Ternate: facts

At a glance

• Country: Indonesia
• Region: North Maluku
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 210,836
• Coordinates: 0.7906° N, 127.3842° E
• Time zone: Asia/Jayapura (UTC+09:00)
• Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
• Distance to the capital, Jakarta: 2,409 km (1,497 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Sultan Babullah Airport (TTE): 4.5 km (2.8 mi), straight line
• Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC): 286 km (178 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kota Ternate: 2.1 km (1.3 mi)
• Basiong: 2.2 km (1.4 mi)
• Jambula: 8.2 km (5.1 mi)
• Sofifi: 20 km (13 mi)
• Jailolo: 32 km (20 mi)

Events

• Festival Kora-Kora: November 2026
• Legu Gam: April 2027

Things to see

• Fort Orange (castle)
• Gereja Katolik St. Willibrordus (church)
• Keraton Sultan Ternate (museum)
• Klenteng Thian Hou Kiong (place of worship)
• Nukila Park (park)
• Taman Fitness Sunyie Parade (park)