North Bikomi

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Kecamatan Bikomi Utara
North Bikomi District
location
Basic data
Country Indonesia
province East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district North Central TimorTemplate: Infobox administrative unit / maintenance / other
Seat Napan
surface 70.7 km²
Residents 6215 (2017)
density 88 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 22 ′ 37 ″  S , 124 ° 24 ′ 25 ″  E

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

geography

"Village" (Desa) surface Residents Population
density
Faennake 4.17 km² 1,061 254
Baas 9.47 km² 393 41
Haumeni 11.36 km² 749 66
Napan 5.68 km² 1,111 196
Tes 6.32 km² 623 98
Sainoni 5.70 km² 693 122
Banain A 11.00 km² 672 61
Banain B 8.00 km² 427 53
Banain C 16.00 km² 486 54
North Bikomi (Lesser Sunda Islands)
North Bikomi
North Bikomi
Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

The district is located in the west of the administrative district of North Central Timor (Timor Tengah Utara) of the East Nusa Tenggara Province (Nusa Tenggara Timur) . In the northeast lies the Naibenu district , in the east East Miomaffo (Miomaffo Timur) and in the south Central Bikomi (Bikomi Tengah) . In the northwest, Nordbikomi borders on the Oe-Cusse Ambeno exclave belonging to the state of East Timor .

North Bikomi has an area of ​​70.70 km² and is divided into nine Desa . Faennake , Baas and Haumeni in the south, Napan and Tes in the west, Sainoni in the center (with a small exclave in the northeast) and Banain A , Banain B and Banain C in the north. The administrative headquarters are in Napan. The territory is largely located at an altitude of 500  m to 700  m . As usual in Timor, the climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season .

Residents

In 2017 there were 6,215 inhabitants in Nordbikomi. 3,075 are men, 3,140 women. The population density is 88 people per square kilometer. 6,195 people profess the Catholic faith and 20 are Protestants. There is a Catholic church and five chapels in the district.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (5,265), pigs (4,099), goats (5,470), sheep (12), chickens (4,437) and ducks (17) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 1,950 hectares, rice on PADI SAWAH / PADI LADANG hectares, cassava on 300 hectares, peanuts on 7 hectares and green beans on 5 hectares. Avocados, mangoes, oranges, papayas, bananas, pineapples, jackfruits and onions are also planted. Coconuts, cashews, coffee, cocoa, hazelnuts, kapok , betel nuts, pepper and vanilla are harvested for trade .

There are eight elementary schools, three middle schools and two secondary schools in Nordbikomi. A municipal health center ( Puskesmas ), two medical care centers ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) and six midwifery centers ( Polindes ) are available for medical care .

1.42 kilometers of roads are paved. 3.08 kilometers of roads are covered with gravel. Simple clay slopes in the district have a length of 4.40 kilometers. Public transport is operated by 31 minibuses, nine pick-ups and trucks, 232 motorcycles and one other vehicle. The border crossing to the East Timorese Bobometo is near Napan .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Kecamatan Bikomi Utara Dalam Angka 2018 , accessed on November 3, 2018.
  2. ↑ Sobar Sutisna and Sri Handoyo: Delineation and Demarcation surveys of the land border in Timor: Indonesian perspective , Center for Boundary Mapping, The National Agency for Surveys and Mapping of Indonesia , accessed on November 18, 2018