Romang (island)

{{Short description|Island in Maluku, Indonesia}}

{{For|the Austronesian language spoken in this island|Romang language}}{{Infobox islands|image_name=Romang Island NASA.jpg|image_caption=Romang Island seen from space|map_image=Maluku Islands en.png|map_caption=Romang Island in the south of Maluku Islands|name=Romang|location=Southeast Asia|country=Indonesia|country_admin_divisions_title=Province|country_admin_divisions=Maluku|timezone1=IEST|utc_offset1=+09:00|languages=Indonesian, Romang|archipelago=Barat Daya Islands}}Romang is an island, part of the Barat Daya Islands in Indonesia, located at {{Coord|7.5833333|S|127.4333333|E|}}, east of Wetar Island. Alternate names in use are Roma, Romonu and Fataluku.{{Cite book|title=Songs of Memory in Islands of Southeast Asia|last=ed. by Nicole Revel|publisher=Cambridge Scholars Publishing|year=2013|isbn=9781443852807|pages=256}} The group includes neighbouring smaller islands including Nyata to the west, Mitan to the south, and Maopora, Tellang, Laut, Limtutu and Djuha Islands to the east. Together they form the Kepulauan Roma District (formerly called the Terselatan Islands District or Kecamatan Pulau-Pulau Terselatan) within the Barat Daya Islands Regency of the Maluku Province. The district covers a land area of 194.30 km² and had a population of 4,430 in mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.