The Barat Daya Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Barat Daya) are a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. The Indonesian phrase barat daya means 'south-west'.
Even though included in the Indonesian Maluku province political division, the southwestern islands are geographically part of the Lesser Sunda Islands. Rainfall is limited with a dry season between October and December when some of the islands appear as dry savannah.[1] The Barat Daya Islands except Wetar are part of the Banda Sea Islands moist deciduous forestsecoregion. Wetar and Timor comprise the Timor and Wetar deciduous forests ecoregion.[2] Most of the islands are barren, infertile and minimally forested.[3]
Together with Timor, Nusa Tenggara, Sulawesi, and most of Maluku, the Barat Daya Islands are part of Wallacea, the group of Indonesian islands that are separated by deep water from both the Australian and Asian continental shelves. The islands of Wallacea have never been linked by land to either Asia or Australia, and as a result have few mammals and a mix of flora and fauna from both continents.
Islandsedit
Among the islands within the archipelago are (from west to east):
The islands are part of the Inner Banda Arc, a volcanic island arc created by the collision of the Indo-Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate. Romang and Damar are volcanic; Wetar consists mostly of oceanic crust that was pushed to the surface by the colliding plates. The Barat Daya and Banda islands constitute an inner arc; the outer arc, which includes Timor, the Tanimbar Islands, and the Kai Islands, is mostly made up of oceanic crust lifted up by the collision, and wraps around south and east of the inner arc.
Historyedit
Unlike much of the rest of the Maluku Islands, the Barat Daya Islands did not participate in the inter-island trade over the centuries. Damar was the region's only island to have produced spice. Too remote from the centre of the Malukan spice trade, the Dutch destroyed the nutmeg trees on Babar. Bugis and Makarassarese annually sailed to coral-rich Luang to purchase reef products such as trepang and mother of pearl.[4]
Administrationedit
The Maluku Barat Daya Regency is administratively composed of seventeen districts (kecamatan), whose areas (in km2) and 2013 officially estimated populations are listed below.:[5] The districts are formally grouped into three archipelagoes - the Terselatan Group (including Wetar, as well as Kisar and Romang Islands), the Lemola Group (Letti, Moa and Lakor) and the Babar Group (including the Damer and Sermata Islands). The areas (in km2)[6] and the populations at the 2010 census[7] and 2020 census,[8] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023,[6] are listed below. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 117 rural desa and 1 urban kelurahan - the latter being Tiakur on Moa Island), and its post code.
Notes: (a) the 2010 populations for the four districts which comprised Pulau Pulau Wetar District are listed under Wetar Selatan District. (b) the 2010 populations of Kisar Utara and Kepulauan Roma Districts are included under the figure for Kisar Selatan District (formerly called Pulau Pulau Terselatan District), from which they were split off. (c) the 2010 population of Lakor District is included in the figure for Moa District, from which it was split off. (d) the 2010 population of Pulau Wetang District is included in the figure for Babar Barat District (formerly called Pulau Pulau Babar District), from which it was split off. (e) the 2010 populations of Pulau Masela and Daweloor Dawera Districts are included under the figure for Babar Timur District, from which they were split off.
^Muller, Karl (1997). Maluku: Indonesian Spice Islands. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 156. ISBN962-593-176-7.
^Stuart L. Pimm et al. Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo-Pacific: A Conservation Assessment (World Wildlife Fund Ecoregion Assessments), Island Press, 2001, ISBN9781559639231
^Muller, Karl (1997). Maluku: Indonesian Spice Islands. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 156. ISBN962-593-176-7.
^Muller, Karl (1997). Maluku: Indonesian Spice Islands. Singapore: Periplus Editions. p. 156. ISBN962-593-176-7.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Barat Daya Islands news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2011 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Barat Daya Islands Indonesian Kepulauan Barat Daya are a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia The Indonesian phrase barat daya means south west Barat Daya IslandsNative name Kepulauan Barat DayaBarat Daya Islands in the south of Maluku IslandsGeographyLocationSoutheast AsiaArchipelagoMaluku IslandsMajor islandsDamar Kisar Liran Romang WetarAdministrationIndonesiaProvinceMalukuAdditional informationTime zoneIndonesia Eastern Standard Time UTC 09 00 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Islands 1 2 Populated places 2 Geology 3 History 4 Administration 5 See also 6 ReferencesGeography editThese islands are located off the eastern end of East Timor Wetar is the largest island in the group To the west the Ombai Strait separates Wetar from Alor Island part of East Nusa Tenggara The Wetar Strait separates Wetar from Timor to the south Even though included in the Indonesian Maluku province political division the southwestern islands are geographically part of the Lesser Sunda Islands Rainfall is limited with a dry season between October and December when some of the islands appear as dry savannah 1 The Barat Daya Islands except Wetar are part of the Banda Sea Islands moist deciduous forests ecoregion Wetar and Timor comprise the Timor and Wetar deciduous forests ecoregion 2 Most of the islands are barren infertile and minimally forested 3 Together with Timor Nusa Tenggara Sulawesi and most of Maluku the Barat Daya Islands are part of Wallacea the group of Indonesian islands that are separated by deep water from both the Australian and Asian continental shelves The islands of Wallacea have never been linked by land to either Asia or Australia and as a result have few mammals and a mix of flora and fauna from both continents Islands edit Among the islands within the archipelago are from west to east Liran Wetar Kisar Nyata Romang Leti Islands Leti Moa Lakor Sermata Islands Damer Babar IslandsPopulated places edit Layoni Teun Island Geology editThe islands are part of the Inner Banda Arc a volcanic island arc created by the collision of the Indo Australian Plate and the Eurasian Plate Romang and Damar are volcanic Wetar consists mostly of oceanic crust that was pushed to the surface by the colliding plates The Barat Daya and Banda islands constitute an inner arc the outer arc which includes Timor the Tanimbar Islands and the Kai Islands is mostly made up of oceanic crust lifted up by the collision and wraps around south and east of the inner arc History editUnlike much of the rest of the Maluku Islands the Barat Daya Islands did not participate in the inter island trade over the centuries Damar was the region s only island to have produced spice Too remote from the centre of the Malukan spice trade the Dutch destroyed the nutmeg trees on Babar Bugis and Makarassarese annually sailed to coral rich Luang to purchase reef products such as trepang and mother of pearl 4 Administration editThe Maluku Barat Daya Regency is administratively composed of seventeen districts kecamatan whose areas in km2 and 2013 officially estimated populations are listed below 5 The districts are formally grouped into three archipelagoes the Terselatan Group including Wetar as well as Kisar and Romang Islands the Lemola Group Letti Moa and Lakor and the Babar Group including the Damer and Sermata Islands The areas in km2 6 and the populations at the 2010 census 7 and 2020 census 8 together with the official estimates as at mid 2023 6 are listed below The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres the number of administrative villages in each district totaling 117 rural desa and 1 urban kelurahan the latter being Tiakur on Moa Island and its post code KodeWilayah Name ofdistrict kecamatan comprising Area in km2 Pop ncensus2010 Pop ncensus2020 Pop nestimatemid 2023 Admincentre No ofVillages PostCode81 08 06 Wetar Selatan southern part of Wetar Island 1 157 60 7 916 2 359 2 830 Ilwaki 6 9744681 08 14 Wetar Barat western part of Wetar Island plus Lirang Island and other islands west of Wetar 345 70 a 2 181 2 732 Ustutun 5 9744781 08 13 Wetar Utara northern part of Wetar Island plus Reong Island 677 60 a 2 365 3 421 Lurang 6 9744981 08 15 Wetar Timur eastern part of Wetar Island 470 90 a 1 717 2 126 Arwala 6 9744881 08 07 Kisar Selatan southern part of Kisar Island 65 40 17 899 10 027 10 803 Wonreli 6 9744581 08 17 Kisar Utara northern part of Kisar Island 18 59 b 3 185 3 274 Putihair Timur 3 9744181 08 16 Kepulauan Roma Romang Islands 194 30 b 4 146 4 430 Rumkuda 3 97440Totals for Terselatan Group 2 930 09 25 815 25 980 29 616 3581 08 08 Letti Leti Island 90 10 7 526 8 060 9 019 Serwaru 7 9744481 08 01 Moa Moa Island 361 60 9 138 16 294 18 953 Weet 8 9744281 08 12 Lakor Lakor Island 112 60 c 2 516 2 865 Wewawan 5 97443Totals for Lemola Group 564 30 16 664 26 870 30 837 2081 08 02 Damer Damer plus uninhabited Nus Leur Terbang Utara and Terbang Selatan 201 80 5 560 5 718 6 362 Wulur 7 97128 9765281 08 03 Luang Sermata Sermata Islands 125 50 5 269 5 116 6 365 Lelang 11 9765281 08 04 Babar Barat Babar Island western half Dai 359 70 7 752 6 491 7 234 Tepa 9 9745181 08 05 Babar Timur Babar Island eastern half 281 30 9 654 6 012 6 759 Letwurung 11 9765481 08 09 Pulau Masela Masela Island 46 71 e 2 322 2 705 Latalola Besar 11 9765381 08 10 Dawelor Dawera Dawelor Island and Dawera Island 27 06 e 1 294 1 476 Watuwey 6 9765181 08 11 Pulau Wetang Wetang Island 44 60 d 2 125 2 412 Rumah Lewang Besar 8 97652Totals for Babar Group 1 086 679 28 235 29 078 33 313 63Notes a the 2010 populations for the four districts which comprised Pulau Pulau Wetar District are listed under Wetar Selatan District b the 2010 populations of Kisar Utara and Kepulauan Roma Districts are included under the figure for Kisar Selatan District formerly called Pulau Pulau Terselatan District from which they were split off c the 2010 population of Lakor District is included in the figure for Moa District from which it was split off d the 2010 population of Pulau Wetang District is included in the figure for Babar Barat District formerly called Pulau Pulau Babar District from which it was split off e the 2010 populations of Pulau Masela and Daweloor Dawera Districts are included under the figure for Babar Timur District from which they were split off See also edit nbsp Islands portalIslands of Indonesia Maluku Islands Maluku province References edit Muller Karl 1997 Maluku Indonesian Spice Islands Singapore Periplus Editions p 156 ISBN 962 593 176 7 Stuart L Pimm et al Terrestrial Ecoregions of the Indo Pacific A Conservation Assessment World Wildlife Fund Ecoregion Assessments Island Press 2001 ISBN 9781559639231 Muller Karl 1997 Maluku Indonesian Spice Islands Singapore Periplus Editions p 156 ISBN 962 593 176 7 Muller Karl 1997 Maluku Indonesian Spice Islands Singapore Periplus Editions p 156 ISBN 962 593 176 7 Biro Pusat Statistik Jakarta 2015 a b Badan Pusat Statistik Jakarta 28 February 2024 Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2024 Katalog BPS 1102001 8108 Biro Pusat Statistik Jakarta 2011 Badan Pusat Statistik Jakarta 2021 7 45 S 126 15 E 7 75 S 126 25 E 7 75 126 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barat Daya Islands amp oldid 1216664463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
