Galela (city)
{{About|the town|the language|Galela language|the insect genus|Galela (planthopper)}}
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Galela (or actually Soa Sio, as it is called properly, with the name Galela referring to the entire district/kecamatan surrounding it), is a small town on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. It is located in the North Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku. Views of Mount Tarakani can be seen from the scenic coast.{{Cite web|url= http://www.halmaherautara.com/en/wisata.php?hal=2|title=Tourist attractions:Kupaka…|accessdate=2010-06-18|publisher=Hammaherautara Government of Northhalhamera Regency}} Galelarese constitutes an official ethnic group in North Halmhera and is also a language, spoken in the Galela region (composed of 4 administrative districts or kecamatan), neighboring parts of the Tobelo and Loloda regions, on the island of Morotai and in villages scattered in southern Halmahera as well as on Bacan and Obi. The town, which borders Lake Galela, had 1,628 inhabitants in mid 2023, while the entire district had 8,931 inhabitants in mid 2024.
It is served by Gamar Malamo Airport (IATA: GLX). During 2015 Susi Air flies from Ternate every Thursday morning.{{cite web|url=http://www.flightstats.com/go/Airport/airportDetails.do?airportCode=GLX|title=Galela Airport|publisher=Flight Stats|accessdate=2010-06-18}}
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Soatilao zeerover Galela Halmahera TMnr 10005702.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een dansgroep uit Galela Halmahera TMnr 10003134.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een dansgroep uit Galela Halmahera TMnr 10003133.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Districtshoofd en kamponghoofden uit Galela Halmahera TMnr 10001689.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Huis in Galela met padi stampende vrouwen Halmaheira TMnr 10011224.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het huis van een sengaji een lokale bestuurder in Galela TMnr 10017403.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een schip van de KPM in de baai van Galela TMnr 60018591.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Tidorese vissers tijdens een tijdelijk verblijf op het strand van Galela TMnr 10017038.jpg|
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Twee kleine constructies op palen waarvan één een dorpstempel Galela Halmahera TMnr 10001041.jpg|
{{Commonscat|Galela (Indonesia)}}