UNIQUE CITY ABOVE SEA NATUNA

The sun starts to peek from cloud clots that look from one of the mainland in the Riau Islands. The light penetrates the stage house standing upright on the seawater surface.

The children's laughter sounds from the distance, they are busy installing baits for fishing fish with fishing straps right under the wooden building standing upright on the sea.

West Bunguran Island is famous for the country’s cross-country traders and cross-areas as well as its participants.

People show the direction in the collection of billing, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands,

The host above the sea in the village of billing in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

As the capital of the sub-district is fairly narrow, the community is inaugurated with the Natuna Pengkab managed to embroider the sea as part of the land. The island’s mainland grew about 2.5 kilometers in the sea.

From the air, this region looks like a floating fusion over the vast Natuna ocean and almost 95 percent of the sturdy standing house only with wood-based and neatly arranged.

The district that has connections outside the region and abroad has an area of approximately 13.559 square kilometers and uninhabited island areas around 13.204 square kilometers. This sub-district consists of small islands located exactly in the western part of Bunguran Island (Natuna).

Warga crosses in front of the map image of the island, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

Warga crosses on wooden bridges in the village of the billing in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

In addition to being famous for the beauty of the city that is above the sea level (Sappiness City), the people are professionally skilled as fishermen that tend to go fishing and harvesting marine natural resources such as Napoleonic fish cultivation as well as Kerapu fish.

Another floating atmosphere is also located on the island of Bunguran Besar in Ranai city, namely the billing village which was once a public economic center in Natuna Regency. This village is the entrance to the Great Bunguran island and its southern China sea fishing boats, will stop to the bill before proceeding to another area.

Over time, this nelayan fusion is more crowded not only inhabited Malay tribes as the original tribe, but also Chinese citizens who come from China’s mainland. China as a discomposal there settled in the divider there is also a journey to the island.

The children swim near the stage house on the coast of the Central Cemaga coast, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

Children fishing fish with fishing straps on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

The prosperity of the divider as a business and port area when the past is very felt by the community even traces of the prosperity until now can still be seen from homes above the sea level located in the village of the divider.

However, now the old village of the divider with hundreds of stage houses above the water have been quiet and quiet. Although the billing atmosphere has changed, but the crowd of the community is not changed. From the first Malay and Chinese tribes in the rukun and peaceful life bill by characterized by a streamlined worship house namely Kelenteng Pu Tech Chi and Surau Al-Mukaromah.

Photo and Text: M Agung Rajasa

The air photo hundreds of people's home arrangements built on the sea on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

The air photo of hundreds of citizens built on the sea on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

The air photo of hundreds of citizens built on the sea on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

The building facilities above sea on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

Warga is in the home page on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

The evening atmosphere on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

Home appliances and household appliances on the sea in the village of Penagi in Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

Warga crosses in front of Kelenteng Pu Tek Chi and Surau Al-Mukaromah in Kampung Penaagi, Ranai, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

Kapal motor pompong crosses on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

Warga relaxs in the stage house on the island of Medium, Natuna Regency, Riau Islands.

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