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Banyak Islands
The Banyak Islands (sometimes spelled Banjak Islands) are a group of sparsely inhabited islands located between Simeulue and Nias off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia's Aceh Province, consisting of 99 small land masses. The largest island in the group is Tuangku (Great Banyak), with the principal town of Alaban. Two other major islands located either side of Tuangku are Bangkaru and Ujung Batu. Tuangku is separated from Bangkaru by a fault line.
==Geography==
With an area of 123 square miles (319 square km), the group lies north of Nias and 18 miles (29 km) west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. The islands have long been noted for the existence of substantial offshore coral reefs, though problems with overharvesting, damage from explosives, and recent geological disturbances have threatened these underwater resources.
The sea turtle populations in the waters near the Banyak Islands have also suffered from overharvesting. Local people have collected turtle eggs for consumption, and turtles have also been caught by poachers from Sibolga. They hunt turtles for the lucrative export market in turtle meat. Other species in danger from overharvesting include the giant clam and the dugong.〔
The island group had a population of 6,570 persons at the 2010 Census. Most of the islands are uninhabited, and only Tuangku and the small islets of Balai and Baguk (northeast of Tuangku) have any significant population.
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