The Babar Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Babar) are located in Maluku Province, Indonesia. Tepa (a town with a population of about 2,000 people) is the administrative center of the Babar Islands municipality. The topography of all the Babar islands is distinctive for their marked stepped appearance, the result of a combination of periodic uplifting of the tectonic plate. Small freighters that have contracts to carry passengers service the islands.