Pramuka Island Explained

Pramuka Island
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Java#Indonesia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Java
Pushpin Label:Pramuka Island
Location:Jakarta Bay
Archipelago:Thousand Islands
Area Ha:16[1]
Elevation M:2
Country:Indonesia
Country Admin Divisions Title:Province
Country Admin Divisions:Jakarta
Population:+2,000
Ethnic Groups:Betawi, Bugis, Banten, Jawa, Madura, Minangkabau.[2]

Pramuka is an island in the Thousand Islands archipelagic regency in Jakarta which serves as the islands' regency seat.

Demographics

Ethnic groups on the island are Betawi, Bugis, Bantenese, Javanese, Madura, and Minangkabau.[2] Facilities on the island include a school, mosque, hospital, dock, and homestay for tourists.[3]

Transportation

This island can be reached in two and half hours by motorboat from Muara Angke Jakarta, or faster by speedboat from Marina Ancol Jakarta. Boat rentals to other islands in the archipelago are also available.[4] [5]

Conservation

There is a hawksbill turtle (Erethmochelys imbricata) conservation on this island. The island coast is planted with mangroves to protect it.[5]

Notable native

A notable native is the environmental activist Swietenia Puspa Lestari.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kecamatan Kepulauan Seribu Dalam Angka 2019. BPS Kabupaten Kepulauan Seribu. id. 26 September 2019. 29 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Database Jurnal Ilmiah Indonesia Vol.1 No.3. https://web.archive.org/web/20160607062900/http://jurnal.pdii.lipi.go.id. 7 June 2016. LIPI. id. 2009. 29 August 2020.
  3. Web site: Selamat Datang Di Pulau Pramuka. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828071825/http://www.pulaupramuka.com. id. 28 August 2011. 29 August 2020. , www.pulaupramuka.com. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  4. Web site: Dwifriansyah. Bonny. Menjelajahi Kepulauan Seribu, Asyiknya Ber-snorkeling. Koran Tempo online, Edisi 22 November 2009. 22 November 2009. id. https://web.archive.org/web/20091125115942/http://www.korantempo.com/korantempo/koran/2009/11/22/Perjalanan/index.html. 25 November 2009. 29 August 2020. dead.
  5. Web site: Wisata Bahari Gugusan Kepulauan Seribu. www.pulaupramuka.com. 2011. id. 29 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20110828071825/http://www.pulaupramuka.com. 28 August 2011. dead.
  6. Web site: Youth Activist Calls for Joint Effort to Clean Up Indonesia's Seas. October 22, 2019. id. The Irrawaddy.
  7. Web site: Swietenia Puspa Lestari Masuk Daftar 100 Perempuan Inspiratif BBC - VIVAnews. October 23, 2019. id. www.vivanews.com.

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