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Crimon Java or Karimun Java / Karimunjava (Indonesian: Karimunjawa / Karimun Jawa) is an archipelago of 27 islands in the Java Sea, Indonesia, somewhere around 80 kilometres northwest of Jepara. The islands' name means 'a stone's throw from Java' in Javanese. This archipelago have a total land area of 78 km2. The main isle is known as Karimun (2,700 ha), and the next-biggest isle is Kemujan Island (1,400 ha).

In 2011, the population of the island group was about 9,000 who lived on 5 of the islands. The population is mostly Javanese, with pockets of Bugis and Madurese occupants. Javanese ethnic heritage is very dominant in the islands which are the sole islands off Java where Javanese is the lingua franca.

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