Poland (South Central Timor)

Kecamatan Poland Poland district
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district	South Central Timor
Seat	Puna
surface	250.3 km²
Residents	14,492 (2017)
density	58 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 39 ′  S , 124 ° 24 ′  E

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

geography

"Village" (Desa)	Administrative headquarters	surface	Sea level	Residents	Population density
Laob	Laob	13.46 km²	493  m	1,129	083.88
Konbaki	Konbaki	17.69 km²	572  m	2.139	120.92
Puna	Puna	16.75 km²	376  m	1,582	094.45
Loli	Loli	54.49 km²	376  m	1,491	027.36
Mnesatbubuk	Mnesatbubuk	44.52 km²	730  m	1,412	031.72
Bijeli	Bijeli	18.12 km²	513  m	1,714	094.59
Usapimnasi	Usapimnasi	08.36 km²	996  m	0.820	098.09
Fatumnutu	Fatumnutu	12.82 km²	944  m	1,866	145.55
Oelnunuh	Oelnunuh	21.61 km²	499  m	0.886	041.00
Baloo	Baloo	29.05 km²	628  m	0.665	022.89
Sainoni	Sainoni	13.42 km²	644  m	0.788	058.72

Poland

Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

The district is located in the north of the administrative district of South Central Timor (Timor Tengah Selatan) of the East Nusa Tenggara Province (Nusa Tenggara Timur) . In the west lies the Tobu district , in the southwest north Molo (Molo Utara) and central Molo (Molo Tengah) and in the south and southeast Oenino . To the north Poland borders the Region of North Central Timor (Timor Tengah Utara) with its districts Westmiomaffo (Miomaffo Barat) and Noimuti .

Poland has an area of ​​250.29 km² and is divided into the eleven Desa Laob , Konbaki , Puna , Loli , Mnesatbubuk , Bijeli , Usapimnasi , Fatumnutu , Oelnunuh , Balu and Sainoni . The administrative headquarters are in Puna. While Puna and Loli are 376  m above sea level , Fatumnutu is 944  m and Usapimnasi even at an altitude of 996  m above sea level. As in Timor, the tropical climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season . The 100 rainy days are spread over the months of January to June. The rest of the year there is no rainfall. In 2017, a total annual amount of 1,518 mm of precipitation per square meter was measured.

Residents

In 2017 there were 14,492 inhabitants in 3,652 households in Poland. 7,172 were men and 7,320 women. The population density was 57.90 people per square kilometer. The majority of the population are Protestants, there are also Catholics. There are nine Catholic and 35 Protestant churches in the district.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (8,209), horses (39), buffaloes (90), pigs (7,183), goats (456) and chickens (15,373) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 2,012 hectares, 209 hectares of rice, 38 hectares of cassava, twelve hectares of sweet potatoes and 16 hectares of peanuts. Other agricultural products include onions, potatoes, cabbage, kidney beans, long beans, chillies, tomatoes, aubergines, cucumbers, mangoes, papayas, bananas, prickly peas and jackfruits. Coconuts, pecans, kapok, areca nuts, nutmeg, cocoa, betel nuts and cashew nuts come from plantations.

In Poland there are ten kindergartens, 21 primary schools (15 public and six private), five secondary schools (four public and one private) and two secondary schools (one public and one private). Two communal health centers ( Puskesmas ) and a medical care center ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) are available for medical care . Two doctors, 23 midwives and 14 nurses work in Poland.

There are weekly markets in Puna and Sainoni. There are also 92 shops. You will look in vain for hotels and restaurants.

Web links

• Statistical data from the District of Poland 2018 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

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