.

### What population figure is given for Ambon Island?
The provided structured properties list a population of **501,364** for Ambon Island.

## Why It Matters
Ambon Island matters as a defined geographic entity within **Maluku Province, Indonesia**, with explicit coordinates and a stated population, making it a concrete reference point for location-based knowledge and regional context. Its linkage to the **Maluku Islands (Spice Islands)** places it within a widely recognized archipelagic grouping in eastern Indonesia, which is important for organizing information about the region. The entry also anchors name-based connections—such as to the city of **Ambon** and historical/political context via related entities like **Indonesia**, **Maluku**, and the **Portuguese Empire**—which helps knowledge systems disambiguate terms and map relationships across geography and history.

## Notable For
- Being an **island in Maluku Province, Indonesia**, with specified coordinates (**-3.6147194444444444, 128.16583055555554**).
- Having a stated **population of 501,364**.
- Being known by multiple established aliases, including **Pulau Ambon**, **Amboina**, and **Amboyna**.
- Being connected to the **Maluku Islands**, an archipelago also called the **Spice Islands**.
- Sharing its name with **Ambon**, a city in Maluku Province (inception **1575-09-07**).

## Body

### Identification and Classification
Ambon Island is identified as an **island**. An island is defined here as a piece of sub-continental land completely surrounded by water. The Wikidata-style description provided is: **“island in Maluku Province, Indonesia.”**

### Names and Aliases
Ambon Island is referenced under several names:
- **Ambon Island**
- **Pulau Ambon**
- **Amboina**
- **Amboyna**
- **Ambon**

These aliases support name matching and disambiguation across sources.

### Geographic Location (Coordinates)
Ambon Island has explicit coordinates:
- **Latitude:** -3.6147194444444444  
- **Longitude:** 128.16583055555554  

These coordinates provide a precise geospatial anchor for mapping and location-based retrieval.

### Administrative and National Context
Ambon Island is located in:
- **Maluku Province**, Indonesia.

Country context included in the source material:
- **Indonesia** is described as an island country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, with independence proclaimed **1945-08-17** and recognized **1949-12-27**.

Related provincial context included in the source material:
- **Maluku** is a province of Indonesia in the central and southern regions of the Maluku Islands, with an inception date of **1958-06-17**.

### Population
A population value is provided as a structured property:
- **Population:** **501,364**

No date or census year is supplied alongside this figure in the provided material.

### Relationships to Archipelagos and Regional Groupings
Ambon Island is connected to the **Maluku Islands** (an archipelago in eastern Indonesia, also called the **Spice Islands**):
- **Part of / Parent:** Maluku Islands.
- **Contains / Subsidiaries:** Maluku Islands.

Both relationship directions are included in the provided source material and are recorded here as stated.

### Related Entities
The provided material lists several related entities:

- **Ambon (city):** A city in Maluku Province, Indonesia.  
  - **Inception:** 1575-09-07  
  - **Sitelink count:** 60

- **Portuguese Empire:** A global empire centered in Portugal.  
  - **Inception:** 1415-08-21  
  - **Time span noted:** 1415–1999  
  - **Sitelink count:** 87

- **dew (concept):** Water in the form of droplets that appears on thin, exposed objects in the morning or evening.  
  - **Sitelink count:** 128

These connections are included as part of the entity’s related-entity graph in the source material.

### Reference and Metadata Fields
Ambon Island includes the following metadata:
- **Wikipedia title:** *Ambon Island*
- **Sitelink count:** **61**
- **Wikidata description:** “island in Maluku Province, Indonesia”

## References

1. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree Number 050-145 of 2022
2. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 300.2.2-2138 of 2025
3. Gazetteer of the Republic of Indonesia, Island Landform Elements, Volume 3, 2024 Edition
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. Gazetteer of the Republic of Indonesia Edition 1 of 2022, Islands
6. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
7. Czech National Authority Database
8. GeoNames
9. Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs Decree 100.1.1-6117 Of 2022
10. [iNaturalist](https://www.inaturalist.org/places/inaturalist-places.csv.zip)
11. FactGrid