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East Nusa Tenggara PROVINCEBenteng WAKATOBI KEP ULA UAN BUTON INFOGRAPHIC SELAYA R EAST NUSA TENGGARA MOST DENSE LEAST DENSE PANGKAJENE DAN KotaKE PKupangULAUAN Sumba Timur MOST POPULATED LEAST POPULATED Timor Tengah Sumba Tengah Jersey The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply Batu Selatan Tara official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. Kalabahi Sangeang Api Lewotolo MA NGGARAI Paluweh Riang Kotang Leroboleng ALOR Larantuka LEMBATA KOTA FLORES Ili Bima Ili Boleng Lewoleba BIMA Mbay TIMU R Labuan NGADA Muda Lewotobi Laki-laki Sirung Raba Maumere Ili Werung Bajo Ruteng Ranakah Ili BIMA ENDE Lewotobi Labolaken NAGEKEO SIKKAEgon Perempuan Waisano Poco MA NGGARAI Kelimutu Ebulobo Leok TIMU R Inielika Ende Ndetu Sokoria CalderaNapi Borong Bajawa MA NGGARAI Inierie Iya BARAT Atambua SUMBA BARAT TIMO R DAYA TEN GAH SUMBA UTARA BELU Tambolaka TEN GAH Kefamenanu Waibakul Betun Waikabubak Waingapu SUMBA SUMBA TIMU R Soe BARAT TIMOR TENGAH KUPANG SELATAN Oelamasi Kupang Legend: Kupang KOTA Administrative Boundary KUPANG Seba Province Province Capital SABU District District Capital RAIJUA Baa ROTE Transportation Population NDAO Population counts at 1km resolution Toll road Primary road 0 Secondary road 1 - 5 Port 6 - 25 Airport 26 - 50 51 - 100 Other 101 - 500 Volcano 501 - 2,500 21 287 2,836 Water/Lake 2,501 - 5,000 DISTRICTS SUB-DISTRICTS VILLAGES Coastline/River 5,000 - 130,000 GEOGRAPHY The Province of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) is located between 7°46'36.34" - 11°00'32.55"S and 118°55'20.79" - 125°08'22.34"E. The boundaries of NTT are the Flores Sea (North), the Atlantic Ocean (South), Timor Leste (East) and West Nusa Tenggara (West). The province’s total land area is 47,349.90 km² and its total sea area is 151,417.731 km² that encompasses over 96 islands. Most of NTT’s area is mountainous and hilly with a few flat areas. It has 40 rivers and the lengths range from 25 - 118 kilometers. NTT has two seasons: dry and rainy. The dry season is from June - September as the wind flowing from Australia is low in moisture and from December - March is the rainy season as the winds flowing from the Asia-Pacific Ocean is high in moisture. As NTT is close to Australia, the level of moisture in the wind from the Asia-Pacific Ocean lessens when it reaches NTT, resulting in the province experiencing only four months of rain and eight months of dryness. The maximum temperature ranges between 32.5°C - 37.3°C and is usually experienced in October. The minimum temperature ranges between 17.6°C - 23.8°C and is usually experienced in September. The humidity ranges between 64% - 84%. (Source: Nusa Tenggara Timur Dalam Angka 2013) POPULATION 75+ Source: Census year 2010, BPS 70-74 65-69 MALE DISABLE POPULATION PROJECTION 60-64 Sex Ratio 0.07% 0.37% Not able to taking care Visual 0.20% 2,326,487 55-59 Walking of themselves 2015 2020 2025 49.67% from Total Population 98.69 50-54 0.24% 0.19% 5,120,061 5,541,394 5,970,778 45-49 Hearing Memory impairment FEMALE 40-44 From Total Population 66.70 63.40 62.10 2,357,340 35-39 50.33% from Total Population 19.34% Dependency Ratio (%) 30-34 Urban Population 25-29 3.55 3.42 3.27 TOTAL HOUSEHOLD 20-24 Total Fertility Rate 1,014,011 15-19 66.20 67.00 67.70 10-14 EO (Male + Female) TOTAL POPULATION 5-9 41.20 37.80 35.30 4,683,827 0-4 80.66% Rural Population 300 200 100 0 0 100 200 300 (in thousand) 24 Infant Mortality Rate (Male + Female) WATER & SANITATION Source: SUSENAS year 2011, BPS FOOD SECURITY IN 2009 DATA SOURCES WATER SOURCES VULNERABILITY Landscan Global 1.81% 0.99% TO FOOD INSECURITY Population Databases 29.45% 20.23% 12.88% 2.30% 14.77% 5.20% http://web.ornl.gov/sci/ Priority 1 Districts landscan/ Priority 2 Districts Priority 3 Districts Road Network 2.45% 0.77% 6.24% 2.92% Priority 4 Districts Priority 5 Districts http://maps.navigasi.net Priority 6 Districts Protected spring Unprotected spring No Data/Urban Area Protected well Unprotected well 69.88% 30.12% Administrative Boundary Subscribed water River http://bps.go.id Drilled well/pump Rain The prevalence of food security is based on the WFP Food Areas in red shades are less food secure compared to areas Refilled water Others Percentage of households based on the usage of water resources Security and Vulnerability Atlas. Vulnerability to food in green shades. The map highlights the prevalence of food Retailed water Packaged water Clean Drinking Water Sources insecurity was determined based on nine indicators which are insecurity at the district level and it should be noted that not Not Clean Drinking Water Sources related to food availability, food access, food utilization and all household living in dark red (priority 1) districts are food nutrition. The map was produced by combining the insecure, and conversely that not all household living in indicators into a composite food security index. green (priority 6) districts are food secure. SANITATION TYPES Food Security and Airport 74.85% 3.44% 20.63% http://www.wfp.org/count ries/ indonesia LIVELIHOOD Source: PDRB 2012, based on dated price Admin Capital 1.08% Private Shared Public Others 95.52% http://geospasial.bnpb.go .id SRTM Relief Background HEALTH Source: Census year 2010, BPS http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ Agriculture, Veterinary, Forestry, and Fishery Trading, Hotel, dan Restaurant 3.03% Mining Transportation and Communication srtm/ HEALTH FACILITIES Processing Industry Services Electricity, Gas and Clean water Finance, Leasing and Services company HOSPITAL PUSKESMAS PUSTU POSYANDU OTHERS Construction Others Highest contributor for GDP: Port, Volcano, Coastline 38 333 913 11,575 1,500 Note: The livelihood under 1% are not displayed on the chart. 1. Agriculture, Veterinary, Forestry, and Fishery (35.50%) and River 2. Services (25.93%) 3. Trading, Hotel, dan Restaurant (18.27%) http://geospasial.bnpb. go.id Population, Water & MEDICAL STAFF Sanitation, Education, EDUCATION Source: Census year 2010, BPS DOCTOR DENTIST MIDWIFE OTHERS Health, Vulnerable EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT LITERACY RATE Groups, Livelihood, 581 147 3,094 4,164 Natural Disaster http://dibi.bnpb.go.id/ Postgraduate 83.56% From Total Population Undergraduate 0.11% 2.03% Diploma Never attending 1.45% school SCHOOL FACILITIES NATURAL DISASTER (2008-2012) 15.30% Vocational 5000 PROVINCE BPBD 4000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1.41% CONTACT DETAILS: 3000 Senior 2000 Jl. Teratai No. 11, 131 75 36 39 26 10.50% Not graduated 1000 Kupang 85111. WHIRLWIND 112 from Elementary Junior 0 FLOOD 101 27.04% Phone. (0380) 832617, LANDSLIDE 44 11.07% JUNIOR HIGH TIDE 23 MADRASAH ELEMENTARY Fax. (0380) 832617 DROUGHT 12 Elementary KINDERGARTEN FLOOD & LANDSLIDE 8 SENIOR (INCL. SMK) State-owned public schools EARTHQUAKE 5 31.08% Include private schools FOREST FIRE 1 Madrasah VOLCANO ERUPTION 1 This products is prepared by:.
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