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At least five people were killed and 41 remain missing after a ferry carrying 271 passengers and crew caught fire off Indonesia’s Madura Island recently.

About Madura Island

• It is an Indonesian island located off the northeast coast of Java. 
• It’s separated from Java by the narrow Madura Strait.  
• It is known as “The Salt Island” because it produces a lot of salt. 
• The island covers an area of 5,290 sq.km.
• Madura Island has a mostly flat landscape. There are no big mountains or huge changes in height.  
• Most of these people are Madurese. About 3.6 million to 4 million Madurese live on the island.  
• The Madura people are the third largest people group in Indonesia.  
• The main language spoken here is Madurese. 
• It is famous for its bull races held each year after the harvest. 
• The main towns on the island include Bangkalan in the west, followed by Sampang, Pamekasan, and Sumenep further east. 
• Economy: 
  • The principal industries are cattle raising and salt panning, the latter a government monopoly. 
  • Kapok, copra, and coconut oil are important products, as is teak from forests in the northwest.

News: NDTV

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