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==Marine National Park==
==Marine National Park==
An area of 107,489 hectares of land and sea was declared by a Forestry Ministrial Decree in 2002 as the ''Taman Nasional Kepulauan Seribu'' (Thousand Islands National Park). Public access is prohibited on two of the islands, Panjaliran Barat and Panjaliran Timur, where sea turtles are conserved.<ref>http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/28/sri-andajani-thousand-islands-conservation-or-submersion.html</ref>
An area of 107,489 hectares of land and sea was declared by a Forestry Ministrial Decree in 2002 as the ''Taman Nasional Kepulauan Seribu'' (Thousand Islands National Park). Public access is prohibited on two of the islands, Panjaliran Barat and Panjaliran Timur, where sea turtles are conserved.<ref>http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/28/sri-andajani-thousand-islands-conservation-or-submersion.html</ref>

===Other islands===
Pulau Panjang (Long Island) has the islands' only airstrip while Bira has a golf course. Pulau Kotok, Pulau Macan Besar (Big Tiger Island), Pulau Putri (Princess Island), Pulau Pelangi (Rainbow Island), Sepa, Papa Theo, Antuk Timur, and Antuk Barat are all further off shore and have resorts.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:15, 5 February 2012

Kepulauan Seribu
Thousand Islands
Regency
Port gate of Pramuka Island, capital of the Thousand Islands regency, Indonesia.
Port gate of Pramuka Island, capital of the Thousand Islands regency, Indonesia.
Country Indonesia
ProvinceJakarta
CapitalPramuka Island
Area
 • Total8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total21.071
 • Density2.4/km2 (6.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Thousand Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Seribu) is the only regency of Jakarta, Indonesia. It consists of a string of 105 islands stretching 45 kilometers north into the Java Sea, with the closest island lying in Jakarta Bay only a few kilometers off mainland Jakarta.

The area is a marine national park although development is allowed on 37 of the islands. Some islands are uninhabited, others have resorts and a number of them are privately owned by wealthy Jakartans.[citation needed]

Trade

Fishing is the main trade of the islands. However, there has been a drop in the value of the trade due to overfishing by fishing vessels operating in the area.

Islands and administrative divisions

Pulau Seribu Regency is divided into two kecamatan: The Kecamatan of Kepulauan Seribu Selatan or South Thousand Islands, and the Kecamatan of . Each kecamatan of Kepulauan Seribu Utara or North Thousand Islands. Each of this kecamatan is divided into three kelurahan, each containing several islands.

Below are the complete list of the islands in Pulau Seribu:[1]

Kecamatan Kepulauan Seribu Selatan (South Thousand Islands Subdistrict)

The South Thousand Islands Subdistrict is the closest subdistrict of Thousand Islands to the coast of Jakarta.

The Kecamatan of Kepulauan Seribu Selatan can be divided into three Kelurahan: Kelurahan Pulau Untung Jawa, Kelurahan Pulau Pari, and Kelurahan Pulau Tidung.

Kelurahan Pulau Untung Jawa

Kelurahan Pulau Untung Jawa (postal code 14510) is the closest kelurahan to the coast of Jakarta. The administrative area is situated in Jakarta Bay and could not sustain marine life because of the water pollution.

Island Location Remarks Image
Air Besar 6°00′15″S 106°46′53″E / 6.004167°S 106.781389°E / -6.004167; 106.781389 Also known as Ayer Island, the island is currently developed into a resort.
Air Kecil
Bidadari "Angel or heavenly nymph". The Dutch named the island Purmerend eiland after the town of Purmerend in the Netherlands. In 1850 the Dutch built a Martello tower here as part of a set of fortifications that protected the approaches to Batavia. The tower was operational until 1878, when it became a storage site. It too was badly damaged by the Krakatoa explosion and was abandoned in 1908. All that remains now is the base up to a meter or two above ground. Bidadari was also known as Pulau Sakit (Sick Island) as it housed a leper colony during the 17th century. More recently, the island came to be called "Angel Island", to honor the leprosarium that had been there. Bidadari is now a resort island with some tourist facilities.
Bokor
Cipir Also known as Pulau Khayangan, the Dutch originally named this island de Kuyper Eiland.(The British called it Kuyper's Island or Cooper's Island). During the Dutch colonial area, a shipyard was established in the island. In the early 20th Century a narrow, floating bridge linked Cipir and Onrust islands. At the time, it too functioned as a quarantine station.
Dapur
Edam Contains Dutch ruins.
Kelor The Dutch first referred to this island as Engelse (English) Onrust and started to use it as a cemetery. It then became known as Kerkhof eiland (Cemetery island) and eventually Kelor. The island contains a Martello tower-like structure.
Monyet
Nirwana
Nusi
Onrust The Dutch called this island Eijland Onrust (Dutch for "Unrest"). Onrust is also known as Pulau Kapal (Ship Island) or Pulau Damar Besar. Onrust was the site of a major shipyard and five-sided fort that had belonged to the by then defunct Dutch East India Company. The Dutch had to rebuild the naval base on Onrust several times due to British attacks, such as the one in 1800. The last restoration was in 1840. In 1883 the explosion of Krakatoa sent a huge tidal wave that destroyed the last Dutch naval base on the island. During the 19th Century Onrust held a sanitorium for people suffering from tuberculosis and a quarantine station for pilgrims returning from the Hajj to Mecca.[Note 1] The quarantine barracks took up some two-thirds of the island and could hold 3,500 pilgrims. Over the years erosion reduced Onrust from its original 12 hectares to 7.5 hectares (2002). The administration then built concrete retaining walls around the island but these are now in a dilapidated state.
Rambut formerly Middleburgh Eiland
Talak
Ubi Besar formerly Rotterdam Eiland
Ubi Kecil formerly Schiedam Eiland
Undrus
Untung Jawa formerly Amsterdam Eiland, is the capital of Kelurahan Pulau Untung Jawa

Kelurahan Pulau Pari

Kelurahan Pulau Pari (postal code 14520)

Island Location Remarks Image
Bokor
Burung
Karang Kudus/Gudus
Lancang Besar
Lancang Kecil
Pari
Kongsi
Tengah
Tikus

Kelurahan Pulau Tidung

Kelurahan Pulau Tidung (postal code 14520).

Island Location Remarks Image
Cangkir
Kali
Karang Jong
Laki Developed as a resort.
Payung Kecil
Payung
Tidung Besar
Tidung Kecil

Kecamatan Kepulauan Seribu Utara (North Thousand Islands)

The Kecamatan of Kepulauan Seribu Utara or North Thousand Islands, being relatively farther from Jakarta, is unaffected by the pollution from the Bay of Jakarta and therefore, the water is able to sustain marine life. On January 1st, 1982, the North Thousand Island area is rendered a National Park under the name Taman Nasional Laut Kepulauan Seribu or "Thousand Islands Marine National National Park"[2]

Kelurahan Pulau Panggang

Kelurahan Pulau Panggang (postal code 14530)

Island Location Remarks Image
Gosong Air
Gusung Pan
Gusung Sekat
Karang Balik
Karang Beras
Karang Lebar
Karya
Kotok Besar Developed as a resort.
Kotok Kecil
Panggang the capital of Kelurahan Pulau Panggang. The island contains a fishing village.
Peniki
Pramuka the capital of the Regency of Kepulauan Seribu
Semak Daun

Kelurahan Pulau Kelapa

Kelurahan Pulau Kelapa (postal code 14540)

Island Location Remarks Image
Belanda
Bulat
Bundar
Cina
Dua Barat
Gentang Besar
Genteng Kecil
Hantu Barat
Hantu Timur
Jukung
Kaliage Besar
Kaliage Kecil
Karang Bongkok
Kayu Angin Penjalir
Kayu Angin
Kayu Angin. BS
Kayu Angin. GT
Kayu Angin. M
Kayu Angin. MELT
Kayu Angin. P
Kelapa The capital of the Kelurahan of Pulau Kelapa. The island contains a fishing village. It is the most populous island in the Kepulauan Seribu.[citation needed]
Kelor Barat
Kelor Timur
Kuburan Cina
Lipan
Macan Besar Developed as a resort.
Macan Kecil
Malinjo
Melintang Besar
Melintang Kecil
Nyamplung
Opak Besar
Opak Kecil
Pabelokan
Panjang Bawah
Panjang Besar
Panjang Kampung
Panjang Kecil
Pembelikan
Perak
Peteloran
Petondan Barat-Timur
Putri Barat Developed as a resort.
Putri Timur Developed as a resort.
Rakit Tiang
Saktu
Satu
Tongkeng
Yu Barat
Yu Timur

Kelurahan Pulau Kelapa

Kelurahan Pulau Harapan (postal code 14540)

Island Location Remarks Image
Bira Besar
Bira Kecil
Dua Timur
Harapan
Jagung
Pemagaran
Penjaliran Barat
Penjaliran Timur
Rengit
Sabira Formerly known as Noord Wachter or "North Guard" is the northernmost island of the Kepulauan Seribu. It is situated around 126 km from the coast of Jakarta. This 10 hectare island is covered in coconuts and breadfruits and is surrounded by coral reefs. There is a 60 meter lighthouse in the island, built in 1869. On the door of the lighthouse, a plaque is placed with inscription: "Onder de regering van Z.M Willem III Koning der Nederlander enz. opgericht voor draailicht 1869"
Sebaru Besar
Sebaru Kecil
Semut Besar
Semut Kecil
Semut Sekampung
Semut
Sepak Barat Developed as a resort.
Sepak Timur
Tondan Barat
Tondan Timur

Paradiso Islands / Onrust Archaeology Park

In 1972 Ali Sadikin, then governor of Jakarta, declared Onrust Island a protected historical site. In 2002 the administration made Onrust and its three neighbors - Cipir, Kelor and Bidadari - an archaeological park to protect the artifacts and ruins on the islands that date back to the time of the Dutch East India Company.

The Onrust Archaeology Park consists of four islands that are relatively close to Jakarta, within at most two kilometers from each other and that form a rough square. These islands are Pulau Onrust, Cipir/Khayangan, Bidadari, and Kelor. In 1800 HMS Sybille, HMS Daedalus, HMS Centurion and HMS Braave entered the area, which they referred to as Batavia Roads, and captured five Dutch armed vessels in all and destroyed 22 other vessels.

Marine National Park

An area of 107,489 hectares of land and sea was declared by a Forestry Ministrial Decree in 2002 as the Taman Nasional Kepulauan Seribu (Thousand Islands National Park). Public access is prohibited on two of the islands, Panjaliran Barat and Panjaliran Timur, where sea turtles are conserved.[3]

Other islands

Pulau Panjang (Long Island) has the islands' only airstrip while Bira has a golf course. Pulau Kotok, Pulau Macan Besar (Big Tiger Island), Pulau Putri (Princess Island), Pulau Pelangi (Rainbow Island), Sepa, Papa Theo, Antuk Timur, and Antuk Barat are all further off shore and have resorts.

References

  1. ^ http://kodepos.posindonesia.co.id Kode Pos Indonesia
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/06/28/sri-andajani-thousand-islands-conservation-or-submersion.html

Note

  1. ^ It was the pilgrim flow to Mecca that caused the Netherlands Trading Society to establish a bank branch in Jeddah in 1926. Until 1948 this was the only bank of any kind in what is now Saudi Arabia. This bank branch became what is now Saudi Hollandi Bank.

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