Indonesia
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX (CC BY 4.0). Outline and points © OpenStreetMap contributors / Natural Earth. North up.
In numbers
552km²
Area
217km
Coastline
1,320m
Highest point
Mount Awu
140,420
People
29°C
Warmest sea
June
1,753km
To the mainland
When to go to Sangihe Island
Best for the beach from January to May.
The sea is warmest in June (29 °C) and coolest in February (28 °C). You can swim comfortably all year (21 °C or more).
Averages 1991–2020. Sea: NOAA OISST, the water within 35 km of the coast. Air, rain and sun: NASA POWER. Best months weigh warm afternoons (23–30 °C), sea of 24 °C or more and few wet days.
Island in Sangihe Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
Sangihe Island is an island in Indonesia. It belongs to Sangihe Islands. It covers 552 km², with 217 km of coastline. Its highest point, Mount Awu, rises to 1,320 m. About 140,420 people live on it. The nearest mainland is 1,753 km away.
Getting there
- Naha Airport (NAH)airport on the island, with scheduled flightsCar hire at GES airport (General Santos)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- FerriesLikupang - Pananaru, Pananaru - Melonguane, Amurang-Pananaru, Pananaru-Kawaluso
- 1,753 km from the mainlanddistance to the nearest continental coast
- From January to Maybest months to go (from 30 years of averages)
Plan the trip
Ferries, stays and things to do
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On the island
What you find on Sangihe Island.
- 4viewpointsViewpoint Embuhanga, Viewpoint I Love You, Kawasan hutan lindung and 1 more
- 2ferry terminalsPananaru, Ngalipaeng
- 50named peaksGunung Awu, Bentihu Maming, Bentihu Pananembaeng and 47 more
- 1volcanoesMount Awu Crater
- 5waterfallsAir Terjun Sensong, Air Terjun Kalagheng, Air Terjun Kanikang and 2 more
- 3hotels, guesthouses and apartments
- 4restaurants, cafés and bars
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, inside the island's outline. A low number may only mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Cross-checked with our atlases
Sangihe Island in our other atlases
Everything Coastya, Peakyas, Lakeyas and Cascadyas know about what lies inside Sangihe Island, each with its own numbers.
10beaches and covesCoastya
50mountainsPeakyas
Highest point
1,320m
prominence 1,320 m · according to Peakyas
Beach with the warmest sea
29.4°C
Sowaeng Meseko
sea in the warmest month · according to Coastya
10 beaches
on Coastya, the beach atlas
- Pantai Mananawo29.3°C
- Pantai Balane29.4°C
- Pantai Taloara29.4°C
- Pantai Talala29.4°C
- Pantai Simueng29.4°C
- Sowaeng Daghocove29.3°C
- Sowaeng Menggawacove29.3°C
- Sowaeng Mesekocove29.4°C
2 more on CoastyaOpen Coastya ↗
50 mountains
on Peakyas, the mountain atlas
- Mount Awuprominence 1,320 m1,320m
- Mount Sahendaruman
- Bentihu Sahandarumang
- Bentihu Dumega
- Bentihu Arengkambing
- Bentihu Kalumpang
- Bentihu Kendoke
- Bentihu Bowongbatu
42 more on PeakyasOpen Peakyas ↗
The shape of the land.
On average the island stands 244 m above the sea. 55 % of it is below 200 m.
- 17 %0–50 m
- 38 %50–200 m
- 32 %200–500 m
- 12 %500–1,000 m
- 1 %1,000–2,000 m
Share of the island's area in each altitude band, from the Copernicus DEM (30 m, read at 30–240 m on large islands).
Size, for real
Next to islands you may know.
20 km
All outlines drawn to the same scale (Natural Earth and OpenStreetMap).
Towns on the island
- Tahuna35,307 people
- Tamakono census figure
- Manganituno census figure
- Manaluno census figure
- Kumano census figure
- Kendaheno census figure
- Enemawirano census figure
- Bungalawangno census figure
- Bentungno census figure
Month by month
The weather on the island.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon high (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Night low (°C) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Sea (°C) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| Rain (mm) | 179 | 127 | 126 | 103 | 139 | 178 | 166 | 101 | 84 | 105 | 132 | 170 |
| Wet days | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 |
| Sun h/day | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Wind (km/h) | 18 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 |
Averages 1991–2020 for the ~55 km NASA POWER cell over the island; the sea from NOAA OISST.
Recent years
Warmer and cooler years at sea.
Each month's sea temperature compared with its 1991–2020 average, in degrees.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.9 |
| 2021 | +1.2 | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | +0.6 |
| 2023 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +0.7 |
| 2024 | +0.8 | +0.4 | −0.1 | +0.2 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +0.9 | +0.5 |
| 2025 | +1.2 | +1.0 | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.6 |
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About these numbers
| Names, area, population | Wikidata (Q3100064) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Outline | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Sea temperature | NOAA OISST v2.1 · 1991–2020 |
| Climate | NASA POWER · 1991–2020 |
| Relief, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Beaches, ports, lighthouses, trails | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Towns | GeoNames · CC BY 4.0 |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Beaches, mountains, lakes and waterfalls | Coastya, Peakyas — Wikidata · CC0; © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL; GeoNames · CC BY 4.0; NOAA OISST |
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