TheAlor Archipelago (Indonesian:Kepulauan Alor) is part of Indonesia and is located in the eastern part ofLesser Sunda Islands.
Alor is the largest island in the archipelago which is located at its eastern end.Pantar is the second-largest island in the archipelago, situated between Alor andLembata. Smaller islands in the group includePura, Reta, Ternate (not to be confused withTernate in theNorth Moluccas), andTreweng, all situated in the Pantar Strait between the two main islands, and Marisa, Rusa and Kambing off the west coast of Pantar in the Alor Strait. Administratively, the Alor archipelago forms its ownregency (Indonesian:kabupaten) within the province ofEast Nusa Tenggara. The Regency is divided into seventeendistricts and 158 villages, and has an area of 2,928.88 km2 and a population at the 2020 Census of 211,872;[1] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 216,626.[2]
To the east of the archipelago is theOmbai Strait, which separates it from the islands ofWetar andAtauro, the latter belonging toEast Timor. To the south, across theStrait of Alor, lies the western part ofTimor. To the north lies theBanda Sea. To the west lies Lembata and then the rest of theSunda Islands.
Alor Archipelago travel guide from Wikivoyage8°15′S124°45′E / 8.25°S 124.75°E /-8.25; 124.75
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