'''Leihitu''', alternately called the '''Hitu Land''' ({{langx|id|Tanah Hitu}})<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://rumahjurnal.iainsasbabel.ac.id/taw/article/download/1244/464/|format=PDF|title=Aksiologi Nama Jazirah Leihitu (Pendidikan Keberagaman Masyarakat Muslim Tanah Hitu-Ambon)|language=id|journal=Tawshiyah|year=2017|publisher=STAIN Syaikh Abdurrahman Siddik Bangka Belitung|location=West Mendo|first=Hadarah|last=Rajab|volume=12|number=2|pages=18–41}}</ref> or the '''Leihitu Peninsula''' (Indonesian: ''Jazirah Leihitu'' or ''Semenanjung Leihitu''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ambon.antaranews.com/berita/87089/warga-jazirah-leihitu-ingin-mekar-dari-kabupaten-maluku-tengah|title=Warga jazirah Leihitu ingin mekar dari Kabupaten Maluku Tengah|website=ambon.antaranews.com|publisher=Antara News|language=id|first=Daniel|last=Leonard|editor-first=Lexy|editor-last=Sariwating|access-date=16 December 2025|date=28 September 2020}}</ref> is the major portion of Ambon Island in the Maluku Province of Indonesia. It includes the larger share of the land area of the island, only excluding the Leitimur Peninsula which projects from the southeast corner of Leihitu, the two being separated — apart from a narrow isthmus linking them — by the extensive Ambon Bay on the west side of the isthmus and the much smaller Baguala Bay on the east side.

==Administrative division== The southern side of Leihitu forms part of the area of Ambon City, and faces the central part of that city across Ambon Bay. The greater part of Leihitu (after excluding the part within the city) forms three of the administrative districts (''kelurahan'') of Central Maluku Regency — Leihitu District in the north of the island, West Leithitu District (''Leithitu Barat'') in the southwest and Salahutu District in the northeast.

The three districts cover a land area of 383.92&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and had a combined population of 110,359 at the 2010 Census<ref>Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 128,069 at the 2020 Census;<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 128,754.<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024.</ref>

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode <br>Wilayah || Name of<br>District<br>(''kecamatan'') || Admin<br> Centre || Area<br>in <br> km<sup>2</sup> || Pop'n<br>Census<br>2010 ||Pop'n<br>Census<br>2020||Pop'n<br>Estimate<br>mid 2023||No.<br> of<br>villages||Post<br>code |- | 81.01.15 || Leihitu <sup>(a)</sup> || Hila ||align="right"|147.63||align="right"|46,978||align="right"|53,728||align="right"|54,864||align="center"|11||97580 |- | 81.01.22 || Leihitu Barat || Larike ||align="right"|84.47||align="right"|16,678||align="right"|19,543||align="right"|19,724||align="center"|5||97581 |- | 81.01.14 || Salahutu || Tulehu ||align="right"|151.82||align="right"|46,703||align="right"|54,798||align="right"|54,166||align="center"|6||97582 |- | || '''(''Totals'')''' || ||align="right"|''383.92''||align="right"|''110,359''||align="right"|''128,069''||align="right"|''128,754''||align="center"|''22''|| |} The 22 rural villages (''desa'') are listed below with their areas and their populations as at the 2020 Census.

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode <br>Wilayah || Name<br>of<br>''desa''||Area <br>in<br>km<sup>2</sup>|| Pop'n<br>Census<br>2020<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021, ''Kecamatan Leihitu Dalam Angka 2022'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103110)</ref> |- | 81.01.15.2006 || Asilulu ||align="right"| 19.0||align="right"| 5,434 |- | 81.01.15.2007 || Ureng ||align="right"| 16.0||align="right"| 3,760 |- | 81.01.15.2008 || Negeri Lima ||align="right"| 19.0||align="right"| 4,496 |- | 81.01.15.2009 || Seith ||align="right"| 19.0||align="right"| 5,606 |- | 81.01.15.2010 || Kaitetu ||align="right"| 14.0||align="right"| 4,618 |- | 81.01.15.2011 || Hila ||align="right"| 20.0||align="right"| 7,786 |- | 81.01.15.2012 || Wakal ||align="right"| 15.0||align="right"| 3,566 |- | 81.01.15.2013 || Hitulama ||align="right"| 17.0||align="right"| 5,128 |- | 81.01.15.2014 || Hitumessing ||align="right"| 20.0||align="right"| 7,077 |- | 81.01.15.2015 || Mamala ||align="right"| 14.4||align="right"| 2,652 |- | 81.01.15.2016 || Morella ||align="right"| 13.5||align="right"| 3,605 |- | ''81.01.15 Totals''|| ''Leihitu District''||align="right"| ''189.00''||align="right"| ''53,728'' |- | 81.01.22.2001 || Larike ||align="right"| 18.56||align="right"| 4,535 |- | 81.01.22.2002 || Wakasihu ||align="right"| 13.93||align="right"| 2,991 |- | 81.01.22.2003 || Allang ||align="right"| 20.42||align="right"| 5,226 |- | 81.01.22.2004 || Lilibooi ||align="right"| 14.85||align="right"| 2,345 |- | 81.01.22.2005 || Hatu ||align="right"| 16.71||align="right"| 4,446 |- | ''81.01.22 Totals''|| ''Leihitu Barat District''||align="right"| ''84.47''||align="right"| ''19,543'' |- | 81.01.14.2001 || Liang ||align="right"| 30.22||align="right"| 8,096 |- | 81.01.14.2002 || Waai ||align="right"| 31.73||align="right"| 8,159 |- | 81.01.14.2003 || Tulehu ||align="right"| 20.24||align="right"| 20,673 |- | 81.01.14.2004 || Tial ||align="right"| 15.76||align="right"| 3,321 |- | 81.01.14.2005 || Tenga-Tenga ||align="right"| 11.17||align="right"| 2,662 |- | 81.01.14.2006 || Suli ||align="right"| 42.70||align="right"| 11,887 |- | ''81.01.14 Totals''|| ''Salahutu District''||align="right"| ''172.00''||align="right"| ''54,798'' |} {{Maluku-islands}}

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