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Tobelo
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Also known as Tobelo District

Tobelo is a town and a district on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. It is the capital of the regency (kabupaten) of North Halmahera, part of the province of North Maluku. The town was formalised as the capital of North Halmahera in the district elections held in 2004. It had a population of 34,150 at the 2020 Census. A palm tree lined coastal road connects Tobelo to Galela. The town is predominantly Christian with a large Muslim minority and a Protestant Church has existed in Tobelo since at least 1924.

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Settlement.name
Tobelo
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een protestantse kerk in Tobelo TMnr 60014252.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Protestant Church in Tobelo, dated 1924.
Settlement.pushpin_map
Indonesia Halmahera
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of the town in Halmahera
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Maluku
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Island
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Halmahera
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Regency
Settlement.subdivision_name3
North Halmahera
Settlement.area_total_km2
53.14
Settlement.population_as_of
2020 Census
Settlement.population_total
34150
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Population
15000
Elevation
11
Image
COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een protestantse kerk in Tobelo TMnr 60014252.jpg
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Commons category
Tobelo
name
Tobelo
Statistics Indonesia area code
8205040
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Tobelo is a town and a district on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. It is the capital of the regency (kabupaten) of North Halmahera, part of the province of North Maluku. The town was formalised as the capital of North Halmahera in the district elections held in 2004. It had a population of 34,150 at the 2020 Census. A palm tree lined coastal road connects Tobelo to Galela. The town is predominantly Christian with a large Muslim minority and a Protestant Church has existed in Tobelo since at least 1924.

==Religion== Muslims and Christians had lived amicably in this town of North Halmahera since the 16th century. However, the province of North Maluku has a Muslim majority. The coastal road from Galela to Tobelo passes through neighboring Muslim and Christian villages. Living peacefully, these two communities followed the local cultural tradition of the Hibua Lamo (a pact between Muslims and Christians to live together without aggressive designs on each other and cooperating on all matters of mutual interest).

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