The Mentawai Islands are a chain of islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. Siberut Island (4030 sq km) is the largest island of the four Mentawai Islands. The other islands are Sipura, North Pagai (Pagai Utara) and South Pagai (Pagai Selatan). The islands lie approximately 150 km off the Sumatran coast, across the Mentawai Strait. The inhabitants of the islands are known as the Mentawai. Sumatra (also spelled Sumatara and Sumatera) is the sixth largest island of the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the 3rd largest island of Indonesia after Kalimantan and New Guinea. ... Sumatra Siberut is one of the Mentawai Islands, lying west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean. ... Sipura, or Sipora, is the smallest and most developed of the four Mentawai Islands at only 845 km². The regency capital of the Mentawai Islands, Tua Pejat, is found on Sipora. ... The Mentawai Strait is the body of water between Sumatra and Nias, Indonesia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

The Mentawai Islands are part of West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) province. Padang, the capital of the province, lies on the Sumatran mainland opposite Siberut. Motto: Tuah Sakato. ... Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. ...

The Mentawai Islands are home to the Mentawai Islands rain forests ecoregion, home to many endemic species, including Four endemic primates: the Mentawai or Kloss Gibbon (Hylobates klossii), Mentawai Macaque (Macaca pagensis), Mentawai leaf-monkey (Presbytis potenziani), and snub-nosed monkey (Simias concolor). An ecoregion is a relatively large area of land or water that contains a geographically distinct assemblage of natural communities. ... In biology and ecology endemic means exclusively native to a place or biota, in contrast to cosmopolitan or introduced. ... For the ecclesiastical use of this term, see primate (religion) Families 13, See classification A primate is any member of the biological order Primates, the group that contains all lemurs, monkeys, and apes, including humans. ... Binomial name Hylobates (Hylobates) klossii (Miller, 1903) The Kloss Gibbon (Hylobates (Hylobates) klossii), also known as the Bilou, is a primate in the Hylobatidae or gibbon family. ... Binomial name Simias concolor Miller, 1903 The Pig-tailed Langur (Simias concolor, monotypic in genus Simias) is a large, rather heavily built Old World monkey, which is adapted to climbing with its long arms. ...

The Mentawai Islands have become a noted destination for surfing. Surfing outside Kaneohe Bay, Hawai‘i. ...

External links

• Anthropology of the Mentawai Islands
• Native Planet: The Mentawai
• Mentawai Islands rain forests (World Wildlife Fund)
• Surf Aid International

Administrative areas in West Sumatra
Cities: Bukittinggi | Padang | Padang Panjang | Pariaman | Payakumbuh | Sawahlunto | Solok Regencies: Agam | Dharmasraya | Limapuluh Koto | Mentawai Islands (Kepulauan Mentawai) | Padang Pariaman | Pasaman | Pasaman Barat | Pesisir Selatan | Sawahlunto Sijunjung | Tanah Datar | Solok | Solok Selatan Motto: Tuah Sakato. ... Image File history File links West_Sumatra_Symbol. ... City of Bukittinggi Bukittinggi (Indonesian for high hill) is one of the larger cities in West Sumatra, Indonesia, with a population of around 100,000 people. ... Padang is the capital and largest city of West Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Padang Panjang - Koto Hujan (rainy town) is located in the cool highlands of West Sumatra, inland from the provincial capital Padang. ... Payakumbuh is a city of north Bukit Tinggi (West Sumatra), Indonesia. ... Solok is one of municipalities in West Sumatra, Indonesia. ... Agam is a municipality of Indonesia, in the West Sumatra province, located west in the island of Sumatra. ... Sawah Lunto Sijunjung is one of regencies of West Sumatra, The capital of the regencies is Muaro, Most of people working as trader and goverment employee, and the rest are as farmers, I was born In Tanjung Gadang in 1971, one of the district of Sawahlunto Sijunjung, I spent my... Tanah Datar is a regency (kabupaten) in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. ...
See also: Provinces of Indonesia