Ambon

Ambon is an island in the region of and also the name of its largest city: Ambon City. The island consists of two regions: Ambon City and Central Maluku Regency.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Photo: Bas de Koning, Public domain.
  • Type: island with 348,000 residents
  • Description: island in Maluku Province, Indonesia
  • Also known as: Amboina”, “Ambon Island”, “Amboyna”, “Kotapradja Ambon”, and “Pulau Ambon

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ambon War Cemetery.

Cemetery

Ambon

Latitude
-3.7° or 3° 42′ south
Longitude
128.1833° or 128° 11′ east
Population
348,000
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6Q8C75XM+X8
Geo­Names ID
1651530
Wiki­data ID
Q219608
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikivoyage.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Ambon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Ambon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: جزيرة أمبون
  • Azerbaijani: Ambon
  • Balinese: Nusa Ambon
  • Basque: Ambon
  • Belarusian: Амбон
  • Belarusian: Востраў Амбон
  • Bengali: আমবন
  • Breton: Enez Ambon
  • Catalan: Amboina
  • Catalan: Ambon
  • Catalan: Amboyna
  • Cebuano: Pulau Ambon
  • Chinese: 安汶岛
  • Chinese: 安汶島
  • Chinese: 安波衣拿
  • Chinese: 安波那
  • Czech: Ambon
  • Danish: Ambon
  • Dutch: Ambon
  • Egyptian Arabic: جزيره امبون
  • Esperanto: Ambon
  • Estonian: Amboni saar
  • Finnish: Ambon
  • French: Amboine
  • French: Ambon
  • French: Île Ambon
  • Galician: Ambón
  • Georgian: ამბონი (კუნძული)
  • Georgian: ამბონი
  • German: Amboina
  • German: Ambon
  • Hebrew: אמבון
  • Hindi: आम्बोन द्वीप
  • Indonesian: Ambon
  • Indonesian: Kota Ambon
  • Indonesian: Kotamadya Ambon
  • Indonesian: Pulau Ambon
  • Italian: Ambon
  • Italian: Isola Ambon
  • Italian: Isola di Ambon
  • Japanese: アンボイナ島
  • Japanese: アンボン島
  • Javanese: Pulo Ambon
  • Korean: 암본섬
  • Latin: Amboina
  • Lithuanian: Ambonas
  • Lithuanian: Ambono sala
  • Macedonian: Амбон
  • Malay: Ambon
  • Malay: Embun
  • Malay: Pulau Ambon
  • Malay: Pulau Embun
  • Malay: ڤولاو امبون
  • Malayalam: അംപൊൺ ദ്വീപ്
  • Malayalam: ആമ്പോൺ ദ്വീപ്
  • Malayalam: ഇന്തോനേഷ്യന്‍ ദീപ്
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Ambon
  • Norwegian: Ambon
  • Persian: جزیره آمبون
  • Polish: Amboina
  • Polish: Ambon
  • Portuguese: Amboina
  • Portuguese: Amboíno
  • Portuguese: Ilha Ambon
  • Russian: Амбойна
  • Russian: Амбон
  • Serbian: Ambon
  • Serbian: Амбон
  • Spanish: Amboina
  • Spanish: Ambon
  • Spanish: Amboyna
  • Spanish: Isla Ambon
  • Spanish: Isla de Ambon
  • Swahili: Ambon
  • Swedish: Amboina
  • Swedish: Ambon
  • Tamil: அம்போன் தீவு
  • Thai: Ambon Island
  • Thai: เกาะอัมบน
  • Turkish: Ambon Adası
  • Ukrainian: Амбон
  • Urdu: جزیرہ امبون
  • Uzbek: Ambon oroli
  • Vietnamese: Ambon
  • Vietnamese: Đảo Ambon
  • Waray (Philippines): Ambon (purô)
  • Waray (Philippines): Ambon
  • Western Mari: Амбон ошмаоты
  • Western Panjabi: امبون
  • Wu Chinese: 安汶島
  • Yue Chinese: 安汶島
  • Amboina
  • Ambon
  • Pulau Ambon

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Ambon”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kelurahan Ahusen and Batu Meja.

Maluku: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Buru Island, Ternate, Tidore, and Morotai Island.

Explore These Curated Destinations

Discover places selected for their distinct character and enduring appeal.
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 Wikivoyage page “Ambon”. Photo: Bas de Koning, Public domain.