| Galela | |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia Halmahera#Indonesia North Maluku#Indonesia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Maluku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Island |
| Subdivision Name2: | Halmahera |
| Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
| Subdivision Name3: | North Halmahera |
| Area Total Km2: | 45.62 |
| Population Total: | 8,760 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | WIB |
| Utc Offset: | +9 |
| Coordinates: | 1.8236°N 127.8431°W |
Galela (or actually Soa Sio, as it is called properly, with the name Galela referring to the entire district/kecamatan surrounding it), is a small town on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. It is located in the North Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku. Views of Mount Tarakani can be seen from the scenic coast.[2] Galelarese constitutes an official ethnic group in North Halmhera and is also a language, spoken in the Galela region, neighboring parts of Tobelo and Loloda districts, on the island of Morotai and in villages scattered in southern Halmahera as well as on Bacan and Obi. The town borders Lake Galela.
It is served by Gamar Malamo Airport (IATA: GLX). During 2015 Susi Air flies from Ternate every Thursday morning.[3]