The Loloda area is part of the West Halmahera Regency of North Malukku.
The mostly Christian population of the mainland mostly lives in isolated villages set on scenic bays.
Kedi, the regional capital of southern Loloda which belongs to West Halmahera Regency, is in the south, near the border with Ibu.
The population of these very pretty islands, the largest of which are Doi and Dagasuli, is mostly Muslim.
The villages along the northernmost section of the coast are ethnically Galelarese, and in general the culture and language of Loloda is quite close to that of neighbouring Galela.