Menui Island
The Menui Islands, also written Manui Islands, are located off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, in the waters of the Banda Sea. They are about 80 kilometres to the northeast of the city of Kendari. Administratively they constitute a district of Morowali Regency within Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, although they are closer geographically to Southeast Sulawesi Province. Until 2022 this Menui Islands District included other islands further to the northwest, off the coast of South Bungku District, but these have now been separated off into a new Sombori Islands District.Geography
The Menui Islands were formed as uplifted quaternary coral limestone islands, and form part of the Greater Sunda islands archipelago. The islands are made up of karst formations, one of which is a large ridge that separates an uninhabited monsoonal dry forest in the south west of the main island from the cleared and inhabited northeast side.Demographics
The Menui Islands had a population of 9,636 residents as at mid 2024. Ulunambo, the largest village which also serves as the seat of district government, had a population of 2,367 in mid 2023. The islands have their own dialect of the Wawonii language, which differs slightly from that spoken on larger nearby Wawonii Island.