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Figure 5 Dabo position in the contalation of Lingga Regency
b. Economic condition and develop new function
Missing heard about effect of lead mining pollution recognized as malaria disease a result of filling water in former
excavation place and not flowing and the inundate become place for malaria mosquito larva because only 80
– 60 cm deep possible for freshwater fish.
When the glorious time as mining city is offer there nothing substitute urban economic factor as subsistence in
Dabosingkep it just supporting daily needs. Many of them take out to another island, although unmoving inhabitant with productive
age decided living in Dabosingkep. A small population in Singkep district are 26,678 people 2005 of land area 491,90 Km
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while in Dabo sub district are 15,848 people 2007 of land area 137.520
Km2, make it known as the Ghost city Table 1.
Table 2 The Population of Sub District Dabo, in Singkep District Source: Lingga Regency in Figures 2005
No. Age year Total 1.
4 - 6 1,612
2. 7 - 12
3,191 3.
13 - 15 1,673
4. 20 - 26
2,705 5.
27 - 75 6,667
15,848 Table 3. Type of income of people in Dabo Sub District, Singkep District
Source: Lingga Regency in Figures 2005
No. Type of income earning Total person 1
Entrepreneur 1,481
2 Farm worker
1,090 3
Farmer 815
4 Trade
672 5
Retired 593
6 Fisherman
479 7
Worker 207
8 Service
198 9
Reuse Picker 10
Total : 5,545
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of total population is in the primary sector such as farmer worker, farmer, fisherman and the rest 58 in secondary sector. Another
sector not yet develops are marine, industry, tourism, swallow nest that all of them is a potency of this island.
c. Local government and community responsibility
Development programmed focuses oriented on mainland, not to small islands and direction to sea water and small islands.
Low awareness, commitment and political will but now it is better from government to developed and carry on small islands
that have high potencies. Effects of local government low awareness to manage small
islands are below.
[i] Growth of Social and Economic Disparities
Location and geographical position of small islands scourge disparity of social, economy growth and spread
population among mainland as centre of spatial development and its small islands surround.
[ii] Limited Infrastructure
Small islands difficult to reach because of limited access, and cause by the location that usually are remoteness from
mainland. Limit of infrastructure such as road, seaport, school, hospital,
market, electricity,
limited information
and communication media, as a basic of level quality of live
development, level of healthy, level of prosperity and amount of low income people in small islands.
Revitalization needs support by complete infrastructure vice versa it also needs supporting economic from real potency
and creativities character to develop this area.
Figure 6 existing condition of seaport with its parking area and design of Jago seaport in Dabosingkep equipped with recreation area.
