TOPONYM TRACING FOR DISASTER PRONE LOCATIONS IN … · map perfecture (district) and a circular fort is a city with its toponym ... 2 Garut Scracth - no Plateau and low 3 Karawang

TOPONYM TRACING FOR DISASTER PRONE LOCATIONS IN WEST JAVA PROVINCE

ASIA GEOSPASIAL FORUM

HOTEL MULIA, JAKARTA, INDONESIA 25 – 27 NOPEMBER 2014

MOCHAMAD IRWAN HARIYONO

What is Toponym and Toponymy ?

Map of China in the 18th century, shows a map perfecture (district) and a circular fort is a city with its toponym

• Toponym is place name

• Toponymy is the study ofplace name (toponym),starting from the origin,meaning, meanings anduse

Toponym

• Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 4 of 2011 on Geospatial Information

• Presidential Decree No. 112 of 2006 on National Team for Standardization of Topographical Name (TNPNR)

13.466 Islands

Location of Study

West Java Province

Location of Study

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10

4

2

9

7

3

5

6

Why West Java Province ?

Purpose Study :

The purpose of this study is to explore toponym as supporting information for the mapping of disaster. The expected result is it can help to overcome a disaster-prone locations effectively, efficiently and on target.

Methodology

Gazetir

Not disaster proneDisaster prone

Position of the disaster

prone location (Coordinat)

Sampling area

Meaning of the name

place, history, topography

Indonesian

Topography Map

Result and analysisNo Name of City/

County

Meaning of

the name

Another

nickname

Correlation of the

meaning and the

indications of prone

disasters

Topography

1 Cianjur River City of muslim

students

There is Plateau and

low

2 Garut Scracth - no Plateau and

low

3 Karawang Many hole City of base

strunggle

There is Plateau and

low

4 Banjar - Banjar

Patroman

no Plateau and

low

5 Bekasi Part of the

month

Earth no lowlands

6 Bogor Palm Tree city of rain no Plateau

7 Bandung Dam city of flower There is Plateau and

low

8 Cirebon Shrimp Water City of Shrimp There is Plateau and

low

9 Tasikmalaya Lake in the

cluster of hills

The Pearl of

the Orient

There is Plateau and

low

10 Kuningan metal - no Plateau and

low

What is Gazetteer ?

Gazetteer is a geographical dictionary or directory at the same time an important reference point for information and place names (Toponym) are accompanied by a map or atlas complete.

Table of Gazetteer

Table of Gazetteer

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