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23-676: Ceram may refer to: C. W. Ceram , German writer and journalist Seram Island , formerly Ceram Island, in Maluku province of Indonesia Ceram Sea , Indonesia Ceram languages MV  Ceram , a Dutch cargo ship in service 1947–1953 HNLMS Ceram , of Netherlands Navy 1946–1958 CERAM , a materials testing organisation based in Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent Ceram Prize Former name of Lucideon See also [ edit ] Ceram rat Ceram fruit bat Ceram mangrove monitor ,

46-562: A lizard Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ceram . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ceram&oldid=1176158818 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Ship disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

69-462: A number of smaller islands adjacent to Seram. Religion in Seram Island (2023) Seram has been traditionally associated with the animism of the indigenous Alfur (or Nuaulu ), a West Melanesian people who reputedly retained a custom of headhunting until the 1940s. Today, however, most of the population of Seram is either Muslim or Christian due to both conversion and immigration. Seram

92-438: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Seram Island Seram (formerly spelled Ceram ; also Seran or Serang ) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia , despite Ambon Island 's historical importance. It is located just north of the smaller Ambon Island and a few other adjacent islands, such as Saparua , Haruku , Nusa Laut and

115-582: Is remarkable for its high degree of localised bird endemism. There are 117 species of birds on the island; 14 species and subspecies are endemic , including the eclectus , great-billed and Moluccan king parrot , purple-naped and red lories , salmon-crested cockatoo , Seram masked owl , collared , sacred and lazuli kingfishers , long-crested myna , elegant imperial-pigeon , Seram oriole , metallic starlings and grey-necked and Seram friarbirds . The mammals found on Seram include Asian murid rodents as well as Australasian marsupials , including

138-468: The Banda Islands much further to the south. The total area of Central Maluku Regency is approx 275,907 km , which consists of a sea area of 264,311.43 km and a land area of 11,595.57 km . The Central Maluku region experiences a tropical marine climate and a monsoon climate. This is because Central Maluku is surrounded by vast seas, so that the tropical marine climate in this area is in rhythm with

161-417: The Banda Islands . Seram is traversed by a central mountain range , the highest point of which, Mount Binaiya , is covered with dense rain forests . Its remarkably complex geology is because of its location at the meeting of several tectonic microplates, which have been described as "one of the most tectonically complex areas on Earth". Seram falls on its microplate, which has been twisted around by 80° in

184-513: The Ceram rat , all considered threatened. Herpetiles are highly prevalent on the islands. The largest and most dangerous to humans is the saltwater crocodile , found within the island's coastal brackish waters and deltas ; some are known to swim inland via freshwater routes, such as the Salawai River . Other reptiles of the island include Amboina sailfin lizards , Bronchocela sp.,

207-564: The Manusela tribe follow Hinduism. Copra , resin , sago , and fish are important products. Oil is produced in the northeast near Bula by CITIC Seram Energy who took over from KUFPEC (Indonesia) Limited in 2006. The Oseil oil field is located onshore in the northeast of the island in the Seram Non-Bula Production Sharing Contract area. The discovery well was drilled in 1993. As of end 2010

230-434: The brown tree snake , emerald tree skinks , green sea turtles , Indonesian blue-tongued skinks , Moluccan flying snakes and the tokay gecko , among numerous other species of gecko and skink . Amphibians include Fejervarya , fork-tongued frogs and Horst's and white-lipped tree frogs . In the eastern part of the island, Manusela National Park was established in 1997, covering an area of 1,890 km (11% of

253-517: The common spotted cuscus and several species of Phalanger . The mountain area of Seram supports the greatest number of endemic mammals of any island in the region. It harbors 38 mammal species and includes nine species that are endemic or near-endemic, several of which are limited to montane habitats. These include the Seram bandicoot , several bat species including Moluccan and Seram flying foxes , Manusela mosaic-tailed rat , spiny Ceram rat and

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276-453: The 1780s, Seram provided a key base of support for Prince Nuku of Tidore 's long-running rebellion against Dutch rule. From 1954 until 1962 the island's mountain terrain was the scene of an armed guerilla struggle against Indonesian rule by the counter revolutionary Republic of South Moluccas movement led by Soumokil . Seram includes three of the regencies within the province of Maluku, but administratively each of these regencies includes

299-621: The Seram Non-Bula Block had estimated proven oil reserves of 9.7 million barrels. Most production comes from the Jurassic Manusela carbonate formation. [REDACTED] Media related to Seram at Wikimedia Commons Central Maluku Regency This regency is the largest in area among Malukan regencies. Central Maluku Regency is one of the regencies in Maluku Province . It is mainly located in

322-521: The central part of Seram Island (between West Seram Regency in the west and East Seram Regency in the east, both of which were separated from Central Maluku Regency on 18 December 2003), but it also includes a number of islands to the south, chiefly Ambon Island (site of the provincial capital of the same name, but excluding the City of Ambon itself), the Lease Islands to the east of Ambon, and

345-411: The entire southern coast of Seram in early 1512, for the first time for Europeans. Portuguese missionaries were active there in the 16th century. Dutch trading posts were opened in the early 17th century, and the island came under nominal Dutch control c. 1650. The Tidore Sultanate made periodical claims on Seram and were accorded suzerainty in the eastern part of the island from 1700 to 1768. In

368-581: The existing seasonal climate. The following climatological conditions can describe the climatic conditions in Central Maluku Regency in general: The average temperature recorded in 2009 in Amahai District was 26.30C, where the maximum average temperature was 30.40C and the minimum average was 23.30C. The average amount of rainfall in 2009 was 185.1 mm with an average number of rainy days of 18.1 days. The average sun irradiation in 2009

391-456: The five kelurahan (with 2020 Census populations) of Ampera (6,385), Lesane (4,493), Letwaru (6,412), Namaelo (15,280) and Namasina (3,863). (e) the major desa (with mid 2022 populations) are Wahai, the admin centre (5,988), Sawai (3,792), Manusela (2,196), Pasahari (1,586) and Malaku (1,426). (f) includes Pulau Besar (on which the admin centre Pasanea is located) and smaller islands (a total of 4.6 km with 1,040 inhabitants in mid 2022) off

414-494: The island). Most central Moluccans consider Seram to be their original ancestral home and it is still known colloquially as Nusa Ina (Mother Island). In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Seram was generally within the sphere of influence of Ternate , although it was often ruled more directly by the Ternaten vassal state of Buru . The expedition of António de Abreu (as captain) and Francisco Serrão sighted and explored

437-592: The last 8 million years by the relatively faster movement of the Papua microplate. Meanwhile, along with the northward push of the Australian Plate, this has resulted in the uplift that gives north-central Seram peaks of over 3000 m. On the island, there are important karst areas. In the mountains, near Sawai, there is the cave Hatu Saka, currently the deepest cave in Indonesia (-388 m). In Taniwel district, on

460-493: The north coast, is the underground river Sapalewa , one of the largest underground rivers on the planet. The population of the island and the neighbouring smaller islands in the 2020 Census was 773,459 people, administered among three regencies ( kabupaten ), namely Maluku Tengah Regency (which had 204,907 people on Seram Island itself and 218,185 on the lesser islands, the majority on Ambon Island), Seram Bagian Barat Regency and Seram Bagian Timur Regency . Seram Island

483-550: The number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 186 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan ), and its post code. Notes: (a) including the small offshore islands of Ela, Hatala and Lain off the northwest corner of Ambon Island. (b) 2010 population figure for Saparua Timur is included in that for Saparua. (c) comprises the kelurahan of Hollo (with 1,745 inhabitants in mid 2022) and 14 desa including Haruru (9,456), Sepa (8,544), Tamilouw (7,917), Soahuku (4,791), Makariki (4,128) and Amahai (3,664). (d) comprises

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506-406: Was 65.9% with an average air pressure of 1,011.2 millibars and an average relative humidity of 84.9%. The regency is divided into eighteen districts ( kecamatan ), tabulated below with their areas (in km ) and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres,

529-467: Was affected by the violent inter-religious conflict that swept Maluku province starting in late 1998, resulting in tens of thousands of displaced persons across the province but after the Malino II Accord of 2002 tempers cooled. Seram has been peaceful for many years but towns like Masohi remain informally divided into de facto Christian and Muslim sections. Around 7,000 people belonging to

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