North Amanatun

Kecamatan Amanatun Utara North Amanatun District
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district	South Central Timor
surface	105.8 km²
Residents	17,424 (2017)
density	165 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 41 ′  S , 124 ° 42 ′  E

North Amanatun ( Indonesian Amanatun Utara ) is an Indonesian district ( Kecamatan ) in the west of the island of Timor .

geography

"Village" (Desa)	surface	Residents	Population density
Lilo	6.00 km²	1,544	257
Tauanas	10.20 km²	834	82
Fotilo	13.66 km²	2,359	173
Nasi	12.06 km²	1,687	140
Snok	11.50 km²	2,289	199
Tumu	27.39 km²	2,643	96
Fatu Oni	11.38 km²	1,803	158
Sono	10.29 km²	2,729	265
Muna	3.36 km²	1,536	457

North Amanatun

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) . In the south-west lies the Noebana district , in the west east Amanuban (Amanuban Timur) and Fatukopa , in the north-east Kokbaun , in the east Toiana and in the south Santian and Noebana.

North Amanatun has an area of ​​105.84 km² and is divided into the nine Desa Lilo , Tauanas , Fotilo , Nasi , Snok , Tumu , Fatu Oni , Sono and Muna . The Desa are again divided into a total of 31 Dusun (sub-villages). While Muna is only 54  m above sea level , Lilo is at 538  m above sea level. As in Timor, the tropical climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season . From August to December there is largely drought, while most of the rainfall occurs in February. In 2017, 76 rainy days were recorded with a total amount of 1,302.5 millimeters of precipitation.

flora

Among other things, teak can be found in the district .

Residents

Headhunter regalia, Toi Anas, North Amanatun, 1992

In 2017, 17,424 people lived in North Amanatun. 8,259 were men, 9,165 women. The population density was 165 people per square kilometer. There were 13 Catholic and 30 Protestant churches and chapels in the district.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (5,355), horses (three), buffaloes (three), pigs (9,455), goats (356) and chickens (17,344) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 2,125 hectares, sweet potatoes on 37 hectares and peanuts on 52 hectares. Rice is not grown in North Amanatun. Other agricultural products include onions, garlic, Indian mustard, beans, cucumbers, cauli flowers, pumpkins, avocados, mangoes, tangerines, oranges, guavas, papayas and bananas. Pecans, cashews, coffee, cocoa and vanilla come from plantations.

There are 21 elementary schools, five middle schools and one secondary school in North Amanatun. A communal health center ( Puskesmas ) in Snok and a medical care center ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) in Fotilo are available for medical care . Two doctors, twelve midwives and ten nurses are based in the district.

Web links

• Statistical data from North Amanatun District 2018 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

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