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COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een protestantse kerk in Tobelo TMnr 60014252
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Tobelo Port North Moluccas - panoramio (cropped)
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Tobelo Port North Moluccas - panoramio
Tobelo Port North Moluccas - panoramio · Kurniawan Dwi, CC BY 3.0
Government office areal on north halmahera - panoramio
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Government office areal on north halmahera - panoramio - Marcky Bolung (1)
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Tobelo, Indonesia

Tobelo is a town of 34,150 people in North Maluku, Indonesia.

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Population34,150 GeoNames
Elevation11 m 36 ft
Time zoneAsia/Jayapura
Nearest airportGamar Malamo Airport (GLX) 28 km

Why visit Tobelo

Townapedia lists 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.

About Tobelo

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.

From the Wikipedia article Tobelo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Tobelo on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Restaurants and cafes1

Dabiloha Rumah Makam

Restaurant · 2.3 km

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Where to stay1

JJ Guesthouse

Motel and hotel · 0.8 km

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Churches and places of worship1

Jami

Place of worship

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Schools, colleges and libraries2

SMA Negeri 1 Halmahera Utara

School

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SMA Negeri 6 Halmahera Utara

School · 2.0 km

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Healthcare2

Map of Tobelo

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Getting there and nearby towns

Gamar Malamo Airport (GLX) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.

  • Galela 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
  • Daruba 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car

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