Enggano (Isla)

"Enggano o Engaño es una isla de la Sonda, en la barrera sudoeste de la isla de Sumatra y a unos 100 Km de ésta, en el océano Índico. Mide unos 35 Km de este a oeste y unos 16 Km de norte a sur; mide unos 402 Km² y su punto más elevado es de 281 m. Políticamente pertenece a la provincia indonesia de Bengkulu. Los mayores núcleos urbanos de la isla son Barhau, Kabuwe y Kayaapu. En la isla se habla tradicionalmente el enganés, una lengua de la que no se conocen bien sus afinidades."

"Enggano Island is about 100 km southwest of Sumatra, Indonesia. It is one of the 92 officially listed outlying islands of Indonesia. Enggano is about 35 kilometres (22 miles) long from east to west and about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) wide from north to south. Its area is 402.6 square kilometres (155.4 square miles), the average elevation is about 100 metres (330 feet), and the highest point is 281 metres (922 feet). Politically, it is a subdistrict (kecamatan) of the North Bengkulu Regency of the Indonesian province of Bengkulu. The three largest towns on the island are Barhau, Kabuwe and Kayaapu. According to the Indonesian Kantor Statistik for Bengkulu, the island had 1420 inhabitants in 1989. This number rises, according to the Pukesmas, to 1635 by 1994, with 64% of the population claiming descent from the Engganese people."