Pulau Ayu

Coordinates: 0°22′29″N 131°02′45″E / 0.37472°N 131.04583°E

Pulau Ayu
Pulau Ayu

Location of Pulau Ayu in West Papua

Pulau Ayu

Location of Pulau Ayu in Indonesia

Coordinates: 0°22′29″N 131°02′45″E / 0.37472°N 131.04583°E
Country  Indonesia
Province  West Papua
Area
 • Land 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Time zone Eastern Indonesian Time (UTC+09:00)
Pulau Ayu

Location of Pulau Ayu listed as Ayau (Ayu Islands) in the Raja Ampat Islands located in the top right corner of the map.
Geography
Location South East Asia
Coordinates 0°22′N 131°02′E / 0.367°N 131.033°E
Archipelago Ayu Islands
Total islands Five (Two Uninhabited)
Major islands Pulau Ayu
Area 5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation 55.84 m (183.2 ft)
Country
Province  West Papua
Demographics
Ethnic groups Melanesians, Papuan, Austronesian

Pulau Ayu, often called Pulau Aju, Ayau or simply Ajoe, is a small Indonesian island located in the Ayu Islands above the northern tip of the Waigeo Islands.

Pulau Ayu is part of the Raja Ampat regency of the West Papua geographical and administrative region of Indonesia.

The two major settlements on the island include Imbik Kuan and Ayu.

The island is surrounded by two large reefs.

Pulau Reni and Pulau Kanobe are two other small inhabited islands north of Pulau Ayu.

Access to the island is limited to small boats due to the reefs and the small size of the island.

World War II

Pulau Ayu and all the islands in the Ayu Archipelago were occupied by the Japanese Empire during World War II from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.

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