Kundur Island

Kundur
Native name: <span class="nickname" ">Pulau Kundur

Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	0°45′38″N 103°25′11″E / 0.76056°N 103.41972°E / 0.76056; 103.41972Coordinates: 0°45′38″N 103°25′11″E / 0.76056°N 103.41972°E / 0.76056; 103.41972
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. 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, 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 district Buru. According to the 2010 Census population, the population of Kundur Island is 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 Karimun, 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

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

External links

Kundur travel guide from Wikivoyage

Main islands of Riau Islands Province

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 Island Durian Kundur Little Karimun Sanglar Durai Asam Island Bela Island Papan-Buru-Parit

Natuna Islands	Great Natuna South Natuna Archipelago Tambelan Archipelago

Anambas Islands	Tarempa Matak Jemaja Andriabu

Lingga Islands	Lingga Singkep Sebangka Bakung Selayar Posik Serak Lalang Temiang Mesawak Petong Abang Besar

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