Boking

Kecamatan Boking Boking District
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district	South Central Timor
Seat	merupakan
surface	94.6 km²
Residents	10,382 (2017)
density	110 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 50 ′  S , 124 ° 43 ′  E

Boking is an Indonesian district ( Kecamatan ) in the west of the island of Timor .

geography

"Village" (Desa)	Administrative headquarters	surface	Residents	Population density
Sabun	Sabun	13.85 km²	1,818	131
Nano	Nano	11.03 km²	1,090	99
Boking	Boking	16.91 km²	2.113	125
Leonmeni	Leonmeni	5.93 km²	628	106
Meusin	Meusin	15.31 km²	1,348	86
Baus	Baus	21.63 km²	1,816	84
Fatu Manufui	Fatu Manufahi	9.92 km²	1,569	158

Boking

Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

The district is located in the east of the administrative district of South Central Timor (Timor Tengah Selatan) in the province of East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) , on the coast of the Timor Sea . The sea is located southeast of the district. In the south lies the district of Nunkolo , in the west South Amanatun (Amanatun Selatan) and in the north Santian and Toiana . In the northeast is the Malaka administrative district with its Wewiku district .

Boking has an area of ​​94.58 km² and is divided into the seven Desa Boking , Nano , Boking , Leonmeni , Meusin , Baus and Fatu Manufui . Boking, Meusin, Baus and Fatu Manufui have access to the sea. Sabun, Nano and Leonmeni are inland. The Desa are divided into 23 Dusun (sub-villages). The administrative headquarters are in the village of Boking. While Meusin is 19  m above sea level , Leonmeni is 361  m above sea level. As in Timor, the tropical climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season .

flora

In the district can be found, among other occurrences of teak and Gmelina .

Residents

In 2017, 10,382 people lived in Boking. 5,024 were men, 5,358 women. The population density was 110 people per square kilometer. There were four Catholic and 37 Protestant churches and chapels in the district.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (5,509), buffalo (seven), pigs (3,973), goats (146) and chickens (5,235) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 1,349 hectares, cassava on 600 hectares, soybeans on 20 hectares and mung beans on 56 hectares. Rice is not grown at all. Other agricultural products include tomatoes, leafy vegetables, avocados, mangoes, tangerines, papayas, bananas and sirsak. Coffee and cocoa come in small quantities from plantations.

There are twelve elementary schools, three middle schools and two secondary schools in Boking. Only one community health center ( Puskesmas ) in Boking is available for medical care . There are no other medical facilities such as medical care centers ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) or midwifery centers ( Polindes ). The district has a doctor, three midwives, and two nurses.

Web links

• Statistical data from Boking District 2018 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Kecamatan Boking Dalam Angka 2018 , accessed November 3, 2018.