Peleng
Peleng is an island off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai [Islands Regency|Banggai Islands]. It is surrounded by the Banda Sea and Molucca Sea and has an area of 2,488.79 km2.
Peleng Island now forms almost all of the Banggai Islands Regency, which also includes some 440 small islands around the coast of Peleng, of which the largest are Bangkalan and Bakamanpauno Islands off the north coast of Peleng. Some of the smaller islands to the south of Peleng which were formerly part of the Banggai Islands Regency were removed in 2013 to form a separate Banggai Laut Regency; these comprise Banggai Island itself, Bowokan, Labobo, Kebongan, Kotudan, Tropettenando, Timpau, Salue Besar, Salue Kecil, Masepe, and Bangkulu.
Fauna
In January 2020 an article published in the journal Science documented the discovery of two new bird species and one subspecies that were found in the mountains of Peleng. These are the species Peleng fantail, a subspecies of the mountain tailorbird and a subspecies of the island leaf warbler.Inhabitation
The majority of people on this Peleng Island make their living planting coconuts, sweet potatoes, or fishing.The island is divided into 12 districts, each with the district capitals on the island. The island's largest towns are Basiano and Bonganang.
List of towns
- Basiano
- Batulombo
- Bongangang
- Bulagi
- Kalumbatan
- Liang
- Lolantang
- Lukpenenteng
- Luksagu
- Lumbi-Lumbi
- Pelei
- Mamsamat
- Mumulusan
- Patukubi
- Salakan
- Sambiut
- Sambulangan
- Tabata