[1] The establishment of the Taliabu Island Regency was intended to encourage the improvement of services in the fields of government, development and society, as well as the ability to utilize regional potentials for the implementation of regional autonomy, thus it was necessary to enact a law upon the establishment of Taliabu Island Regency within North Maluku Province.

The indigenous population living on Taliabu Island consists of the Mange, Kadai, Siboyo and Panto tribal groups which are classified based on respective language spoken, settled home area, livelihoods, careers, etc.

This is largely thanks to the wisdom of the elders and local people of Taliabu Island themselves, maintained through a policy known as Mangkalomu (or "gather together to solve various problems"), which, in-turn, is based on another principle, Dadi Sia Kito Mangkoyong—or "unite to move forward".

This philosophy of peaceful communal living has been used as a motto by the Taliabu Island Regency government with the term Hamungsia Sia Tofu—"together and united".

Based on 2019 data from the Central Statistics Agency, it was noted that the religion adopted by the majority of Taliabu Island district was Islam (75.16%).