page_title: North Halmahera Regency
section_title: Islands and beaches
hierarchical_section_title: North Halmahera Regency / Islands and beaches
caption_attribution_description: English: Halmahera, Indonesia
context_page_description: North Halmahera Regency is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It was declared a Regency on 31 May 2003. The capital town of the regency lies at the port of Tobelo. The Regency, which has been considerably reduced by the separation of Tidore and of Morotai Island, now covers an area of 3,896.9 square kilometres and had a population of 161,847 people at the 2010 Census and 179,783 at the 2015 Intermediate Census. The principal settlements are Tobelo, Kao and Galela. The area is noted for its white beaches and coral reefs.
  Apart from the importance of its 115 islands for spices, North Hamahera was the World War II base camp. The Japanese and the American allies fought for its control. From the island of Morotai, Americans headed by the General of the Army Douglas MacArthur prepared for an attack on the Philippines.
  Halmahera and its small islands are located in the Coral Triangle, which has rich marine life. Marine biodiversity data on reef fishes was collected during a rapid survey conducted at 28 locations in 2005 in the south-western part of Halmahera. Explorer Gerry Allen, during his diving surveys in 2005, recorded 803 species of reef fishes.
context_section_description: North Halmahera Regency has a large number of beaches, islands, parks, lakes, historic monuments, volcano and springs and so forth. Some of the important ones are the following:
caption: Halmehara Island view
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