# Leihitu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leihitu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Leihitu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leihitu > Source revision: 1334105816 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) '''Leihitu''', alternately called the '''Hitu Land''' ({{langx|id|Tanah Hitu}}){{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}} or the '''Leihitu Peninsula''' (Indonesian: ''Jazirah Leihitu'' or ''Semenanjung Leihitu''),{{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](/source/Antara_News)|language=id|first=Daniel|last=Leonard|editor-first=Lexy|editor-last=Sariwating|access-date=16 December 2025|date=28 September 2020}} is the major portion of [Ambon Island](/source/Ambon_Island) in the [Maluku Province](/source/Maluku_Province) of [Indonesia](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Ambon%2C_Maluku), and faces the central part of that city across [Ambon Bay](/source/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](/source/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 km2 and had a combined population of 110,359 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 128,069 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 128,754.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2024. {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode
Wilayah || Name of
District
(''kecamatan'') || Admin
Centre || Area
in
km2 || Pop'n
Census
2010 ||Pop'n
Census
2020||Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023||No.
of
villages||Post
code |- | 81.01.15 || Leihitu (a) || 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
Wilayah || Name
of
''desa''||Area
in
km2|| Pop'n
Census
2020Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021, ''Kecamatan Leihitu Dalam Angka 2022'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103110) |- | 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}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} Category:Former Portuguese colonies Category:Banda Sea Category:Maluku Islands Category:Portuguese colonialism in Indonesia Category:Outer Banda Arc --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Leihitu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leihitu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leihitu?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.