Salajar Island

Selayar is the main island of the Selayar Islands. It lies off the coast of Cape Bira of Province. The Selayar Straits separate it from the mainland of Sulawesi.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in Selayar Islands Regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: Pulau Selayar”, “Salaier”, “Salayar”, “Salayer”, “Saleier”, “Saleijer”, “Saleyer”, “Selayar”, and “Selayar Island

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Benteng.

Town
is a town and an administrative district in the , , . It is the administrative capital of the and is located on the seafront where the means of transport from outside the closest is Pier. is situated 5 km southwest of Salajar Island.

Salajar Island

Latitude
-6.0983° or 6° 5′ 54″ south
Longitude
120.4978° or 120° 29′ 52″ east
Population
98,000
Elevation
82 metres (269 feet)
IATA airport code
KSR
Open location code
6Q52WF2X+M4
Geo­Names ID
1628013
Wiki­data ID
Q2121185
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Salajar Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة سيلايار
  • Arabic: سيلايار
  • Belarusian: Востраў Селаяр
  • Belarusian: Селаяр
  • Catalan: Salayer
  • Cebuano: Pulau Selayar
  • Chinese: 塞拉亚岛
  • Chinese: 塞拉亞島
  • Czech: Ostrov Selayar
  • Dutch: Pulau Selayar
  • Dutch: Saleier
  • Dutch: Saleijer
  • Dutch: Selayar
  • Egyptian Arabic: سيلايار
  • French: Pulau Selayar
  • French: Saleyar
  • French: Selayar
  • Galician: Illa Selayar
  • German: Salayar
  • German: Saleijer
  • German: Saleyer
  • German: Selajar
  • German: Selayar
  • Indonesian: Pulau Kabia
  • Indonesian: Pulau Salajar
  • Indonesian: Pulau Selajar
  • Indonesian: Pulau Selayar
  • Indonesian: Selayar
  • Italian: Selayar
  • Japanese: スラヤール島
  • Javanese: Pulo Selayar
  • Javanese: Selayar
  • Komering: Pulau Salayar
  • Lithuanian: Selajaras
  • Malay: Pulau Selayar
  • Malayalam: സെലയര് ദ്വീപ്
  • Portuguese: Ilha Selaiar
  • Portuguese: Ilha Selayar
  • Spanish: Isla Selayar
  • Swedish: Pulau Selayar
  • Kabia
  • Pulau Selayar
  • Salaier
  • Salajar
  • Salayar
  • Salayer
  • Saleier
  • Saleijer
  • Saleyer
  • Selajar

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cinimabela and Haduhadu.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bukit Selayar and Bukit Kolakolasa.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Salajar Island”. Photo: Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0.