Komodo National Park

Komodo National Park is located between two islands of Sumbawa and Flores island between the border of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) and Nusa Tenggara (NTB). Here there are three major islands or island that is great little island of Komodo, Rinca and Padar Island and the rest are small islands with a land area of ​​603 km2. Total area of ​​Komodo Island National Park now is 1917 km2.


Komodo Island National Historical Park
Komodo Island National Park were found around 1980 and has been declared one of the world that need to be protected and biosphere reserve by the UNESCO in 1986. National Park was originally in the form in order to melesatarikan species unique and rare Dragon (Komodo), which in the know with scientific language Varanus komodoensis which was first found by JKH Van Steyn about the year 1911. After that not only the Komodo Dragon is in protecting biodiversity good but all sea and land into the conservation area of ​​Komodo Island National Park.


The majority of the people who live on Komodo Island and its surroundings are fishermen who come from Bima (Sumbawa), Manggara, South Flores, South Sulawesi, which originated from Bugis Bajau tribe. Bajau tribe originally lived as a nomadic tribe who are happy to move from one place to other places.


The original inhabitants of Komodo Island is people Ata Modo tribes that still exist on the island of Komodo, but in line with migrants from other regions, the blood, indigenous cultures and languages ​​have mingled with newcomers.


Religion
Most of the fishermen who lived in the villages of Komodo Island region is let alone the Muslim population from the Bajau and Bugis Bima mostly Muslim community while bersalal from Manggarai predominantly Christian.


Health
Most of the villages are located somewhat in pasilitas have clean water but will experience a shortage of clean water when the dry season comes, with a decline in water quality during the dry season caused a lot of people who are sick, especially malaria and Diarre.


Mesa Island is an island with a population of about 1,500 people, here to clean water or fresh water does not exist so the average local residents to buy water Labuhan Bajo who brought with derigen-derigen are in transport by ship. Average freshwater needs for local residents is USD. 100,000 per family. Almost every village has a medical pasilitas although with lower quality does not like big cities.


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