The identification of agropolitan service centers structure and orientation (case study in Cendawasari Area, Karacak Village, Leuwiliang, Bogor)

Abstract

Spatial structure is an important factor in the development of Cendawasari Area, which since 2008 is set by the Government of Bogor District as agropolitan area with mangosteen as a competitive commodity. The development of spatial structure in agropolitan area is largely determined by availability of service centers and the infrastructures. Service centers structure that formed in agropolitan area will lead to the spatial interaction that is the trend of inhabitant movement orientation. This orientation can be used as an evaluation of existing service centers structure and can be used as one of consideration things in infrastructure improvement. The aims of this research are to identify the linkages between structure and orientation of service centers in the development of Cendawasari Agropolitan Area. The research is located at Karacak Village, Leuwiliang Subdistrict, Bogor District and then analysis was conducted at the Planning and Regional Development Division, Department of Soil Science and Land Resource, Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University and in the Center for Regional System Analysis, Planning and Development (Crespent/P4W) LPPM IPB. The result of this research showed that Karacak Village is one of hinterland area in Leuwiliang Subdistrict, which is the service area of Leuwiliang Village as a main service center and a several sub service centers like Leuwimekar Village, Karyasari Village, and Pabangbon Village. RW 01 is an area with the highest level of interest and completeness of rural settlement facilities at Karacak village and RW 03 is an area which has the highest efficiency level of service facilities at Karacak Village. RW 07 is an area that has the most concentrated pattern of distribution facilities and RW 08 is an area that has most dispersed pattern of distribution facilities at Karacak Village. The highest concentration of mangosteen plantation land use in RW 05 area that is Kampong of Cengal Sirna. Household survey of respondents indicated that on a week, Karacak villagers tend to perform internal movement amount 76,8% of total trip, external movement amount 18,2% of total trip, and outside movement amount 5% of total trip. Mangosteen farmer respondents conduct internal movement amount of 36% and external movement amount of 64% to buy farming tools, while selling the crop just done by internally. The result of multiple regression analysis showed that efficiency level of service facilities, wide of settlement area, number of household, number of economic facilities, and number of agricultural facilities have significantly until very significantly affect on the internal movement, while the characteristics that have significantly affect on the external and outside movement is IPRW and number of economic facilities. Beside that, it can also note that increasing the number of economic facilities must be balanced with increasing the number of agricultural facilities to form a solid structure of internal and external sevice centers in Cendawasari Agropolitan Area.