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Data on Ambon Municipality Maluku Province, Indonesia |
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Ambon Municipality is a seperate and distinct entity, it is not part of Maluku Tengah Regency. It has 3 districts:
Nusaniwe
Sirimau
Baguala
| Population and Religious Breakdown for Ambon Municipality - 1997 | |||||||
* see notes below |
Muslim |
Protestant |
Catholic |
Budhist |
Other |
Total |
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| Nusaniwe District | 37,331 |
48,835 |
4,799 |
64 |
63 |
91,092 |
29.3% |
| Sirimau District | 49,308 |
64,565 |
6,391 |
147 |
95 |
120,506 |
38.8% |
| Baguala District | 40,810 |
53,148 |
5,184 |
97 |
84 |
99,323 |
31.9% |
| Total | 127,449 41.0% |
166,548 53.6% |
16,374 5.3% |
308 0.1% |
242 0.0% |
310,921 |
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| Year 1996 | 126,614 41.0% |
165,459 53.6% |
16,268 5.3% |
250 0.1% |
153 0.0% |
308,744 |
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| Year 1995 | 114,043 40.5% |
152,448 54.1% |
14,694 5.2% |
381 0.1% |
227 0.1% |
281,793 |
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* Due to a mass exodus of Muslim people from Ambon and other islands in Maluku between January and September 1999 the percentages have no doubt changed with an increased number of Protestants. These Muslim refugees, at least 65,000, went primarily to Buton in South Sulawesi. There has also been an influx of Christians into Ambon, it is the first choice of destination for refugees fleeing conflict in other parts of Central Maluku, i.e. Seram, Buru and Sula islands.
N.B. when interpreting population figures by religion please note:
Any person not claiming to belong to one of the 5 recognized religions (Muslim, Protestant, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist) is classified as Muslim. This inflates the actual Muslim population in many areas with an indigenous population that has not been assimilated, i.e. Seram, Tanimbar and Buru.
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