Kapoposang is one of the largest of
the Spermonde Islands, around 70 km northwest of Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Kapoposang covers an area of around 50,000 hectares and is inhabited by around
100 families. Several other islands, both inhabited and uninhabited, lie near
Kapoposang. The larger ones include Papandangan, Kondongbali, Suranti and
Tambakulu.
Kapoposang and the nearby islands
were