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Batanta

{{Short description|Island in Indonesia}}

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Raja Ampat Islands##Location in Papua

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|location = Pacific Ocean

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|archipelago = Raja Ampat Islands

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|area_km2 = 479.52

|highest_mount = 1184 m

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|country_admin_divisions_title = Province

|country_admin_divisions = Southwest Papua

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|population = 4,001

|population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate

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Batanta is one of the four major islands in the Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua province, Indonesia. Its area is 479.52 km2 (including smaller offshore islands) and its highest point is 1184 m. The Pitt Strait separates it from Salawati Island, while the Dampier Strait separates it from Waigeo Island. The population was estimated at 4,001 as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Raja Ampat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.9108).

Dampier Strait is named after the English explorer William Dampier. In 1759 Captain William Wilson sailing in the East Indiaman Pitt navigated these waters and named the channel between Batanta and Salawati as Pitt Strait, after his vessel.

History

Islam first arrived in the Raja Ampat archipelago in the 15th century due to political and economic contacts with the Bacan Sultanate.Wanggai, Toni V. M. (2008). [https://repository.uinjkt.ac.id/dspace/bitstream/123456789/7292/1/Toni%20Victor%20M.%20Wanggai_Rekonstruksi%20Sejarah%20Umat%20Islam%20di%20Tanah%20Papua.pdf Rekonstruki sejarah umat Islam di tanna Papua] [Reconstruction of the History of lslam in Papua]. Syariff Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-03-13. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Sultanate of Tidore had close economic ties with the island. During this period, Islam became firmly established and local chiefs began adopting Islam.Slama, Martin (2015), "[https://books.google.com/books?id=JEp1rgEACAAJ Papua as an Islamic Frontier: Preaching in 'the Jungle' and the Multiplicity of Spatio-Temporal Hierarchisations", From 'Stone-Age' to 'Real-Time': Exploring Papuan Temporalities, Mobilities and Religiosities], ANU Press, pp. 243–270, {{ISBN|978-1-925022-43-8}} Batanta was historically under the rule of the Salawati Kingdom, one of the Raja Ampat (Four Kings).

Fauna

The following reptile, mammal, and bird species are found on the island:

References

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Category:Raja Ampat Islands

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