Kundur Island

Kundur
Native name: Pulau Kundur
Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	0°45′38″N 103°25′11″E / 0.76056°N 103.41972°E
Archipelago	Greater Sunda Islands
Administration
	Indonesia
Province	Riau Islands Province

Kundur Island is an island within the Riau Archipelago, part of the Riau Islands Province of Indonesia.^[1] It lies at about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southwest of Singapore, 76 kilometres (47 mi) southwest of Batam, 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Great Karimun Island, 172 kilometres (107 mi) northwest of Lingga Islands and 120 kilometres (75 mi) west of Tanjung Pinang. It has an area of about 304 square kilometres (117 sq mi), not including Buru District. According to the 2010 Census population, the population of Kundur Island was 67,090. As Kundur does not have an airport, all visitors arrive by ferry.

Most connections are with neighbouring islands, e.g. Tanjung Balai on Great Karimun Island, and mainland Sumatra. Direct ferry services to Singapore have been terminated because of decreasing profits, so travellers need to detour via Batam or Bintan.

Different areas

Cities	Towns	Villages and Kampungs	Other Areas
Tanjung Batu	Urung	Sungai Ungar	Sanglang
	Selat Belia	Sawang	Teluk Dalam
	Gemuruh	Kampungtengah	Telukradangdarat
	Telukkecil	Kampungdalam	Perayun
	Batukucing	Kampungbaru	Takim

Main areas

Tanjung Batu

The biggest town on Kundur Island, Tanjung Batu is marked as the district city (kota kecematan) of the island. It is located at the southern tip of the island, and is the hub for most ferry businesses.

It is the town with most number of businesses and trading companies. It is also a popular starting/finishing point for cycling trips as well.

Its commercial street is Jalan Merdeka, just a stone's throw away from the port, but most of the shops are lined on the side of Jalan Kartini and Jalan Jendral Sudirman. Jalan Usman Harun is a temple street where it locates the Vihara Dharma Shanti which is a Buddhist temple. North to the end of Jalan J. Sudirman is a housing area called Batu Dua. Vehicles used in this towns include angkuts and ojeks.

Urung

A town on the sub-district of North Kundur (Kundur Utara). It is just a bit smaller than Tanjung Batu, and also another popular starting/finishing point for cycling trips.

Selat Belia

A town on the northern tip of Kundur Island. It means "straits of youth" in Bahasa Indonesia

Sungai Ungar

A village on the south-east zone of Kundur Island.

Sawang

A town located in the sub-district of West Kundur. It is the town where the biggest hotel in Kundur Island, Hotel Taman Gembira, stands on.

References

^ Herman Theodoor Verstappen (1973). "International Institute for Aerial Survey and Earth Sciences". A geomorphological reconnaissance of Sumatra and adjacent islands (Indonesia). Wolters-Noordhoff. p. 19. ISBN 90-019-0938-8.

External links

Kundur travel guide from Wikivoyage

[1] Herman Theodoor Verstappen (1973). "International Institute for Aerial Survey and Earth Sciences". A geomorphological reconnaissance of Sumatra and adjacent islands (Indonesia). Wolters-Noordhoff. p. 19. ISBN 90-019-0938-8.

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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