Kalabahi
| Kota Kalabahi Kalabahi |
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| Coordinates | 8 ° 13 ′ S , 124 ° 31 ′ E | ||
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| Country | Indonesia | ||
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Nusa Tenggara | ||
| province | Nusa Tenggara Timur | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | ID-NT | ||
| Administrative district | Alor | ||
| Residents | 60,000 | ||
 Kalabahi seen from the sea
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Kalabahi is the only city on the Indonesian island of Alor and the capital of the Indonesian government district ( Kabupaten ) Alor in the province of East Nusa Tenggara . An estimated 60,000 people live in and around Kalabahi.
Alor is of volcanic origin and very rugged. The region on the west coast of the island around Kalabahi is the only flat area, which is why the Dutch colonial rulers moved the island's capital and main port from Klein-Alor ( Alor-Kecil ) here in 1911. The bay of Kalabahi offers the ships natural protection. There is also a diving area with various corals.
history
On 4 July 1991, there was an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 M . The epicenter was 110 km east of the city in the sea between Timor and Alor. 23 people were killed.
traffic
The IATA airport code for Alor Airport is ARD . It is ten kilometers from Kalabahi. During the dry season , Kalabahi is served five times a week from Kupang , the provincial capital, from a Kasa operated by Merpati Airlines . Since mid-2003, a route Kupang Kalabahi- is Kisar - Ambon offered with return flight the next day.
Ferries run weekly from Kupang ( West Timor ) to Kalabahi. The journey takes 20 hours. Twice a week a ferry runs the route Larantuka ( East Flores ) - Lewoleba ( Lembata ) - Baranusa (Pantar) - Kalabahi in 20 hours. Once a week there is a ferry from Atapupu (West Timor) to Kalabahi in nine hours. In addition, the Pelni passenger ships Serimau and Awu call at Kalabahi every week. Due to the strong winds and large waves, the connection to Alor is often interrupted during the rainy season .
Freighters mostly go from Alor to Surabaya , Makassar and the Moluccas . The main port of Alors has a capacity of 600 gross tons.
In Kalabahi, shared taxis ( bemos ) provide public transport. Buses go to other places on Alor, jeeps, so-called pansars , to the mountainous interior of the island . Small boats connect towns and neighboring islands via the waterway.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Regional Government of Alor: General Information ( Memento of February 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Dive Indonesia: Kalabahi Bay , accessed December 1, 2012
- ↑ Indonesia Earthquake Jul 1991 UNDRO Information Report 1
- ↑ a b c Regional Government of Alor: Transport to - and from Alor ( Memento of December 27, 2004 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Regional Government of Alor: Transport on Alor ( Memento of December 27, 2004 in the Internet Archive )