Puntaru
Puntaru | |
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 Location of the Alor Archipelago in East Nusa Tenggara Province | |
  Puntaru Location in Indonesia | |
| Coordinates: 8°27′1.85″S 124°3′16.28″E / 8.4505139°S 124.0545222°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Regency | Alor |
| Population | |
• Total | 600 |
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Puntaru is a village on Pantar Island in the Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Puntaru has a population of approximately 600 and is the administrative seat of Desa Tude. The traditional language of Puntaru is Western Pantar (Tubbe dialect),[1] though all adult residents also speak Indonesian.
An elementary school and a regional junior high school are located in Puntaru.
The economy centers around subsistence farming of dry-land rice and other cereal crops.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Western Pantar". Endangered Languages Project. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
8°27′1.85″S 124°3′16.28″E / 8.4505139°S 124.0545222°E
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