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Sikakap is a sub-district on the
Sikakap is a sub-district on the Indonesia
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n island of North Pagai
North Pagai (Indonesian: ''Pagai Utara'') is the smallest of the four principal Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is south of Sipora and north of South Pagai (or Pagai Selatan) Island.
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, in the Mentawai Islands Mentawai may refer to:
* Mentawai Islands
* Mentawai Strait
* Mentawai people
* Mentawai language
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off Sumatra. The sub-district contains both Sikakap and Matobe, while Sikakap village incorporates the hamlets of Central Sikakap, East Sikakap and Sibaibai. Overall, the total population was 3,194 as of 2016. Also part of the sub-district is the Sikakap Strait between North and South Pagai
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Etymology
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, a designated Regional Marine Conservation Area. The Strait, an area of , has a coastal length of and is a major contributor to West Sumatra
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's fishing industry
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.
History
Dutch colonisation came relatively late to the Mentawai Islands. As Dutch officials had little interest in them, they called upon theRhenish Missionary Society
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to begin the "civilisation" process. To that end, a German missionary, A. Lett, was appointed at Sikakap in 1901. His missionaries established a school nearby. From this initial settlement, the Dutch expanded into the other Mentawai Islands.
There was a magnitude 7.5 tsunami in the area on 6 February 1908.
Surrounding forests have been the site of heavy logging since the 1970s.
Facilities
Sikakap, along withTuapeijat
Tuapeijat (also spelled ''Tuapejat'' or ''Tua Pejat'') is a town within North Sipora District (''Kecamatan Sipora Utara'') in the Mentawai Islands Regency of West Sumatra province of Indonesia and it is the administrative seat (capital) of Ment ...
, is one of the only places in the Mentawai Islands where electricity and telecommunications are available. There is a hospital and a church in the village, as well as a harbor (the main transport hub in the Mentawai islands) and a district police station. The primary transport connection is a twice-weekly ferry, the KMP Ambu-ambu, which runs between Sikakap and Padang
Padang () is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of West Sumatra. With a Census population of 1,015,000 as of 2022, it is the 16th most populous city in Indonesia and the most populous city on the west coast of Sumatra. Th ...
. In 2007, Surfing Magazine
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described the sub-district as a "regular re-fuelling spot for charter boats".
2010 earthquake and tsunami
Sikapap served as a centre for relief operations related to the2010 Mentawai earthquake and tsunami
The 2010 Mentawai earthquake occurred with a moment magnitude of 7.8 on 25 October off the western coast of Sumatra at 21:42 local time (14:42 UTC). The earthquake occurred on the same fault that produced the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. It w ...
. Eyewitnesses reported that waves up to high hit the sub-district. Relief agencies and a government command post were based there during the crisis, as it is the largest village on 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 651.55 km2. It had a population o ...
and Pagai. Over 200 people sought assistance at the local hospital, more than it could take, and the local church was converted into a makeshift medical center. Military supplies for the hospital began arriving on 30 October. A month later, displaced people were still living in tents in Sikakap, leading the government to announce the construction of 16 homes there, as 17 had been heavily damaged.
References
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