Pelau: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: Maluku
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Coordinates: 3.5204° S, 128.4681° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 2,414 km (1,500 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Pattimura International Airport (AMQ): 47 km (29 mi), straight line
• Namniwel Airport (NAM): 171 km (106 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Tulehu: 17 km (11 mi)
• Saparua: 21 km (13 mi)
• Kairatu: 22 km (14 mi)
• Passo: 27 km (17 mi)
• Ambon: 37 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Ambon, 37 km (23 mi)