West Molo

Kecamatan Molo Barat West Molo District
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Administrative district	South Central Timor
Seat	Salbaite
surface	165.1 km²
Residents	7844 (2017)
density	47 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT

Coordinates: 9 ° 47 '  S , 124 ° 6'  E

West Molo ( Indonesian Molo Barat , also Mollo Barat ) is an Indonesian district ( Kecamatan ) in the west of the island of Timor .

geography

"Village" (Desa)	Administrative headquarters	surface	Residents	Population density
Besana	Besana	11.39 km²	1,450	127
Fatukoko	Nunbaki	21.27 km²	1,072	50
Koa	Koa	42.67 km²	2,316	54
Salbaite	Salbaite	54.64 km²	1,521	28
Oeuban	Oeuban	35.17 km²	1,485	42

West Molo

Location in East Nusa Tenggara Province

The district is located in the west of the administrative district of South Central Timor (Timor Tengah Selatan) of the East Nusa Tenggara Province (Nusa Tenggara Timur) . In the north are the districts of Nunbena and North Molo (Molo Utara) and in the east Central Molo (Molo Tengah) , South Molo (Molo Selatan) and Batu Putih . In the west, Westmolo borders the government district of Kupang with its district of Takari .

Westmolo has an area of ​​165.14 km² and is divided into the five Desa Besana , Fatukoko , Koa , Salbait and Oeuban . The Desas are again divided into ten Dusun (sub-villages). The administrative headquarters are in Salbait. Koa is at an altitude of 246  m , Oeuban is at 597  m . As in Timor, the tropical climate is divided into a rainy and a dry season .

flora

Coconut palms and cashew nut trees can be found in the district.

Residents

Koa residents

In 2017 there were 7,844 inhabitants in 1,987 households in Westmolo. 3,910 were men and 3,934 women. The population density was 47 people per square kilometer. There were six Catholic and 22 Protestant churches and chapels in the district.

Economy, infrastructure and transport

Most of the district's residents make a living from agriculture. Cattle (1,150), horses (five), buffalo (80), pigs (5,763), goats (383), ducks (35) and chickens (11,243) are kept as pets. Corn is grown on 384 hectares, rice on 928 hectares, cassava on 137 hectares, sweet potatoes on five hectares, peanuts on 472 hectares and green beans on two hectares. Other agricultural products are chilli, eggplant, jackfruit, tangerines, guavas, bananas, papayas and sirsak.

There are nine elementary schools and three middle schools in West Molo. A community health center ( Puskesmas ), two medical care centers ( Puskesmas Pembantu ) and a midwifery center ( Polindes ) are available for medical care . A doctor, four midwives and five nurses work in the district.

Web links

• Statistical data from Westmolo District 2018 (Indonesian).

Individual evidence

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