Why visit Tobelo
Townapedia lists 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Tobelo
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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.
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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
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Een protestantse kerk in Tobelo TMnr 60014252, Unknown author Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tobelo Port North Moluccas - panoramio (cropped), Kurniawan Dwi, CC BY 3.0
- Tobelo Port North Moluccas - panoramio, Kurniawan Dwi, CC BY 3.0
- Government office areal on north halmahera - panoramio, Marcky Bolung, CC BY 3.0
- Government office areal on north halmahera - panoramio - Marcky Bolung (1), Marcky Bolung, CC BY 3.0
- Government office areal on north halmahera - panoramio - Marcky Bolung (3), Marcky Bolung, CC BY 3.0
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