City Layout
Majene is a coastal city (bordered by the Mandar bay and the straight of Makassar to the west), comfortably nestled in a semicircular valley against a backdrop of rolling, forested hills. The city covers a total area of 55.19 square kilometers.
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman is the main road that goes through the city. Several important offices and buildings can be found on this street, including the police station, the bureau of educational affairs, the mayor’s office, as well as a handful of basic, family-run hotels.
Several different kinds of houses can be found in the city. These include traditional stilted houses, western houses, modern dwellings, combined shops/houses (ruko), and even roadside shacks…many of which are unfinished works-in progress. A large network of open-air sewage and drainage canals line the streets and neighborhoods and connect to a large central canal that flows into the sea.
The city is divided into two districts: Banggae and Banggae Timur.
The city is further divided into 34 distinct neighborhoods. These include:
- Lutang
- Lembang
- Binanga
- Labuang
- Tanjung Batu
- Tangnga-Tangnga
- Parappe
- Pappota
- Kampung Baru
- Lipu
- Pakkola
- Tulu
- Tunda
- Galung Selatan
- Galung Utara
- Galung Barat
- Galung Timur
- Galung Tengah
- Simule
- Cepala
- Kota
- Balanipa
- Salepa
- Batayang
- Pengali-ali
- Cilallang
- Deteng-Deteng
- Garogo
- Camba
- Pasanggrahan
- Tanangan
- Paleo
- Timbo-Timbo
- Purale
- Salabose
Each neighborhood appoints a local “Kepala Lingkungan”, who supervises the community, remains alert should any suspicious activity manifest itself, and approves projects that take place in the neighborhood.
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