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'{{about|the islands|its administrative|Talaud Islands Regency}} {{More citations needed|date=March 2009}} {{Infobox islands |name = Talaud Islands |image_name = ID Talaud islands.PNG |image_caption = Talaud Islands location |map_image = Lokasi Sulawesi Utara Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud.svg |map_caption = Talaud Islands location in [[North Sulawesi]] |native_name = Kepulauan Talaud |location = [[South-east Asia]] |major_islands = Kaburuan, Karakelong, Salibabu |area_km2 = 1281 |country = {{Flag|Indonesia}} |country_admin_divisions_title = Province |country_admin_divisions = [[North Sulawesi]] |country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Regency |country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Talaud Islands Regency]] |population = 83,441 |population_as_of = 2010 |timezone1=[[Time in Indonesia|ICST]]|utc_offset1=+08:00}} '''Talaud Islands''' (Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Talaud'') is a group of [[island]]s located north of [[Sulawesi]] island in [[Indonesia]], north-east of the [[Sangihe Islands]]. and The Talaud Islands are also the northernmost region of Eastern Indonesia, bordering south of the Philippines' [[Davao Region]]. The group, with a total area of 495 square miles (1,281 square km), includes [[Karakelong]] (the largest), ''Salibabu'', Kabaruan, and numerous islets. The coast of Karakelong Island is steep except on the southern shore, which is fringed by a wide reef. The seven tiny Nanusa Islands lie north-east of Karakelong. They are forested and with hills rising to 2,231 feet (680 metres). Talaud Islands are the home of the [[Sangirese people]] a tribe in Davao of [[Mindanao]] island in the Philippines which was separated during the colonial era when the border of Indonesia and the Philippines was established. ==Description== The islands were declared a [[Talaud Islands Regency|regency]] of [[North Sulawesi]] in 2000 as ''Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud''. Talaud's capital is [[Melonguane]]. The largest islands of the Talaud group are [[Karakelong|Karakelong Island]], Salibabu Island, Kabaruan, the ''Nanusa'' Islands (the largest of which are ''Merampit'' and ''Karatung'') and [[Miangas]] to the north. Population was 83,441 according to the 2010 census;<ref name="geohive1">{{cite web |url=http://www.geohive.com/cntry/indonesia.aspx?levels=Sulawesi%20Utara |title=Indonesia population statistics |publisher=GeoHive.com |accessdate=2015-06-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211724/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/indonesia.aspx?levels=Sulawesi%20Utara |archivedate=2016-03-03 }}</ref> the latest official estimate (as at 2018) is 91,599.<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.</ref> Grouping Talaud together with Sangihe, there are 77 islands in the Talaud-Sangihe archipelagos, of which 56 are inhabited. The total population of the Talaud and Sangihe islands was 209,574 in 2010.<ref name="geohive1"/> Most of the population are involved in [[agriculture]], which includes [[coconut]]s, [[vanilla]], [[nutmeg]], and [[clove]]s. Numerous [[volcano]]es produce very fertile volcanic soil on many of the islands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.north-sulawesi.org/satal.html |title=Sangihe Talaud Islands, North Sulawesi, Indonesia |publisher=North-sulawesi.org |accessdate=2015-06-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429103917/http://www.north-sulawesi.org/satal.html |archivedate=2015-04-29 }}</ref> The Austronesian [[Talaud language]] is spoken on the islands. Both [[Naha Airport (Indonesia)|Sangihe]] and [[Melangguane Airport|Talaud]] have small airstrips serviced by [[Express Air]] and [[Wings Air]]. Talaud Airport also serves as a transit point for flights to [[Miangas]], one of the Indonesia's outlying island located close to [[Davao Region|Davao]], Philippines. The region is regularly rocked by large earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, as the [[Molucca Sea Plate]] is being consumed in both directions.<ref>{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/0191-8141(81)90046-8 |volume=3 |issue=4 |title=Geology of the Talaud Islands, molucca sea collision zone, northeast Indonesia |journal=Journal of Structural Geology |pages=467–475|year=1981 |last1=Moore |first1=G.F |last2=Kadarisman |first2=D |last3=Evans |first3=C.A |last4=Hawkins |first4=J.W }}</ref> ==See also== *[[Island of Palmas case]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{coord|4.092|N|126.768|E|display=title|source:dewiki}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Archipelagoes of Indonesia]] [[Category:Islands of Sulawesi]] [[Category:Landforms of North Sulawesi]] {{NSulawesi-geo-stub}}'