Celagen Island

Celagen is a small island in Bangka-Belitung Province which consists one of the two administrative villages of the Pongok Islands subdistrict in South Bangka Regency. It is located just around 200 meters west of the larger, more populated island of Pongok and is just separated from the main settlement at Pongok by a small strait. It is located 2 hours from mainland Bangka.[2] With an area of just 354 hectares (~4% of the subdistrict), it is inhabited by 1,311 people, one-fifth of the subdistrict population, living in 358 households.

Celagen
Geography
Coordinates2°52′26″S 107°0′56″E
Area3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi)
Administration
ProvinceBangka Belitung Islands
RegencySouth Bangka
SubdistrictPongok Islands
VillageCelagen
Demographics
Population1,311 (2016)[1]
Pop. density370.3/km2 (959.1/sq mi)

As with Pongok, the island was formerly part of the Lepar Pongok subdistrict with the larger Lepar Island until the subdistrict was divided in 2012.[3] In 2016 and 2017, diesel generators capable of generating 150 and 300 kilowatts were installed in the island by PLN, giving the islanders access to 24 hours of electricity.[4]

Transport between Celagen and Pongok is commonly served by motorboats, which charge a small fee. The inhabitants mostly work as fishermen. Bugis people comprise about 90 percent of the inhabitants.[5]

References
  1. "Pongok Islands Subdistrict in Numbers 2017" (PDF) (in Indonesian). Toboali: Statistics Indonesia. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  2. Syafrudin (26 May 2011). "Anak Pulau Celagen Butuh Uluran Tangan". Bangka Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  3. "Pemekaran Lepar Pongok. Pulau Celagen Masuk Kecamatan Baru". Radar Bangka (in Indonesian). 10 March 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  4. Nurmayanti (27 September 2017). "Perjuangan Petugas PLN Terangi Warga Pulau Pongok dan Celagen". Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  5. Dahnur, Heru (11 June 2016). "Potret Maritim di Kepulauan Pongok dan Seember Kepiting untuk Makan Siang". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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