Teluk Dalam
Teluk Dalam is a district in the South Nias regency, North Sumatra province, Indonesia. Following the splitting off of parts of the original district to form new districts, its area is now 41.30 km2 (15.95 sq mi). In English, Teluk Dalam means "Deep Gulf". As of 2015, Teluk Dalam had a population of 19,129 and a population density of 464/km2.[1] Teluk Dalam has various tourist sites, such as Sorake Beach, Lagundri Beach and Bawömataluo which hosts Nias traditional houses of hundred years ago.
History
Teluk Dalam port came about after the original port in the south of Nias Island was in Lagundri Bay. In 1883, the resulting tsunami from the Krakatau volcano in the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java washed the original Teluk Lagundri trade village away. The trade village was moved to the present position in Teluk Dalam.
On 28 March 2005, the 2005 Nias–Simeulue earthquake destroyed many ancient sites and many people were killed. On 2 April 2005, an Australian Sea King helicopter carrying 11 soldiers on a humanitarian mission to help the earthquake victims crashed there, killing nine soldiers.
References
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
External links
0°33′N 97°48′E / 0.55°N 97.8°E
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