Ambon, Maluku
Ambon | |
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| City of Ambon Kota Ambon | |
Governor office of Maluku | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Bersatu Manggurebe Maju | |
Location within Maluku | |
Interactive map of Ambon | |
Ambon Location in Maluku and Indonesia Ambon Ambon (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 3°41′48″S 128°10′42″E / 3.6967°S 128.1783°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Maluku |
| Incorporated | 7 September 1575 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bodewin Wattimena (indp.) |
| • Vice Mayor | Elly Toisutta |
| • Legislature | Ambon City Regional House of Representatives |
| Area | |
• Total | 359.45 km2 (138.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 357,289 |
| • Density | 993.99/km2 (2,574.4/sq mi) |
| Area code | (+62) 911 |
| Website | ambon.go.id |
Ambon (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˈambɔn]; formerly Dutch: Amboina) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of Maluku. This city is also known as Ambon Manise, which means "beautiful" or "pretty" Ambon in the Ambonese language. It covers a land area of 359.45 square kilometres (138.78 sq mi), and had a population of 331,254 at the 2010 Census and 347,288 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid 2024 was 357,289. The city is divided into five administrative districts (kecamatan) – namely Nusaniwe, Sirimau, Teluk Ambon (Ambon Bay), Baguala (officially Teluk Ambon Baguala) and Leitimur Selatan (South Leitimur). Known as Indonesia's music city, Ambon became the first city in Southeast Asia to be recognised as the UNESCO City of Music in 2019.
The city is populated by a mix of ethnic Alifuru (original Moluccans), Javanese, Balinese, Butonese, Bugis, Makassar, Papuan, Minahasa, Minang, Flobamora (Flores, Sumba, Alor and Timor ethnics) and those of foreign descent (Chinese, Arabian-Ambonese, Spanish-Ambonese, German-Ambonese, Portuguese-Ambonese and Dutch-Ambonese). Between 1999 and 2002, there was social unrest motivated by racial intolerance.