Karimunjawa
Karimunjawa Islands or Karimunjava Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Karimunjawa) is an archipelago of 27 islands in the Java Sea, Indonesia, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Jepara. They have a total land area of 45.62 km2. The main island is known as Karimun (2,700 ha), while the second-largest island is Kemujan (1,400 ha).
Karimunjawa Islands
Kepulauan Karimunjawa | |
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Fishing boats in the main harbour | |
| Nickname(s): The Paradise of Java, Caribbean van Java | |
Karimunjawa Islands | |
| Coordinates: 5°49′09″S 110°27′32″E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Regency | Jepara |
| District | Karimunjawa |
| Village | 5 |
| Government | |
| • District Head | Budi Krisnanto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.62 km2 (17.61 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 9,926 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (WIB) |
| Website | www.karimunjawa.go.id |
As of the 2020 Census, the population of the island group was 9,789 which lived on five of the islands. The official estimate as at mid 2022 was 9,926. The population is largely Javanese, with pockets of Bugis and Madurese inhabitants. Javanese culture is dominant in the islands which are the only islands off Java where Javanese is the lingua franca.
Twenty-two of the islands have been declared in 2001 as a marine reserve, the Karimunjawa National Park. Five more islands are either privately owned or are under the control of the Indonesian Navy.
The archipelago is served by Dewadaru Airport which provides scheduled airline services to Semarang and Surabaya.