Serasan is a district in the Natuna Regency, Riau Islands, Indonesia.[1] It is located on the western half of Serasan Island and includes 34 named islands, 4 inhabited islands and 7 villages.[2]

Serasan
View of Serasan Harbor
View of Serasan Harbor
Serasan is located in Riau Islands
Serasan
Serasan
Serasan is located in Indonesia
Serasan
Serasan
Serasan is located in South China Sea
Serasan
Serasan
Coordinates: 2°30′52″N 109°02′41″E / 2.5145°N 109.04485°E / 2.5145; 109.04485
Country Indonesia
ProvinceRiau Islands
RegencyNatuna Islands
Administrative centerSerasan
Area
 • Total44.72 km2 (17.27 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total5,505
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (Western Indonesia Time)
Ethnic groupsMalays
LanguageNatuna Malay

Villages

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There are 7 villages in the Serasan District.[3] 5 villages use a spring for water, 1 uses a well, and 1 uses refillable water. All 7 villages use kerosene for cooking, and there are 1,566 families using electricity. The district is almost all Muslim, with 98.75% of the population practicing Islam, and the rest being Christian or Buddhist. There are 8 mosques in the district, with 1 in each village and 2 in Serasan. There are also 6 musallas, 1 in Jermalik and Tanjung Balau, and 2 in Pangkalan and Serasan. There are 17 sports facilities in the district. Each town has a volleyball court, 5 have a soccer field, 4 have a table tennis facility, and there is also 1 futsal, billiards, badminton and court tennis facility in the district. There are 3 lodges in the district, 3 in Serasan and 1 in Tanjung Setelung. There is public transportation in 6 villages, although there are no fixed routes. All villages also have asphalt or concrete roads open throughout the year. There is an operational post office in the village of Serasan with the postal code of 29781. There are 4 cell towers in the district, and at least 1 communication service operators serves the villages. All but 2 villages have 4G LTE, with Tanjung Balau and Pangkalan only having 2.5G. There are 8 restaurants on the island, with all but 1 in Serasan.[4]

Villages of Serasan
Village Area (km²) % of subdistrict area Terrian
Kampung Hilir (id) 1.60 3.58 Plains
Batu Berian (id) 8.15 18.22 Slopes
Tanjung Setelung (id) 3.53 7.90 Slopes
Tanjung Balau (id) 3.05 6.82 Slopes
Pangkalan (id) 6.06 13.56 Plains
Jermalik (id) 17.33 38.76 Plains
Serasan 4.99 11.66 Plains
Population
Village Males Females Total % of total population
Kampung Hilir 270 257 527 9.87
Batu Berian 362 366 728 13.63
Tanjung Setelung 329 308 637 11.93
Tanjung Balau 255 219 474 8.87
Pangkalan 278 259 537 10.05
Jermalik 231 204 435 8.14
Serasan 1,011 992 2,003 37.50
Total 2,736 2,605 5,341 100.00
Population Statistics
Village Population density (km²) Sex ratio # of households
Kampung Hilir 329.58 105.06 167
Batu Berian 89.36 98.91 219
Tanjung Setelung 180.23 106.82 186
Tanjung Balau 155.53 116.44 158
Pangkalan 88.57 107.34 163
Jermalik 25.10 113.24 129
Serasan 401.23 101.92 691
Total 119.44 105.03 1,713

Education

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Type of school # of schools⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Students⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Teachers
Public Private Public Private Public Private
Kindergarten 1 6 81 99 11 17
Raudhatul Athfal (id) 0 2 0 68 0 10
Elementary School 7 0 559 0 89 0
Junior High School 3 0 239 0 40 0
Madrasah Tsanawiyah (id) 0 1 0 62 0 14
Senior High School 1 0 277 0 31 0
Total 12 9 1156 229 171 41

History

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On March 6, 2023, landslides caused by heavy rains on the islands, killed 50 and left many missing.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "GeoNames.org". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  2. ^ "Serasan District". Nomor.net.
  3. ^ "List of places (villages) in Serasan District, Natuna Regency".
  4. ^ "BPS Kabupaten Natuna". natunakab.bps.go.id. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  5. ^ "Update Longsor Natuna: Korban Meninggal Jadi 50 Orang". nasional (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-04-03.