Getting More About Sapeken Island

Getting more about sapeken island

Why is called the sapeken island, because they think the island story ancestors were mostly from south sulawesi with a language which is the daily language of bajo. That their ancestors used the stranded and unable to get out of the island for one week. So from the word of the week was the name of the island is taken into sapeken which means one week. Because the ancestors of south sulawesi, the official language is the language of everyday use bajo. Actually plural tribes that occupy the pullau there from napier, javanese, madurese even from aceh was there. The population density was triggered because sapeken island itself is at a strategic location surrounded by the larger islands such as island kangean, paliat island, a small island and  large pagerungan, saur island and the island sakala. If you know that's batam island as well as the position of the island sapeken. Although the extent of approximately half the its, sapeken island has a high population of around 12,600 people. Imagine how the density on the island.

It's hard to say the economic situation of the island. Majority of whom work as fishermen and merchants. In terms of the shape of the majority of the house-shaped stage to say the house seems pretty simple. They make the house because the first stage at the time of high tide to enter the houses. Return to economic problems. When viewed in terms of the ownership of the contents of kitchen furniture, they include people who are able. The majority of them hasi 21-inch tv, refrigerator, hp minimal existing camera. Understandably they are easy to make money just go to sea fish can be sold already be income. If the money is still a lot of ... Go into town shopping. Generally they go to town singaraja due to the journey can only be taken approximately 6 hours.

Geography and demographics

Ports sapeken

Subdistrict sepeken has total area of ​​201.88 km2 (9.64% of the total sumenep). Number of villages in district sepeken were 9 villages among others. In addition there are also several islands that still enter the subdistrict administration sepeken. The number of islands consists of 53 consists of 21 inhabited islands, 32 islands are uninhabited.

Subdistrict sepeken adjacent to the sea and other districts. On the north side is limited by kalimantan sea, south restricted the bali sea, east bounded by the celebes sea, west bounded by the java sea. The population of the district as a whole amounted sepeken 37 765 inhabitants (bappeda kab. Sumenep, 2003). District residents sepeken composition consists of males as much as 18 677 people (49.46%) and women 19 088 people (50.54%). The sex ratio of 97.85% with a density of population of 187.06 inhabitants / km2.

Facilities and infrastructure

Facilities and infrastructure available in the district sepeken include transportation, electric lighting, communications, water supply, trade, education, health, religious facilities, government offices and financial institutions.

Transportation facilities and infrastructure such as roads, darmaga, and means of transport. Length overall road along the 39.341 km with 9.53% damaged road conditions. Motorized means of land transport consists of trucks, pick up, motorbikes and motor consists of tricycles and bicycles. Other means contained in sub sapeken is darmaga / harbor there are in the village sepeken, small pegerungan and large, sabunten, paliat, sasili, along and sakala. There are also water port (airport) located in the village of saor sapeken island.

Electric lighting in the district largely sepeken using pln. Rt wearing amount pln 1,029 as rt found in most villages and non pln 309 rt contained in small and large pagerungan village. Communication facilities are also provided quite complete, among others, the post office 1 unit, 18 units of telecommunication, telecoms 1 unite, telephone households rt 278 and rt as many as 18 public telephone.

Clean water facilities in the district sepeken rely heavily on well water. Entire villages were 9 rt utilizes well water as a source of clean water. For trading activity subdistrict sepeken equipped with the village market. As for the development of human resources, district sepeken equipped with means education fairly complete. This is reflected in the availability of educational facilities are fairly evenly distributed at all levels of education. Number tk 19 units, 32 units sd, mi by 30 units, smp 3 units, 3 units of mts, and ma 1 unit.

Health facilities in the district sepeken consisting of health centers, community health clinic and maternity / polindes. Phc totaling 1 unit found in the village of sepeken. While puskesmas 5 units spread across several villages. While polindes 6 units found in most villages.

Entire communities in the district sapeken embraced islam. Places of worship include as many as 31 units mosques, surau / mosque as much as 96 units. To order in the district administration office facilities sepeken village there are only a small part. Meanwhile, as a driver of economic and finance at the district sepeken also available financial institutions are credit unions 3 units.

Economy

Sector for economic growth in the district sepeken food include agriculture, forestry, plantation, animal husbandry, fisheries, industry, energy and mining and tourism.

Products of food crops include rice, maize and cassava. Production of food crops is still dominated by maize, cassava, green beans, peanuts and rice. Forestry and plantation consists of coconut, cashew, mangoes, nuts, papaya and teak trees. Forestry products and is dominated by coconut plantations. Farm field consists of cattle, horses, goats, chickens and ducks / duck. Livestock sector is dominated by cattle. While other field includes industrial (small industrial food / beverage, furniture, chemical and petroleum and industrial small bag). Another area that is no less important is the field of energy and mining consists of mining and petroleum gas / natural gas. Besides potential fields contributing to the economy tends to tourism in the form of culture, nature and conservation.

Specifically for fisheries, the potential of the district sepeken include sea fishing, cultivation, trade and processing. Catches of fish in the sea among other reef fish, ornamental fish, kites, crab, and scallops. Fishing effort is supported by a fleet of motorized fishing boat in the form of 2,399 units in all villages and 1,214 motorized units.

In addition to capture fisheries, other fisheries sector that is developing namely aquaculture and fishery product processing. Types of aquaculture are in sub sapeken is mar iculture include seaweed cultivation (island sapeken), reef fish farming (p. Sapeken, p. Sibatok, p. And p. Small sadulang saular), cultivation kite (p. Sapeken) and cultured pearls (p. Sepangkur large and small, and p. P. Sabunten paliat). Mariculture more numerous in the district sapeken is the cultivation of sea turtle, crab cultivation (p. Sepangkur and p. Sasil), budiadya mangrove (p. Bangkau) and cultivation of coral reefs (p. Saor).

Bajo world's most populous.

Although narrow, this island is inhabited by about 12,600 people. Of that amount, the bajo population census conducted by the central bureau of statistics in 2000 amounted to about 5,526 people. You can imagine, this is the bajo populous in indonesia and the world.

According to a japanese anthropologist who studied bajo, prof nagatzu kazufumi, population bajo recorded worldwide around 1.1 million people. They are scattered in coastal areas on the island of sulu (philippines), beaches sabah (malasyia), and indonesia.

In indonesia, the bajo spread across many small islands and beaches like in riau islands province, north sulawesi, gorontalo, central sulawesi, southeast sulawesi, south sulewesi, east java, and others. Then where comes bajo, indonesia or the philippines? If the question is directed at bajo community, they generally will not know the answer in unison. Understandably, their lifestyle is always moving from one island to another to make the current generation as losing their ancestors.

Sea people kazumi according to scientific work published in the journal review of anthroplogy hakusan 13th edition (march 2010), there are two hypotheses concerning the origin of the bajo. The first, filed renowned geographer d.e. Which has been published under the title nomads  sea or the sea people move (1977).

According to him, periodically bajo migrate from lingga island (riau) since the 14th century until the 17th century towards the west coast of borneo. From here they spread out to sulu (philippines) and the beaches on the island of sulawesi. If you look at the sopher hypothesis, it could be the origin of the bajo originated from lingga island, now administratively located in the province of riau islands. Another with the proposed hypothesis ak pallesen linguist and ethnographer ha nimmo.

Judging by the language used by the group, pallesen and nimmo argued, bajo came from mindanao, philippines. According to him, in the 10th century that they then spread to southeast asia, including indonesia. Regardless of its origin, the existence of the bajo in indonesia is unique. "they only inhabit coastal areas that have the potential of fish were plentiful.

Research results show, where there bajo live, that's where the seabed has the quality of the reefs are still well preserved, "said prof. Dr. Aris poniman, a research professor who recently studied the spatial distribution of the bajo in indonesia. Likewise, the presence of the bajo on the sapeken sapeken. Research is proving that the seas in sapeken, kangean, and surrounding areas still have a nice coral reef.

An abundance of coral reefs is the main attraction for various kinds of fish for spawning, rearing, a playground for the kids fish, shelter, looking for food, and others. In short, a good reefs show great abundance of marine life. Likewise, coral reefs are destroyed, leaving only a lonely desert of marine life.

That is why, no bajo staying on the north coast of java. They know, besides coral reefs have been destroyed, in waters dirty due to the severity of the pollution of the results of human activities on the mainland java. Such conditions are clearly very difficult to hunt fish, shrimp, lobster, and others.

Stranded in week

Which then of the bajo now resident on the island sapeken? Based on several studies, examines the languages ​​and dialects spoken, they come from south sulawesi. That said, according to a story by word of mouth, they were stranded on the island and cannot get out for one week (one week).

From this and the small island called sapeken island. Now, the island is dominated bajau community. Almost half of the population was inhabited by the bajo. The rest comes from the bugis, madurese, javanese, balinese, sundanese, and aceh. The entire population converted to islam. Although cultural activities dominated by bajo, they still live in harmony and peace.

This is because they still uphold the culture and customs of other tribes such as madura, java, bali, and bugis. For bajo, living on the sapeken island own comfort. Besides waters are still clean, the environment is also still healthy marine ecosystems. It is also fairly strategic, surrounded by islands kangean, small pagerungan,  large, saur, sakala, and others.

Such geographical conditions suitable for bajo own livelihood as a fisherman. Moreover, there is the port that used to serve the surrounding islands. Not far away, there is also a commercial scale oil exploration. Complete already on the seabed have high biodiversity.

Meanwhile, beneath the seabed there are oil reserves are abundant. Although shrouded potential of marine resources are plentiful, but life on the sapeken island quite simple. Take a look at the form of his residence, stilts with local ingredients sober. Houses on stilts made to avoid the tide so that water does not break into the house. Transportation tool rickshaws, motorbikes, and small carts for transporting the catches to traditional market.

To meet their daily needs, they prefer to banyuwangi (east java) and singaraja (bali) than kalianget (sumenep, madura). Understandably, the travel time to banyuwangi and singaraja much faster. If the calm surf, trips can be taken within 6 hours. But if you're a high choppy, the trip takes 9 hours.

Community living squalor  island

Custom home

Pagerungan is a small island in the archipelago sapeken. The island is located in the northeast of the island of madura. To travel by boat diesel, the island can be reached about 8 hours of sumenep. Despite the remote location, pagerungan island offers exotic tropical penorama in the middle of its citizens in the struggle depend on the sea.

Although this makes pagerungan island sumenep district, but the local culture such as traditional houses, tend to be oriented in the bajo contained in sulawesi. The language used to communicate daily whenever they use a language that is different from the bajo language of madura.

The island is not too extensive. Stretching about three kilometers. So if we are going with the outer line of the beach then the time can be taken to circumnavigate the island is only about an hour away. Its population was approximately one hundred households. The common facilities of the island is very limited, only a mosque, a primary school, some kiosks and a health clinic that wall was cracked and filled with moss.

Children on this island after graduating from elementary school, to continue their junior high school on the island should be across large  pagerungan island. Every morning they go to school are clustered by riding a small boat diesel. And by noon when they return, the boat carrying elementary school students arrived back laughter accompanied their voices. Whereas if you go on to a higher school, high school, then they have to cross to the island sapeken that can be taken two hours away.

To meet the needs of daily life of citizens of this island as a marine rely for livelihoods. The majority of citizens is a fisherman, the remainder merchants and teachers. While farming only as a sideline, when not to fish. Because they still use traditional ways, then the fishermen here still depends on the season. If you're strong winds and big waves, the fishermen not to fish here. Usually to the season that they prefer to repair damaged nets and painting the boat they mobilize shores of the beach. While accompanied by the faint sound of a radio they clean the boat where the wood lot crust plastered sea coral and moss. They clean it happily filling the void of time when the rest go to the sea.

Unlike fishermen in java that are already using a fish finder radar equipment and large boats, fishermen here still use traditional equipment. They rely on fishing and seine nets to catch fish. So that the catch was chancy. If you are lucky to get a lot of catches. Conversely if the stump, not any fish were caught. The boat they used was still relatively small boat is only able to carry ten people. And some are still relying on the screen to go to the sea, without the necessary machinery. Once on the beach they use a paddle, and when the wind was blowing pretty good, a new screen developed that would take him out to sea. While the boat fisherman in java majority already uses more than one machine. As boat models that can accommodate a crew of more than twenty people. Even fishing boats central java is already equipped with three standard 200 ps engine is able to load thirty fishermen more with 40s ton payload.

When the full moon comes, nothing  fishermen go to sea, then the citizens will gather in front of the house. They huddled together while telling each other. While small children playing around the yard of the house. There were playing tag and playing rubber band. While the waves kept crashing incessantly, scrape the sand that looked full of sparkly. In the midst of the sea, the moonlight reflecting off refracts a beam of light. Sea as if bathed in light. A fishing boat moored neat, alongside a wooden dock, swayed by a tidal wave of sea water. Coconut trees seem to dance-dancing in the wind is not too strong. In a house looks the voices of people chatting, the occasional laughter. That's one of the houses that became a gathering place for island residents. They spent the nights are only accompanied by waves beach tireless and sounds of chirping insects. The atmosphere away from the noise and vehicle exhaust passing man pounding step that speculate in the midst of the rigors of the metropolis.

Hope for island residents are the improvement of facilities and infrastructure, such as transport and public facilities. Good electrical facilities, education and health facilities and roads. Moreover, the island is still natural panorama, so the potential to be developed into a tourism area is wide open. White sand with a coral reef waters are spread untold charm, the hospitality of its inhabitants became one of the bargaining power of considerable interest to tourists. Not to mention the potential fishery in this area is still quite large, and have not developed a modern way. Such assets should be preserved. Given the many coral reefs that are islands around the condition is very concern. The island was duly got serious concern for local government as a forgotten paradise, heaven must be saved and will be empowered so real heaven.