The Story of the region.
Ujung Kulon, the first time in observed by a Botany was named Hun Junk during 1846.
1912 kooder established the Association Perlindung Dutch East Indies Nature.
On this Association the Resident banned was done hunted against the Buffalo (the Boss Javanicus), deer (Cervus timurensis), Muncak (Muntiacus muncak), and the Mouse Deer (Ragulus javanicus).
During 1910 the Rhinoceros bercula one (Primucerus sondaicus) fully in protected.
During 1921 the Government stated the Tip kulon and the Panaitan Island as the Nature Reserve.
Afterwards his status experienced the change SM the Tip kulon, the Panaitan Island, the Peucang Island, the Handeuleum Island with his management under the forestry service.
During 1972, responsibility pengolaan Mr this in hand over to the PPA Directorate, which was part of the Directorate General the Department's Forestry of Agriculture.
During 1980 by Agriculture Ministry in made an announcement as Mr and in 1983, in a switching manner the Directorate General of Forestry became the Department of Forestry, Ujung Kulon his management under the PHPA Directorate General and was the Executive's Technical Unit (UPT).
Ujung Kulon was the last habitat the rhinoceros one horn and the habitat from several other fauna kinds that were threatened extinct likes the Buffalo, the Leopard, the Jackal, Owa and Suruli.
The Location and the Area.
Ujung Kulon located on the end west the Javanese Island between 105°20ŽBT and 6°45 LS. By the Kulon Tip Peninsula this region consisted of the Handeulium Island, the Peucang Island, the Island krakatau, the Panaitan Island and Gunug Honje north and south.
The area of the whole 136.656 ha, consist of 67.041 ha the mainland and 69.626 ha sea.
This region including the Pandeglang Regency territory (West Java) and the Lampung Regency South (Lampung) on the east in restricted by the river that stretched from the north to the south on the west north and south in restricted by sea.
Topographic.
In the Kulon Tip Peninsula had the shape of the triangle in the middle Hill low with the height ±50 m. sea level.
The Telanca plateau with the height 100-140 m. sea level was the region that had the shape of the river current (the BANG) that headed to the west.
The Cibunar area his height reached 50 m. sea level.
Whereas the Umbrella Mountain reached 480 m. sea level and the Guha Bendang Mountain was the highest point (550 m. sea level).
The South coast the Kulon Tip was the area was open with sand-dunes whereas the West Coast was the carpet of the stone of area coral with several volcanoes off the coast.
The Handeuleum island was the biggest island among the group of the small atoll that was located at the west of the gulf TamaJaya.
The child Krakatau, one of the atolls off the coast of the Tip kulon, was the G. Krakatau crater that had the height always changing in began with 8,39 m., continued reached 66,8 m. (1933), 132,33 m. (1941) and during 1968 has reached 169,67 m.
1977 descended still to 154,66 m. and during 1981 to 151,66 m.
The Climate.
The annual rainfall reached 3.140 mm with the temperature 20° - 30° C and humidity 80%-90%.
The wettest season happened in October up until April along with the west wind season sea.
The rainfall each month reached ± 200 mm, in December and in January the rainfall more than 400 mm.
In period driest that is May up until September his normal rainfall reached more than 100 mm.
The blowing wind from the west during west sea season (September-April) and the east direction from May to August.
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