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14-675: Obi Island , also called Obira Island, is the largest island in the Obi Islands archipelago. It is surrounded by many small islands, including Bisa Island (174.42 km), Obilatu Island (65.30 km), Gata-gata Island, Latu Island, Woka Island, and Tomini Island. Obi Island is bordered by the Maluku Sea to the west, the Seram Sea to the south, and the Obi Strait to the north and east. The major islands closest to it are Bacan Island to

28-696: A region he wanted to develop as the province's tourism hub. In 2017, he inaugurated the Widi International Fishing Tournament as one of those ways. After visiting representatives of the Jinchun Group in Guangzhou , Kasuba successfully negotiated for the group to build a nickel smelter on Obira in the Obi Islands . He was later arrested on 20 December 2023 due to a corruption case. On 18 December 2023 Kasuba

42-549: Is the main island in the Obi Islands group of Indonesia , south of the larger Halmahera in North Maluku . Its area is 2,542 km². The island is eponymous to the Obi Island Birdwing , an endemic species of butterfly. Extensive logging on the island has reduced its habitat, making the species' conservation a concern. In July 2016, provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba successfully negotiated with

56-463: The West Papuan language family. The five districts are sub-divided into villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan ), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2020 Census. The administrative centres of the five districts are denoted by asterisks. The dominant plantation products in the Obi Islands are cloves, nutmeg, coconut, and pepper. The main economic potential of

70-560: The China-based Jinchun Group for the building of a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter on the island. This article about a location in Maluku Province is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Abdul Ghani Kasuba Abdul Ghani Kasuba is an Indonesian politician and the former governor and former lieutenant governor of North Maluku . Kasuba denoted South Halmahera Regency as

84-647: The family of Ternate. However, at some point Obi became subject to Bacan. A decline in Bacan's population possibly caused the transfer of Obi's population to Bacan, which left the islands uninhabited by the mid-17th century. On May 9, 1682, Obi, Obilatu, Gomumu, Tapat, and Bisa were sold by the Sultan of Bacan to the VOC for 620 rijksdaalder . The islands became a center for the Tobelo chiefs, and many Tobelo and Galela moved to

98-475: The islands s in the mining sector. The island has resources of gold, coal, nickel, cement, and petroleum. In 2016, provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba successfully negotiated for the China-based Jinchun Group to build a 620 million dollar nickel smelter on the main island. Some mining companies in this islands are: 1°30′S 127°45′E  /  1.500°S 127.750°E  / -1.500; 127.750 Obi Island Obi (also called Obira )

112-409: The islands. In 1876, the islands were declared government property. The Obi Islands are part of South Halmahera Regency . The archipelago is directly bordered by the rest of North Maluku Province to the north and west, by Maluku Province in the south and by West Papua Province in the east. The total area of the main island is about 2,800 square kilometres (1,100 sq mi). Obi Island and

126-480: The north and Ambon to the south. Obi Island's topography is generally in the form of hills with a short coastline. The hilly surface results in many springs and rivers. Lake Kapi, in the west, is its largest lake. The area was historically abundant in sago and fish. The Obi Islands were an independent kingdom during the 14th century, who were near-equal in importance with the other Malukuan kingdoms ( Jailolo , Bacan , Ternate , Tidore ), and often intermarried with

140-425: The north of Obi Island, Obi Timur District includes Tobalai Island to the east, and Obi Selatan Island also includes Gomumu Island to the south. The other two districts include no part of Obi Island; Obi Barat District includes Obilatu and Belangbelang Islands to the west of Obi Island, together with the southern part ( Tapa desa ) of Tapat Island, while Obi Utara District includes the main part of Bisa Island to

154-688: The north of Obi Island, together with the northern part ( Pasir Putih desa ) of Tapat Island. The population of the Obi Islands Group was 53,182 people in mid 2023, with a population density of 17.45 people per square kilometre. All inhabitants on the Obi Island are migrants, as these islands had no indigenous population. The first groups to settle on Obi Island were the Buton, followed by immigrants from Tobelo-Galela, Ternate , Tidore , Makian , Kayoa , South Sulawesi and Java . Almost all of

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168-404: The residents are scattered along the coast with the highlands mostly uninhabited jungle. However, there are some worker settlements in hilly areas which have mines and temporary settlements for clove farmers used during clove harvesting season. Infrastructure, especially in terms of modern medical facilities, is lacking. The languages spoken on the islands are Galela and Tobelo , which belong to

182-405: The surrounding small islands are divided into five administrative districts ( kecamatan ), which are sub-divided into 34 administrative villages ( desa and kelurahan ), with villages further subdivided into hamlets. Of the five districts, three comprise the main Obi Island, although each district also includes neighbouring smaller islands - Obi District includes the southern part of Bisa Island to

196-574: Was arrested by the Corruption Eradication Commission ( KPK ) during a sting operation. He was transported back to Jakarta for interrogation and subsequently detained by the KPK. Kasuba, along with 18 other North Maluku provincial officials, faced allegation of receiving substantial funds from an Infrastructure projects in the province with budget surpassing 500 billion rupiahs. In the course of this operation, KPK confiscated

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