Batu Islands

The Batu Islands are an archipelago of Indonesia located in the Indian Ocean, off the west coast of Sumatra, between Nias and Siberut.

The three primary islands, of approximately equal size, are Pini, Tanahmasa, and Tanahbala.

The islands are governed as a part of South Nias regency within North Sumatra province.

(e) comprises numerous small islands including Sigata, Sipika, Pono, Sibaranu, Hayo and Bintuang.

The people of the Batu Islands have had substantial interaction with the populations of Nias, to the north, whose language they share.