Moyo Island
South East Asia | |
Coordinates | 8°15′S 117°34′E / 8.250°S 117.567°E |
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Archipelago | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Area | 349 km2 (135 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 85 - 160 m (-246 ft) |
Administration | |
Indonesia | |
Province | West Nusa Tenggara |
Demographics | |
Population | ca. 4,200 (2022) |
Pop. density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Ethnic groups | Sumbawa people |
Moyo (older spelling Mojo) is an island in
The island is mostly uninhabited and unknown to the majority of tourists; the population is about 4,200 inhabitants in 2022, distributed in 6 villages and almost all of them living on fishing and farming, and administered as the 2 desa of Labuhan Aji and Sebotok within Labuhan Badas District. In 1986 a National park was established to conserve and protect the extraordinary vegetation, its uniqueness, and the many animal species (birds, bats, monkeys, wild pigs, deer), and a Marine Reserve to preserve the unspoiled reefs surrounding the island.
Nature reserve
Most of Moyo is a nature reserve called
These two natural reserves are managed by an Office of Natural Conservation of West Nusa Tenggara, as a Technical Operation Unit of Directorate General of Forest Protection and Nature Conservation-Ministry of Forestry.
References
- ISBN 962-593-076-0.
- ^ "Moyo, Satonda Islands proposed as national park". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
External links
Moyo travel guide from Wikivoyage