Amboy'na, Amboina or Apon, one of the Molucca Islands, in the Indian Archipelago, close to the large island of Ceram. It is about 30 miles long and 10 miles wide. Here is the seat of government of the Dutch residency or province of Amboyna, which includes also Ceram, Banda Isles, Buru and other islands. Amboyna affords a variety of useful trees, including the cocoanut and sago palms, and cloves and nutmegs are the staple productions. The capital, also called Amboyna, is situated on the Bay of Amboyna, and is well built and defended by a citadel. Population in 1910, 38,663. According to the 1995 census, the population was 2,088,516.