Peleng
Peleng is an island off the east coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia and is the largest island of the Banggai Islands. It is surrounded by the Banda Sea and Molucca Sea and has an area of 2,406 km².
Some of the smaller islands surrounding Peleng of the Banggai Islands group are Banggai Island, Bowokan, Labobo, Kebongan, Kotudan, Tropettenando, Timpau, Salue Besar, Salue Kecil, Masepe, and Bangkulu.
In January 2020 a paper published in the journal Science documented the discovery of 10 new songbird species and subspecies, nine of them found in Peleng.Inhabitation
The majority of people on this Peleng Island make their living planting coconuts, sweet potatoes, or fishing.
There are five district capitals on the island being Bulagi, Tataba, Liang, Salakan and Sambiut. The island's largest towns are Basiano and Bonganang.- Basiano
- Bongangang
- Bulagi
- Lolantang
- Lukpenenteng
- Luksagu
- Pelei
- Mumulusan
- Salakan
