Kurudu Island
Interactive map of Kurudu | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Melanesia; Oceania |
| Coordinates | 1°50′35″S 137°00′30″E / 1.84306°S 137.00833°E |
| Area | 20.18 km2 (7.79 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
| Province | Papua |
| Regency | Yapen Islands |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,687 (mid 2024 estimate) |
| Pop. density | 83.6/km2 (216.5/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Kurudu and Kaipuri |
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Kurudu Island is an island which lies east of Yapen Island in Cenderawasih Bay, lying off the north coast of Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 20.18 km2 and had a population of 1,585 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 1,687. Administratively, the island forms a district (distrik) within the Yapen Islands Regency, and is sub-divided into 8 villages (desa) of which the administrative centre is Kirimbri. Its inhabitants speak the Kurudu language, one of the Yapen languages.