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Bunguran Island

Native name: (Pulau Bunguran)
Mount Ranai on Bunguran
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Geography
Location	South China Sea
Coordinates	03°54′59.74″N 108°12′7.34″E / 3.9165944°N 108.2020389°E / 3.9165944; 108.2020389
Archipelago	Bunguran Islands
Area	1,633 km (631 sq mi)
Length	58 km (36 mi)
Coastline	359 km (223.1 mi)
Highest elevation	835 m (2740 ft)
Administration
Indonesia
Province	Riau Islands
Regency	Natuna Islands
Largest town	Ranai
Demographics
Population	58,820 (2023)
Pop. density	36/km (93/sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Malays

Bunguran Island (Indonesian: Pulau Bunguran) or just Bunguran is the main island of the Middle Natuna Archipelago, which is part of the Riau Islands Province in Indonesia. It is also called Great Natuna Island (Pulau Natuna Besar).

The area of Bunguran is 1,633 km (631 sq mi) with a coastline of 359 km (223 mi). The highest point is Mount Ranai at 1,035 metres (3,396 ft). The island had a population of 58,820 inhabitants according to the official estimate for mid 2023. The principal settlement is Ranai. The island can be reached by scheduled air services via Ranai Airport.

The island is home to three species of non-human primates: the slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), and the endemic animal on Bunguran Island which is threatened with extinction is the Natuna Island surili (a.k.a. Natuna pale-thighed surili, Presbytis natunae). Two subspecies of mouse deer are also endemic to Bunguran Island, namely the greater mouse-deer ( Tragulus napu bunguranensis ) and the lesser mouse-deer ( Tragulus kanchil everetti ). A small number of wild goats live on the island as well as sea birds. Over 360 species of bird have been recorded on the island.

There is a large mosque in the north-east corner of the island. The Grand Mosque of Natuna was built over two years from 2007 to 2009.

On December 18, 2018, Indonesian Armed Forces opened a naval military base with over 1,000 personnels on Bunguran Island.

Bunguran has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round.

References

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3. Brandon-Jones et al. 2004. Asian Primate Classification. International Journal of Primatology 25(1):97-164
4. Groves, C.; Grubb, P. (2011). Ungulate Taxonomy. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 56, 58. ISBN 978-1-4214-0093-8. OCLC 708357723.
5. Lepage, Denis (2018). "Natuna Besar". Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
6. "Kunker ke Natuna, Pangkoarmada I Tinjau Berbagai Fasilitas TNI AL". Lintas Kepri (in Indonesian). 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
7. "Indonesia opens military base near disputed South China Sea". ABS CBN News. December 19, 2018.
8. "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA.

v t e Main islands of Riau Islands
Riau Archipelago	Bintan Group: Bintan Mapur Gin Besar Mantang Dompak Telan Besar Senjolong Loban Angkut Empuru Penyegat Barelang Group: Batam-Rempang-Galang Galang Baru Subangmas Belakang Padang Sambu Manis Bulan Pemping Kepala Jernih Terong Karimun Group: Great Karimun Combol-Citlim Sugi Moro Durian Kundur Little Karimun Sanglar Durai Asam Bela Papan-Buru-Parit Tambelan Archipelago
Natuna Islands	Bunguran Islands Great Natuna South Natuna Archipelago
Anambas Islands	Jemaja Matak Siantan
Lingga Islands	Lingga Singkep Sebangka Bakung Selayar Posik Serak Lalang Temiang Mesawak Petong Abang Besar

• Natuna Regency
• Islands of Sumatra
• Landforms of the Riau Islands
• Populated places in Indonesia