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Tual (Indonesian: Kota Tual) is a city in Maluku Province of Indonesia, geographically located within the Kai Islands. On 17 July 2007, it was separated from the rest of the Kei Islands (which continue to form the Southeast Maluku Regency) and was created an independent city.

The city covers a land area of, together with a sea area estimated at. It includes the urbanized Dullah Island (Indonesian: Pulau Dullah) which is situated to the northeast of the much larger Kai Kecil, and includes a further number of small islands to the west of Kai Kecil.

Kota Tual mempunyai akar budaya dan adat istiadat yang sama dengan Kabupaten induknya Maluku Tenggara yaitu filosofi adat hukum Larvul Ngabal. Nilai-nilai yang terkandung di dalam hukum Larvul Ngabal mampu memelihara ketertiban & hubungan keakraban antar penduduk, menanamkan rasa gotong royong ( Budaya Maren), serta memupuk kesadaran masyarakat untuk menjaga keharmonisan alam melalui sistem “Hawear” yang mengoptimalkan pemanfaatan sumberdaya alam secara bijak & berkelanjutan. Singkatnya, faktor budaya dan istiadat dapat diandalkan untuk menjaga keseimbangan lingkungan yang mendukung adanya suatu keadaan yang kondusif dan harmonis.

The city comprises the main Dullah Island (Pulau Dullah) together with numerous smaller islands off the north of Kei Kecil island, together with the small archipelagoes of the Tayando Islands, and Kur Islands, which lie to the west of the Kei Islands. The total land area of these islands is. The Tayando Islands have a maximum altitude of around 100 metres above the sea, while the Kur Islands has an altitude of around 400 metres. On Dullah Island, the city has a small slope between 0 and 25 degrees, most of it generally considered to be a low-lying region. However, there are several points within the city boundaries that have steep slopes above 45 degrees.

The majority of the soils in the city are latosol, podzol, and rendzina. The soils generally are fertile and have good drainage, with the inhabitants using the land for agriculture, especially during the rainy season, growing various tubers.

Tual has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen Am) with moderate rainfall from August to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to July.

The Kur Islands District (Kecamatan Pulau-Pulau Kur) comprises the northern part of the Kur Islands archipelago, consisting of the northern half of Kur Island together with islands to its north including Kaimear, Kanos and Bui, of which Kaimear is the only inhabited island. The South Kur District (Kecamatan Kur Selatan) consists of the southern half of Kur Island, together with islands to its south including Mangur, Fadol and Wonen, of which only Mangur is inhabited. The Kur Islands are situated far to the west of the Kayando Tam group.

The Tayando Tam District (Kecamatan Tayando Tam) comprises 27 islands (of which the largest and only populated ones are Pulau Tayando and Pulau Tam) situated to the west of Kei Kecil. There are five villages - Ngurhir on Tam Island, and Langgiar, Yamtel, Ohoitel and Yamru on Yayando Island

North Dullah Island District (Kecamatan Pulau Dullah Utara) comprises the northern half of Dullah Island, and 22 smaller islands, while the more urbanised South Dullah Island District (Kecamatan Pulau Dullah Selatan) comprises the southern part of Dullah Island and 7 smaller islands.