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Mentawai Islands Regency
The Mentawai Islands Regency is a Regency (Indonesia), regency of West Sumatra Province which consists of a chain of about a hundred islands and islets approximately off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. They cover a land area of and had a population of 76,173 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 87,623 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 95,068.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai Dalam Angka 2024'' (sum of district Katalog returns as references below) Siberut at is the largest of the islands, occupying 64.27% of the land area of the regency. The other major islands are Sipura (or ''Sipora''), North Pagai (''Pagai Utara''), and South Pagai (''Pagai Selatan''). The islands lie off the Sumatran coast, across the Mentawai Strait. The indigenous inhabitants of the islands are known as the Mentawai people. The Mentawai Islands have become a noted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regencies And Cities Of Indonesia
Regency (Indonesia), Regencies () and City status in Indonesia#Kota, cities (''kota'') are the second-level subdivisions of Indonesia, administrative subdivision in Indonesia, immediately below the Provinces of Indonesia, provinces, and above the Districts of Indonesia, districts. Regencies are roughly equivalent to American County (United States), counties, although Lists of populated places in the United States, most cities in the United States are below the counties. Following the implementation of decentralization beginning on 1 January 2001, regencies and city municipalities became the key administrative units responsible for providing most governmental services. Each of regencies and cities has their own local government and legislative body. The difference between a regency and a city lies in demography, size, and economy. Generally, a regency comprises a rural area larger than a city, but also often includes various towns. A city usually has non-agricultural economic acti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipura
Sipora ( Indonesian: ''Sipora'' or sometimes spelled ''Sipura'') located off Sumatra in the West Sumatra Province of Indonesia, is the second-smallest and most developed of the four Mentawai Islands at only 620.73 km2. It had a population of 17,557 at the 2010 Census and 21,901 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 23,228.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1301) The regency capital of the Mentawai Islands, Tuapejat, is found on Sipora. An estimated 10-15% of the original rainforest remains on this island. Sipora is a surfing destination. Surf spots Lance's Right and Lance's Left break off the southern end of the island – named after the man who found them, Australian surfer Lance Knight. Surf spots break in the northwestern region of this island including Telescopes, Iceland, and Scarecrows. The ocean swells are most consistent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MV Indies Trader
The MV Indies Trader is a surf exploration vessel, which took part in Quiksilver's Crossing from 1999-2005, and is known as the most iconic vessel in modern surfing. The Rader Richard ‘Rick’ James designed the ''Rader'' (now ''Indies Trader'') as well as 150 of Australia’s most iconic vessels. He graduated University of Queensland’s Bachelor of Naval Architecture program. It was owned first by Dave Barnett, a New Zealander raised in Fiji, using it for marine salvage jobs, the primary function of the boats large cargo hold and crane. Extension and renaming After diving a big wreck and finding controversial treasure, Dave Barnett decided to sell the boat to one of his crew, Martin Daly. When it was sold to Martin, it was renamed ''Indies Trader'' to keep the ''Rader'' name intact and avoid the bad luck of renaming a boat. Using the same designer, Rick James, it was cut in half and extended by 6 feet. Surf Discovery The boat is credited with discovering many surf bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Goodnow
Christopher Carl Goodnow (born 19 September 1959) is an immunology researcher and the current executive director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. He holds the Bill and Patricia Ritchie Foundation Chair and is a Conjoint Professor in the faculty of medicine at UNSW Sydney. He holds dual Australian and US citizenship. Career Born in Hong Kong in 1959 to Robert Goodnow and Jacqueline J. Goodnow AC, Goodnow grew up in Rome and Washington DC before moving to Sydney, Australia as a teenager. He trained in veterinary medicine and surgery, immunochemistry and immunology at the University of Sydney and in DNA technology at Stanford University. After doctoral studies at Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and the University of Sydney, he joined the faculty of the Stanford University Medical School and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1990. There he established the concept of multiple immune tolerance checkpoints, a framework now widely used i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages Of Indonesia
In Indonesia, village or subdistrict is the fourth-level subdivision and the smallest administrative division of Indonesia below a Districts of Indonesia, district, regency (Indonesia), regency/city status in Indonesia, city, and provinces of Indonesia, province. Similar administrative divisions outside of Indonesia include barangays in the Philippines, muban in Thailand, civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in the United States and Canada, Commune (administrative division), communes in France and Vietnam, Dehestan (administrative division), dehestan in Iran, hromada in Ukraine, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The UK equivalent are civil parishes in England and Community (Wales), communities in Wales. There are a number of names and types for villages in Indonesia, with ''desa'' (rural village) being the most frequently used for regencies, and ''kelurahan'' (urban village) for cities or for those communities within regencies which have town charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Indonesia
In Indonesia, district or ambiguously subdistrict, is the third-level Subdivisions of Indonesia, administrative subdivision, below Regency (Indonesia), regency or City status in Indonesia, city. The local term is used in the majority of Indonesian areas. The term is used in Western New Guinea, provinces in Papua. In the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the term ''kapanewon'' is used for districts within the regencies, while the term ' is used for districts within Yogyakarta, the province's only city. According to Statistics Indonesia, there are a total of 7,288 districts in Indonesia as of 2023, subdivided into 83,971 administrative villages (rural ' and urban '). During the Dutch East Indies and early republic period, the term ''district'' referred to ''kewedanan'', a subdivision of regency, while ' was translated as ''subdistrict'' (). Following the abolition of ''kewedanan'', the term ''district'' began to be associated with ' which has since been directly administered by regency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padang, Indonesia
Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. It had a population of 833,562 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 909,040 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 942,938 - comprising 473,089 males and 469,849 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kota Padang Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1371) It is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. The Padang metropolitan area is the third most populous metropolitan area in Sumatra with a population of over 1.7 million. Padang is widely known for its Minangkabau culture, cuisine, and sunset beaches. The city had historically been a trading center since the pre-colonial era, in both pepper and gold. The Dutch made contact with the city in the mid 17th century, eventually constructing a fortress and taking over control of the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sipora
Sipora ( Indonesian: ''Sipora'' or sometimes spelled ''Sipura'') located off Sumatra in the West Sumatra Province of Indonesia, is the second-smallest and most developed of the four Mentawai Islands at only 620.73 km2. It had a population of 17,557 at the 2010 Census and 21,901 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 23,228.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.1301) The regency capital of the Mentawai Islands, Tuapejat, is found on Sipora. An estimated 10-15% of the original rainforest remains on this island. Sipora is a surfing destination. Surf spots Lance's Right and Lance's Left break off the southern end of the island – named after the man who found them, Australian surfer Lance Knight. Surf spots break in the northwestern region of this island including Telescopes, Iceland, and Scarecrows. The ocean swells are most consistent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surfing
Surfing is a surface water sport in which an individual, a surfer (or two in tandem surfing), uses a board to ride on the forward section, or face, of a moving wave of water, which usually carries the surfer towards the shore. Waves suitable for surfing are primarily found on ocean shores, but can also be found as standing waves in the open ocean, in lakes, in rivers in the form of a tidal bore, or wave pools. Surfing includes all forms of wave-riding using a board, regardless of the stance. There are several types of boards. The Moche of Peru would often surf on reed craft, while the native peoples of the Pacific surfed waves on alaia, paipo, and other such watercraft. Ancient cultures often surfed on their belly and knees, while modern-day surfing is most often ''stand-up surfing'', in which a surfer rides a wave while standing on a surfboard. Another prominent form of surfing is body boarding, where a surfer rides the wave on a bodyboard, either lying on thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mentawai People
Mentawai (also known as Mentawei and Mentawi) people are the Austronesian people of the Mentawai Islands (principally Siberut, Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai) about 100 miles from West Sumatra province, Indonesia. They live a semi-nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle in the coastal and rainforest environments of the islands and are also one of the oldest tribes in Indonesia. The Mentawai population is estimated to be about 64,000. The Mentawai tribe is documented to have migrated from Nias – a northern island – to the Mentawai islands, living in an isolated life for centuries until they encountered the Dutch in 1621. The ancestors of the indigenous Mentawai people are believed to have first migrated to the region somewhere between 2000 and 500 BCE. The Mentawai language belongs to the Austronesian languages, Austronesian language family. They follow their own animist belief system called Arat Sabulungan, that links the supernatural powers of ancestral spirits to the ecology o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
