Kangean Islands

This article is about the group of islands. For the main island of this archipelago, see Kangean Island.

Kangean Islands
Native name:
  • Kepulauan Kangean
  • Kapoloan Kangayan
  • Kapuloang Kangayang
Interactive map of Kangean Islands
Geography
LocationLesser Sunda Islands
ArchipelagoKangean Archipelago
Administration
ProvinceEast Java
Regional capitalArjasa
Demographics
Languages
Ethnic groups
Additional information
Time zone
Motto: Habigi Kabecekan Nokolagen Manyak Kamaslahatan (Kangean) "One Kindness Attracts More Benefit"

The Kangean Islands, also known as the Kangean Archipelago (Kangean: Kapoloan Kangayan) are the group of islands within the Lesser Sunda Islands complex of Indonesian Archipelago located in the northern Bali Sea. It comprises a total of 118 islands (27 inhabited islands), with the Kangean Island as the main and biggest island in the region.

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