Galela is a small town on the eastern Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

n island of Halmahera

Halmahera

Halmahera is the largest island in the Maluku Islands. It is part of the North Maluku province of Indonesia.Halmahera has a land area of 17,780 km² and a population in 1995 of 162,728...

. It is located in the North Halmahera Regency

North Halmahera Regency

North Halmahera Regency or Halmahera Utara is a regency of Halmahera in North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It was declared a Regency on 31 May 2003. The capital town of the regency lies at the port of Tobelo. The regency covers an area of – of sea area and land area – and as of 2006 had a...

, part of the province of North Maluku

North Maluku

North Maluku is a province of northeastern Indonesia. It covers the northern part of the Maluku Islands, which are split between it and the province of Maluku. Maluku province used to cover the entire group...

. It is connected by a palm tree lined road to Tobelo

Tobelo

Tobelo is a town and also a district on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. It is the capital of the regency of North Halmahera, part of the province of North Maluku. The city was formalised as the capital of North Halmahera in the district elections held in 2004...

 in the south. Views of Mount Tarakan can be seen from the scenic coast. Galelese constitutes an official ethnic group in North Halmhera and is also a language dialect, spoken in Galela and surrounding villages.
It is served by Galela Airport (GLX).