Banda Neira

Banda Neira
Banda Neira in the late 1990s viewed from Gunung Api
Map of Banda Islands
Banda Neira is located in Indonesia
Banda Neira
Location in Indonesia
Geography
LocationBanda Sea
Coordinates4°31′3″S 129°54′9″E / 4.51750°S 129.90250°E / -4.51750; 129.90250
ArchipelagoBanda Islands
Area3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Length3.3 km (2.05 mi)
Width1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Highest elevation250 m (820 ft)
Highest pointPapenberg
Administration
Indonesia
View of Bandanaira (lithograph based on a painting by Josias Cornelis Rappard, 1883–1889)

Banda Neira (or Pulau Neira) is an island in the Banda Islands, Indonesia. It is administered as part of the administrative Banda Islands District (Kecamatan Kepulauan Banda) within the Central Maluku Regency in the province of Maluku. On its south end is the main town of the same name, which is the largest town in the archipelago with around 7,000 inhabitants.