Kuatnana (South Central Timor)

Kecamatan Kuatnana Kuatnana District
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district	South Central Timor
Seat	Tetaf
surface	141.2 km²
Residents	15,883 (2017)
density	112 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 50 ′  S , 124 ° 25 ′  E

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

geography

"Village" (Desa)	Administrative headquarters	surface	Residents	Population density
Lakat	Lakat	27.27 km²	2.191	80
Supul	Supul	12.22 km²	1,677	137
Tetaf	Tetaf	12.97 km²	4,024	310
Enoneontes	Enoneontes	12.52 km²	1,687	135
Naukae	Naukae	22.02 km²	2,021	91
O'of	O'of	23.31 km²	1,987	85
Tubmonas	Tubmonas	24.18 km²	1,330	55
Oe'ue	Oe'ue	6.73 km²	966	144

Kuatnana

Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

The district is located in the center of the administrative district of South Central Timor (Timor Tengah Selatan) in the province of East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) . In the southwest lies the district of Noebeba and West Amanuban (Amanuban Barat) , in the west Kota Soe and South Molo (Molo Selatan) , in the northwest Central Molo (Molo Tengah) , in the north Oenino , in the east Central Amanuban (Amanuban Tengah) and in the south Kuan Fatu .

Kuatnana has an area of ​​141.22 km² and is divided into the eight Desa Lakat , Supul , Tetaf , Enoneontes , Naukae , O'of , Tubmonas and Oe'ue . The Desas are again divided into a total of 25 Dusun (sub-villages). The administrative headquarters are in Tetaf. The district lies at an altitude of 548  m (O'of) and 857  m (Tetaf). As in Timor, the tropical climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season . In 2017 it rained in the district only on 80 days between January and June. A total amount of precipitation of 859 mm was measured.

flora

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

Residents

In 2017, Kuatnana had 15,883 residents in 3,859 households. 7,958 were men, 7,925 women. The population density was 112 people per square kilometer. There were seven Catholic and 44 Protestant churches and chapels in the district.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (8,630), pigs (12.48), goats (865) and chickens (14,060) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 2,540 hectares, rice on 152 hectares, cassava on 410 hectares and peanuts on 118 hectares. Other agricultural products include onions, cabbage, tomatoes, beans, cucumbers, avocados, mangoes, tangerines, papayas, bananas and sirsak. Plantations are light nuts , coconuts, tamarind, cashew nuts, kapok, Arecanüsse, betel nuts and coffee.

There are 18 elementary schools, five middle schools, and two secondary schools in Kuatnana. A community health center ( Puskesmas ), three medical care centers ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) and five midwifery centers ( Polindes ) are available for medical care . There is a doctor, 20 midwives and 14 nurses in the district.

ASPAL kilometers of roads are paved. KERIKEL kilometers of roads are covered with gravel. Simple clay slopes in the district have a length of TANAH kilometers. Public transport is operated by MIKROLET minibuses, PICKUP pick ups, TRUK trucks, BIS buses, OJEKMOTOR motorcycles and other LAINYA vehicles.

Web links

• Statistical data from Kuatnana District 2018 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

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