Gili Gede Sekotong West Lombok

Gili Gede Sekotong West Lombok
Gili Gede is a small island located 500 meters Northwest of the island of Lombok. The island has a maximum length of 4 km. island is the biggest island in the sekotong area, in June 1994 the island ever in cross-country running race to invent Gili Gede 10 km, on the island of gili gede there is a primary and secondary school one stop (SPDT 13 West lombok) and there are 4 mosques, in 2012 the island in an archipelago village becomes a launches Gili Gede, covers, screens, and Gili gili rengit, with a population of 1000 inhabitants 550 families, gili gede have 5 hamlets namely gili gede/parent village pegametan, village tanjungan, dusun siang Pawpaw, labuan cenik, and buccal orong, while the livelihoods of inhabitants is the average fisherman,
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In the way the administration of the island of Gili Gede is located in the Beautiful village of Gili Gede, Kecamatan Sekotong Tengah, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province. According to information obtained from Kades who served at that time, Mr. Farhan inhabitants of Gili Gede original from Makasar of Wira Selayar, due to rebellion DITII.

The meaning of Gili Gede is a large island, on December 31, 2010 Gili Gede village unveiled previously the island was still entered in the administration area of the village of Subscriber. On this island there are 5 hamlets, the village of drums, the village of Labuan Cenit, hamlet of Orong Bukang, hamlet of Tanjungan and the village of Gili Gede. Island of Gili Gede entered in the status area of the village of Islands, to the status of the ownership of the island are the property rights of customary or adat, just that there are about 4 points the island which is owned by private parties also made foreign resort. But this benefit citizens because some residents who become employees of the resort.

Island of Gili Gede is located at geographical coordinates position 8 44 39 & °; 18,016 South latitude 115Bujur East, ± island with an area of 317 Ha. Island of Gili Gede is the largest owned West Lombok Regency. Territorial boundaries on the island of Gili Gede North of Lombok,   denganSelat adjoining in the South bordering the sea Village, Subscriber, in the West it borders the sea village of white stone and for the Eastern Sea borders the village of Sakoteng West.

Access to Gili Gede

Aksesbilitas towards the island of Gili Gede can be calculated starting from the airport which is located in central Lombok Mataram town about 30 minutes using road transport mileage. From Mataram city towards the West Lombok Regency is 20 minutes. Then from Lombok Sekotong Tengah subdistrict of West to about 1 hour 30 minutes by ground transportation, but if using sea transportation will be able to save time 1 hour because of the travel time of only 30 minutes. If using ground vehicles we can take the boat from coastal villages West of Sekotong Island about 15 minutes away.

Of residence, socio-cultural and institutional

The total population of the island of Gili Gede 1380 soul of 438 family heads with the percentage of women more. For the livelihoods of many more residents as fishermen catch about 80% of the fishing and the cultivation of 20%. The religion embraced by the entire island residents are Muslim. An educated population SD 75%, JSS 10%, 10% and College ADMIN, 5%. There are 5 groups of fishermen on the islands of Gili Gede.

Coral reefs West of Gili Gede

Gili Gede Western observation location has a pretty clear waters in the columns of the waters with visibility of about 6 meters forward and upward visibility of about 8 meters. Data retrieval is done at a depth of 9 metres on the basic contours of the waters of the slope or incline. This observation location coral fringing reef-shaped (Coral Reef edges), the condition of the current categories include are and the more toned in the afternoon.
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The basic substrate of the waters in Western observation location Gili Gede is dominated by Hard Coralatau hard corals. The condition of the coral reefs on the location of these observations are included in the category are for possession percentage between 25%-49.9%. The second largest is the percentage of a group (the coral) or in the form of fault-fault of coral. While the percentage of the third form of "Soft Coral" or soft coral primarily from the genera. Biota (other) found especially coming from a group of crinoid.

Location And Maps Gili Gede Sekotong West Lombok


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