The
Sula Islands (Indonesian:
Kepulauan Sula) are a group of islands in
North Maluku in
Indonesia. Its three main islands are
Mangole,
Sanana (officially Sula Besi or Xulla Besi) and
Taliabu, with smaller islands Lifamatola and Seho. Until 2013 the whole group was administered as Sula Archipelago Regency (
Kabupaten Kepulauan Sula), with its administrative capital at
Sanana on the island of the same name; its area is 9,632.92 km
2 and population 132,070 (at the 2010 census). However, in 2013
Taliabu Island was separated from Kepulauan Sula Regency and formed into a new Regency.