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Geographic Region Simeulue and Conditions Cut

Geographically, this island has the coordinates 2o 31 'North Latitude (N) - 95o 56' East Longitude (BT). Simeulue Island Cut point have any basis in TD.170 TR.170 and is located in the Indian Ocean. Cut Simeulue island has a total area of 714 km2. Administratively, this island is located in the village of Kampung Air, Central District of Simeulue Regency Simeulue, Aceh Province Nangroe Darusalam.

ELEVATION elevation Simeulue Island Cut between 0 - 3 m above sea level (dpl). The height difference between the several locations in Simeulue Cut almost uniform variation with the low and medium ditumbuhi by the various types of vegetation islands. Coastal waters of Simeulue Island Cut mempuyai shallow enough depth of between 1.5 to 12 m with a fairly basic beach flat. Beach so that the basic pattern of the flow on the island of Simeulue Cut a quite calm and is a mix between a fixed cash flow in the ocean Indies and tidal currents

Simeulue Island Cut is not an island vulkanik is composed of the volcanic eruptions, but the island is composed of alluvial rock up, podsolic red-brown, and limestone. Stone-ground rock is formed with high acidity. In the coastal region, most of the land contains sand and relaxing. Simeulucut islands are coral islands, visible from the image, a group of islands is a rock corral reef. Some of the east edge of a basin looks beautiful enough for recreation / tourism sea sand as a white unfold.

Cut Simeulue islands have a wet climate with rainfall average 2828 mm / year. On each day the rain came down first and diselingi begins with the heat and blazing sun. The situation is determined by the rainfall distribution of rainy season, which lasts season west since July to December. This usually happens by a rain storm with large waves and the ocean comes from Indonesia and the Indian Ocean.

While the east held since January to June with a season marked by the occurrence of drought diselingi by the rain that is not evenly distributed and the sea less calm. At this season, maximum air temperature on the island of Simeulue Cut ranged from 25 to 33 OC and minimum air temperature ranges from 18 - 24 OC. Relative humidity range 65 - 75% during the year.

Cut Simeulue island has crystal clear waters and quiet. Like the island of Raya, Simeulue Island waters flow Cut also comes from the Indian Ocean to the east, and move most of the south due to be deflected to the island to southwest. Flow speed is quite low around 0.31 m / second with high waves on average in this area is 30.12 cm during the period of 4.84 seconds, 13.12 TSS mg / l, and turbidity 0.26 NTU.

Potential Natural Resources Simeulue Island Cut

That many species of fish found in the waters of Simeulue Island Cut is tuna, kembung, cork, Kerapu mud, Kerapu pool, and red kakap .. Fishermen often catch fish in the waters of the island of Simeulue, Kampung Air, Latakayah Village and surrounding villages.

Catching tool that is widely used float gill nets and gill nets remain, and the rod. Tools catching this population is generally owned by / water fishing village close to Simeulue Island Cut. While the boats are usually used consists of a small boat without motor, motor boat without a big, paste and without motor boat.

While cultivation is not done by the public good cultivation and cultivation of marine pond. This limited land available in the island of Simeulue and Cut the location was quite far from the market and the location of the population.

The condition of coral reefs in the waters of Simeulue Island Cut kenampakan have a uniform width rataan coral reefs in the range of 150 - 300 meters. Coral reefs along this coast is growing, but in the eastern part of island was quite close to the island of Simeulue anyak that activity in the beach. The percentage of closure coral rock in general, including both the range between 10,2-52,4%. Damage to coral reefs in this region mostly occurred due to a mechanical bombardment for the purpose of catching coral reef fish (Kerapu, kakap, etc.).

Uninhabited island that is not this have the potential of natural resources is quite large, around 95% of the earth on the dry coconut (copra). Coconut is there in the islands are arranged deliberately by Simeulue community to meet the needs of the market and the copra industry in the island of Simeulue. Because of a lot of vegetation, the island of Simeulue island Cut a mainstay with the island of Salaut as coconut Regency Simeulue.

Conditions Social Infrastructure and Simeulue Island Cut
Long island found by the tribe of Simeulue, but are not settled for because they did not have residential facilities and transportation difficult. To reach the island of Simeulue Cut required to travel far from the center of Sinabang, and then proceed with the fishing boat's dea Latakayah, Simeulue Tengah district.