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Indonesia

Chapter Contents  

Geography

1.1

Geodynamics

1.1

Electricity

1.1

Geothermal Electricity Generation

1.1

Planned Capacity

1.1

Geothermal Potential

1.2

Considerations

 

World Heritage

1.2

National Parks and Reserves

1.3

Vulnerable/Endangered Ecoregions

1.7

Geographic Location of Ecoregions

1.8

Population Distribution

1.9

References

1.10

Indonesia

GEOGRAPHY

  • Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean
  • Geographic Coordinates: 5 00 S, 120 00 E
  • Area: total:  1,919,440 sq. km
    (land:  1,826,440 sq. km; water:  93,000 sq. km)

(CIA, The World Factbook 2001: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html)


GEODYNAMICS

  • Sumatra
    • Large mature volcanic arc island westernmost Indonesia
  • Java
    • Most volcanic island on Earth
    • Subduction of Indo-Australian plate beneath Banda arc (Eurasia)
  • Mentawai Islands
    • Located off Sumatra
    • Forearc ridge (accretionary complex) ahead of the Sunda arc

(Acadia University: http://ace.acadiau.ca/science/geol/rraeside/quizzes/world-notes.htm)


ELECTRICITY

  • Electric Generation Capacity (1/1/99E): 21.4 gigawatts
  • Electricity Production (1999E): 78.7 terawatthours
  • Thermal: 84%, Hydro: 14%, Geothermal: 2%

EIA: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/indonesa.html


GEOTHERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION

Installed geothermal generating capacity (2000) in MW

Kamojang

 140

Salak

 330

Darajat

 125

Dieng

 60

Sibayak

 2

Lahendong

 2.5

Wayang Windu

 110

Total

 769.5

(IGA: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/indonesia.php)

  • Java
    • :Kamojang: 245°C; Dry steam; 29 wells x 60MW; Another 60 MWe planned plant postponed
    • Salka: 240-310°C; 4 wells
    • Darajat: 245°C; Dry steam; 17 wells; Not yet on line
    • Dieng: 280-330°C; 25 wells; Not in operation
    • Wayang Windu: 250-270°C; Liquid dominant; 18 wells; Not in operation
  • Sumatra:
    • Sibayak: 240-275°C; Liquid dominant; 10 wells
  • North Sulawesi:
    • Lahendong: 260-330°C; 15 wells completed, No commercial operation

(IGA: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/indonesia.php)


PLANNED CAPACITY

GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL

  • Resources confirmed at Sarulla, Sumatra, Patuha, Java, and Karaha
  • 15 fields with 1987 Mwe estimated by 2005
  • 70 temperature prospects 20,000MWe:
    • Sumatra: 31
    • Java and Bali: 22
    • Sulawesi: 6
    • Nusatenggara: 8
    • Maluku: 3
  • Estimated total reserves: 9900MWe

(IGA: http://iga.igg.cnr.it/indonesia.php)


CONSIDERATIONS

WORLD HERITAGE

  • Ujung Kulon NP
  • Komodo NP
  • Lorentz NP

(UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/sites/natural.htm)


NATIONAL PARKS & RESERVES

PROTECTED AREAS OF SUMATRA

(GORP: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/sumatra.html)

THE NATURE RESERVES OF JAVA and BALI

(GORP: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/java.html)

THE NATURE RESERVES OF KALIMANTAN

(GORP: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/kaliman.html)

 

THE NATURE RESERVES OF SULAWESI

(GORP: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/sulawesi.html)

THE NATURE RESERVES OF NUSA TENGGARA

(GORP: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/tenggara.html)

THE NATURE RESERVES OF MALUKU

(GORP: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/maluku.html)

THE NATURE RESERVES OF IRIAN JAYA

(GORP: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/irian.html)


VULNERABLE/ENDANGERED ECOREGIONS

  • Borneo lowland rain forests (IM0102)
  • Borneo peat swamp forests (IM0104)
  • Christmas and Cocos Islands tropical forests (IM0110)
  • Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests (IM0112)
  • Eastern Java-Bali rain forests (IM0113)
  • Mentawai Islands rain forests (IM0127)
  • Southwest Borneo freshwater swamp forests (IM0153)
  • Sumatran freshwater swamp forests (IM0157)
  • Sumatran lowland rain forests (IM0158)
  • Sumatran peat swamp forests (IM0160)
  • Sundaland heath forests (IM0161)
  • Western Java montane rain forests (IM0167)
  • Western Java rain forests (IM0618)
  • Sumatran tropical pine forests (IM0304)

(WWF: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_im.html)


GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF ECOREGIONS

(National Geographic: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html?id=1&mapServiceName=WW_Terrecos
&locWidth=120&locHeight=72&cMinx=141.8004&cMiny=45.914108&cMaxx=142.666901&cMaxy=47.798401&size=small
&detail=detailed?id=1&size=small&detail=detailed&cMinx=142.23&cMiny=41&cMaxx=185.43&cMaxy=69.13
)


POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Population of Indonesia by Province 1971, 1980, 1990, 1995 and 2000

Province

Population

1971

1980

1990

1995

2000

Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam

2,008,595

2,611,271

3,416,156

3,847,583

3,930,905

Sumatera Utara

6,621,831

8,360,894

10,256,027

11,114,667

11,649,655

Sumatera Barat

2,793,196

3,406,816

4,000,207

4,323,170

4,248,931

R i a u

1,641,545

2,168,535

3,303,976

3,900,534

4,957,627

J a m b i

1,006,084

1,445,994

2,020,568

2,369,959

2,413,846

Sumatera Selatan

3,440,573

4,629,801

6,313,074

7,207,545

6,899,675

B e n g k u l u

519,316

768,064

1,179,122

1,409,117

1,567,432

L a m p u n g

2,777,008

4,624,785

6,017,573

6,657,759

6,741,439

Kep. Bangka Belitung

-

-

-

-

900,197

DKI Jakarta

4,579,303

6,503,449

8,259,266

9,112,652

8,389,443

Jawa Barat

21,623,529

,27,453,525

35,384,352

39,206,787

35,729,537

Jawa Tengah

21,877,136

,25,372,889

28,520,643

29,653,266

31,228,940

DI Yogyakarta

2,489,360

2,750,813

2,913,054

2,916,779

3,122,268

Jawa Timur

25,516,999

,29,188,852

32,503,991

33,844,002

34,783,640

Banten

-

-

-

-

8,098,780

B a l i

2,120,322

2,469,930

2,777,811

2,895,649

3,151,162

Nusa Tenggara Barat

2,203,465

2,724,664

3,369,649

3,645,713

4,009,261

Nusa Tenggara Timur

2,295,287

2,737,166

3,268,644

3,577,472

3,952,279

Kalimantan Barat

2,019,936

2,486,068

3,229,153

3,635,730

4,034,198

Kalimantan Tengah

701,936

954,353

1,396,486

1,627,453

1,857,000

Kalimantan Selatan

1,699,105

2,064,649

2,597,572

2,893,477

2,985,240

Kalimantan Timur

733,797

1,218,016

1,876,663

2,314,183

2,455,120

Sulawesi Utara

1,718,543

2,115,384

2,478,119

2,649,093

2,012,098

Sulawesi Tengah

913,662

1,289,635

1,711,327

1,938,071

2,218,435

Sulawesi Selatan

5,180,576

6,062,212

6,981,646

7,558,368

8,059,627

Sulawesi Tenggara

714,12

942,302

1,349,619

1,586,917

1,821,284

Gorontalo

-

-

-

-

835,044

M a l u k u

1,089,565

1,411,006

1,857,790

2,086,516

1,205,539

Maluku Utara

-

-

-

-

785,059

Papua

923,44

1,173,875

1,648,708

1,942,627

2,220,934

INDONESIA

119,208,229

147,490,298

179,378,946

194,754,808

206,264,595

Note : Including non permanent resident (homeless people, sailor, boat people and remote area community).
Source: 1971, 1980, 1990, 2000 Population Census, and 1995 Intercensal Population Census.

(PBS: http://www.bps.go.id/sector/population/table1.shtml)


References

Acadia University. Significant place for global tectonics. Retrieved from world wide web: http://ace.acadiau.ca/science/geol/rraeside/quizzes/world-notes.htm (October 24, 2002)

Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS). BPS-Statistics Indonesia. Population of Indonesia by Province 1971, 1980, 1990, 1995 and 2002. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.bps.go.id/sector/population/table1.shtml (December 27, 2002)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). (January 2002). The world factbook 2002 – Indonesia. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html (September 10, 2002)

Energy Informationa Administration (EIA). (May 9, 2002). Country analysis briefs – Indonesia. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/indonesa.html0 (October 2, 2002)

Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel (GORP). (February 19, 2000). Welcome to protected areas of Sumatra. Retrieved from world wide web: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/sumatra.html (October 20, 2002)

Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel (GORP). (February 19, 2000). Welcome to the nature reserves of Java and Bali. Retrieved from world wide web: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/java.html (October 20, 2002)

Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel (GORP). (February 19, 2000). Welcome to the nature reserves of Kalimantan. Retrieved from world wide web: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/kaliman.html (October 20, 2002)

Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel (GORP). (February 19, 2000). Welcome to the nature reserves of Sulawesi. Retrieved from world wide web: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/sulawesi.html (October 20, 2002)

Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel (GORP). (Fetruary 19, 2000). Welcome to the nature reserves of Nusa Tenggara. Retrieved from world wide web: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/tenggara.html (October 20, 2000)

Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel (GORP). (February 19, 2000). Welcome to the nature reserves of Maluku. Retrieved from world wide web: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/maluku.html (October 20, 2000)

Guide to Outdoor Recreation & Active Travel (GORP). (February 19, 2002). Welcome to the nature reserves of Irian Jaya. Retrived from world wide web: http://users.bart.nl/~edcolijn/irian.html (October 20, 2002)

National Geographic. Wild world – Treestraial ecoregions of the world. Retrieved from world wide web: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/terrestrial.html?id=1&mapServiceName=WW_Terrecos
&locWidth=120&locHeight=72&cMinx=141.8004&cMiny=45.914108&cMaxx=142.666901&cMaxy=47.798401
&size=small&detail=detailed?id=1&size=small&detail=detailed&cMinx=142.23&cMiny=41
&cMaxx=185.43&cMaxy=69.13
(October 20, 2002)

United Nation Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). (July 1, 2002). National properties on the world heritage list. Retrieved from world wide web: http://whc.unesco.org/sites/natural.htm (October 24, 2002)

World Wildlife Fund (WWF). Ecoregions. Retrived from world wide web: http://www.worldwildlife.org/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_im.html (October 24, 2002)


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