Umbrella ISLAND rarely heard in the narration of the Thousand Islands District. Perhaps it was because the number of the least populated among the inhabited islands residents. Dependence on other islands, especially Tidung, inevitable. This condition makes people Umbrella Island must pay great necessities of life.
Umbrella Island is one of four islands including Tidung Village, District of South Thousand. There are two names Umbrella, namely Pulau Besar and Pulau Umbrella Small Umbrella. Large umbrellas inhabited only residents.
Not many people living in Umbrella. In mid-May 2015, there were 167 people living in these places. Administratively, Umbrella residents joined in RT 006 RW 004 Tidung Island Village.
The island has an area of approximately 20 hectares. However, only a third of the area used for the residence. Neighborhoods flanked by land already owned by someone from outside the island, and most of the land is used to make the villa.
Although there is a villa on the island, the impact of tourist visits have not been fully felt by residents who live in Umbrella. On weekends or holidays, there are times when there are tourists who just stop or stay overnight on the island. However, the number of tourists not membeludak like on the other islands in the Thousand Islands.
Many tourists come to the island in 2010-2011. One marker is rampant stalls selling food on the waterfront. Approximately there are 10 stalls at the time. Now, left only two stalls and one of them is only open on weekends or when there are no tourists.
Still, the island remains clean Umbrella travelers to expect overflow from the surrounding islands. One of them is the presence of homes that can be rented out to tourists who want to stay overnight. Noted, there are seven houses that can be rented.
The rest, residents several times sprayed order to bring guests who stay overnight on the island to a point Tidung shallow diving (snorkel). Therefore, when the weekend arrives or during the holiday season, many fishermen who rent boats to transport tourists. Some of them can bring tourists to stop Umbrella Island after snorkeling, and then brought back to Tidung.
The potential for rent boats for tourists this be a business opportunity for the citizens of umbrellas because most of the houses on the island has one ship. Recorded about 25 ships owned by Umbrella.
In addition to transportation needs, the vessel is also used for fishing. Unfortunately, people who catch fish with nets, traps, or fishing is increasingly difficult to obtain large-scale fishing because the fish or the use of bombs and poisons are still common.
From around the island
Umbrella Island residents come from neighboring islands, especially from Baked Island.
Long before the island is inhabited by a massive, Umbrella Island more "populated" palm tree. "In the past there are only one or two home. The house is occupied by a guard coconut trees, "said Nafis (71).
Nafis including initial population on the island this Umbrella. With his parents, Nafis moved from Baked Island in 1959, and settled up to now.
At that time, according to the family's trust, settling moved to another island is a way to cure the disease in his stomach. Sure enough, Nafis felt the pain improved while living on the island of Umbrella.
The houses on the island of umbrellas at the time, according Nafis, was still spreading. Therefore, the existence of the house to follow the location of coconut groves. Land on this island has been owned by the residents who live in other islands.
Coconuts at that time, according Nafis, is one source of their economy because it is sold for the manufacture of copra. Over time, more and more populated Umbrella Island. There are also people who come from other islands, such as Java and Sulawesi. Sanami (53), women born in Cirebon, settled in Umbrella since 2004.
"I am married to a man who had lived in Tidung Umbrella. But, my husband had died three years ago, "said Sanami, who chose Umbrella continue to stay rather than go back to Cirebon.
As the sale of land on the island, neighborhoods and then concentrated in one location that exists today, which is on the edge of the dock. As for the other land already owned by someone from outside the island and partially into an inn run high.
"Now, the land habitable citizens, yes, only this area. Could not be added again because the land around the settlements is already owned by someone else, "said Mursalin, Chairman of RT 006 RW 004 Tidung village.
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