Westinsana

Kecamatan Insana Barat Westinsana District
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district	North Central Timor
Seat	Mamsena
surface	117.7 km²
Residents	10,296 (2017)
density	87 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 13 ′  S , 124 ° 33 ′  E

Westinsana

Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

Westinsana ( Indonesian Insana Barat ) is an Indonesian district ( Kecamatan ) in the west of the island of Timor .

geography

"Village" (Desa)	Administrative headquarters	surface	Residents	Population density
Subun	Tatan	7.15 km²	731	102
Lapeom	Fatulam	8.65 km²	781	90
Usapinonot	Usapinonot	9.00 km²	787	87
Unini	Kuanek	21.00 km²	1,622	77
Letneo	Lensese	9.00 km²	1,276	142
Banae	Tuamau	20.00 km²	1,652	83
Admen	Baat	6.00 km²	746	124
South Letneo	Saknaeb	7.00 km²	678	97
Nifunenas	Usapipukan	14.70 km²	458	31
Subun Tualele	Suspini	4.20 km²	659	157
Subun Bestobe	Bestobe	7.00 km²	536	77
Oabikase	Oabikase	4.00 km²	370	93

The district is located in the south of the administrative district of North Central Timor (Timor Tengah Utara) in the province of East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) . In the east is the Insana district , in the south South Bikomi (Bikomi Selatan) , in the west Kefamenanu , in the northwest East Miomaffo (Miomaffo Timur) and in the north Central Insana (Insana Tengah) .

Westinsana has an area of ​​117.70 km² and is divided into the twelve Desa Subun , Lapeom , Usapinonot , Unini , Letneo , Banae , Admen , South Letneo (Letneo Selatan) , Nifunenas , Subun Tualele , Subun Bestobe and Oabikase . The administrative headquarters are in Mamsena . Most of the territory is less than 500  m above sea level , only the village of Subun is up to 700  m . As usual in Timor, the climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season .

flora

In the district to find occurrences of Lontar palm trees , bamboo , coconut , teak , mahogany and Lamtoro.

Residents

In 2017, Westinsana had a population of 10,296. 5,214 were men, 5,031 women. The population density was 87 people per square kilometer. 10,144 people professed their Catholic faith, 138 were Protestants. There were seven Catholic and two Protestant churches in the district.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (5,475), horses (17), pigs (3,174), goats (1,146), ducks (2) and chickens (9,875) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 1,035 hectares, 80 hectares of rice, 360 hectares of cassava, 58 hectares of peanuts and 45 hectares of green beans. Other agricultural products include bananas, mangoes, papayas and avocados.

Westinsana has twelve elementary schools, three middle schools, and two secondary schools. A community health center ( Puskesmas ), two medical care centers ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) and six midwifery centers ( Polindes ) are available for medical care .

21 kilometers of roads are paved. Simple clay slopes in the district have a length of 29.5 kilometers. Public transport is operated by five minibuses, 26 pick ups, two trucks and 85 motorcycles.

Web links

• Statistical data from Westinsana District 2018 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

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