Laut Island

Laut (Luh-OOt; pulau Laut) is an island located in northern Java Sea, to the southwest of Makassar Strait. It is administratively part of the Kota Baru Regency in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. It has an area of 2,023.76 km2 (including offshore islets) and a population according to the official estimates as at mid 2021 of 162,591. The town of Kotabaru at the northern tip of the island is the administrative capital of the regency.