Komodo | |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Indonesia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | East Nusa Tenggara |
Subdivision Type3: | Regency |
Subdivision Name3: | West Manggarai |
Area Total Km2: | 198.08 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Total: | 1,764 |
Timezone: | WITA |
Utc Offset: | +8 |
Coordinates: | -8.5911°N 119.4881°W |
Komodo is a village and island of Komodo District, West Manggarai Regency, in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia.The village encompasses the territory of Komodo Island and the small surrounding islands.[1]
The native population of Komodo, the Komodo people, has been extinct since the 1980s. The present population consists of Bugis people from South Sulawesi and Bima people from West Nusa Tenggara.[2]