Determining Tomohon Agropoliyan Area Using Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) And Geographic Information System (GIS)

Abstract

Agropolitan area is an area with agricultural activities which has urban facilities in it. The agropolitan development focuses on organized agricultural commodity in rural areas by developing derivative product of the primary agricultural commodity to be marketed outside the area and increasing human resources capabilities also their income level. Nort Sulawesi province which is located in the east part of Indonesia, is well known as a big coconut procedur, herb and spices since the VOC era. There are two areas of North Sulawesi province that has big agricultural potencies espesially in sub sector of agriculture; Modoinding district (South of Minahasa) and Tomohon region.