Sanana Island
Sanana or Sula Besi Island is an island south of Mangole Island, and part of Sula Islands Regency in the North Maluku province of Indonesia. Sanana is also the name of that island's largest settlement, home to the Dutch era fort Benteng De Verwachting.Districts
The island is divided into six districts within the Sula Islands Regency, which are set out below with their reas and the populations at the 2010 Census.
| Name | English name | Area in
km2 | Population
Census 2010 |
| Sanana Utara | North Sanana | 75.28 | 5,675 |
| Sanana | Sanama town | 83.36 | 25,183 |
| Sula Besi Tengah | Central Sula Besi | 74.73 | 5,929 |
| Sula Besi Timur | East Sula Besi | 82.18 | 3,100 |
| Sula Besi Selatan | South Sula Besi | 88.49 | 4,298 |
| Sula Besi Barat | West Sula Besi | 128.26 | 4,707 |
| Sula Besi Island | | 532.30 | 48,892 |
Transportation
Sanana airport is linked to Ambon by Trigana Air Service flights.History
As was common throughout Maluku at that time, Sanana suffered serious religio-ethnic tensions between Muslims and Christians during 1999.Frog Callulops kopsteini, also known as Kopstein's callulops frog, is only known from Sanuna Island.Gallery
