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Karimunjawa is an archipelago of 27 islands in the Java Sea, Indonesia, approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Jepara.[1] The islands' name means 'a stone's throw from Java' in Javanese.[citation needed] They have a total land area of 78 km2. The main island is known as Karimun (2,700 ha), while the second largest island is Kemujan (1,400 ha).[1] In 2011, the islands' population is about 9,000 who inhabit 5 of the islands. The population is largerly Javanese, with pockets of Bugis and Madurese too. Javanese culture dominates the islands and even Karimun Jawa Islands are the only islands off Java where Javanese language is the lingua franca.[2]
Contents [hide] 1 Islands and administration
2 History
3 Ecology
4 Contemporary Karimunjawa
5 References
6 External lin...
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