There were 14 Balabalagan Islands recorded in the 19th century; they were historically known as Little Paternoster Islands, and are a subdistrict of Mamuju Regency located in the Makassar Strait off the esat coast of Kalimantan.
In the 19th century, the islands were recorded as numbering 14, with the largest named Sebunkatang; the channels were shallow and unnavigable, but provided a fertile fishing ground for the island natives, called Biajoo. Balabalagan Islands (also spelled Bala Balakang and historically known as Little Paternoster Islands) are an archipelago and a subdistrict of Mamuju Regency located in the Makassar Strait off the east coast of Kalimantan (Borneo), halfway between it and Sulawesi, Indonesia. 
