Pulau Ayu

Pulau Ayau, often called Pulau Aju or simply Ajoe, is a small Indonesian island located in the Ayau Islands above the northern tip of the Waigeo Islands.

Pulau Ayau
Pulau Ayau Location of Pulau Ayau in Western New Guinea
Coordinates: 0°22′29″N 131°2′45″E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Southwest Papua
Area
• Land	5.06 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (Eastern Indonesian Time)

Pulau Ayu

Location of Pulau Ayu listed as Ayau (Ayu Islands) in the Raja Ampat Islands located in the top right corner of the map.
Geography
Location	South East Asia
Coordinates	0°22′N 131°02′E
Archipelago	Ayu Islands
Total islands	5 (2 uninhabited)
Major islands	Pulau Ayau, Pulau Reni, Pulau Kanobe
Province	Southwest Papua
Demographics
Ethnic groups	Melanesians, Papuans, Austronesians

Pulau Ayau is administratively part of the Raja Ampat Regency in the Southwest Papua Province of Indonesia.

The two major settlements on the island include Imbik Kuan and Ayu.

The island is surrounded by two large reefs.

Pulau Reni and Pulau Kanobe are two other small inhabited islands north of Pulau Ayau.

Access to the island is limited to small boats due to the reefs and the small size of the island.

World War II

Pulau Ayau and all the islands in the Ayau Archipelago were occupied by the Japanese Empire during World War II from 1942 until the end of the war in 1945.

External links

• Pulau Ayu Information
• Detailed Map