Weda
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Weda is a coastal fishing village in North Maluku
, Indonesia
, located on the east coast of Halmahera
. It is the capital of the Central Halmahera Regency
. The Sawai language
is spoken in Weda.
North Maluku
North Maluku is a province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, which are split between it and the province of Maluku. Maluku province used to cover the entire group...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
, located on the east coast of Halmahera
Halmahera
Halmahera is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia.Halmahera has a land area of 17,780 km² and a population in 1995 of 162,728...
. It is the capital of the Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency
Central Halmahera Regency or Halmahera Tengah is a regency of Halmahera in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. As of 2004 it had a population of 30,234 people. The capital lies at Weda....
. The Sawai language
Sawai language
The Sawai language is a South Halmahera language of Austronesian stock spoken in Weda and Gane Timor districts of southern Halmahera, northern Maluku Providence, Indonesia...
is spoken in Weda.