Ambon Island is part of the
Maluku Islands of
Indonesia. The
island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consists of two territories. The main city and
seaport is
Ambon (with a 2009 population of 284,809), which is also the capital of
Maluku province and Maluku Tengah (with a 2009 population of 370,931). Ambon has an
airport and is home to the
Pattimura University and Open University (Universitas Terbuka), state universities, and a few private universities, which include Darussalam University (Universitas Darussalam, UNDAR) and Universitas Kristen Indonesia Maluku (UKIM).