KAKOROTAN ISLAND

 Kakorotan island located in the District Nanusa Talaud Islands, with an area of ​​3:15 km ², and has a villages namely; Kakorotan. Outermost point coordinates Celebes Sea 04®37'36 "NL 127®09'53" EL. The population of 784 people.  The Kakorotan Islands are also the northernmost region of Eastern Indonesia, bordering Davao del Sur region of the Philippines. Culturally and linguistically, the Kakorotan's people are closely related to the people of the Indonesian archipelago, the Philippines, Dutchman and Portuguese. 

In 1628, an earthquake that resulted in a very large storm waves, which still a question mark the exact cause of the tragedy. Kakorotan island that was once only one, divided into three parts. The name was changed to "Hinuntingan Aolotan", which means like a cut. Because of these incident, the Village Kakorotan to date consists of three islands, namely the island Kakorotan, Intata Island, and Malo Island. After the incident, the villagers are left only eight people and they form four tribes, the tribe Wale Uala by Lalendi, Pondo tribe by Tataloma, Melonca by Wanua Tribe, Tribal Parapa by Lalaian. The most of Kakorotan's population is Christianity.

Kakorotan island has white sand, coconut trees are generally overgrown, partly overgrown swampy taro and sagoo, and a bit of mangrove forests. There is a small part of living coral reefs. Kakorotan is the area with the biodiversity of marine species, especially fishes. Majority of the population are fishermen, also some of the population are involved in agriculture and weaving mats from pandan leaves.

Kakorotan is the one of  beautiful tourist destination. And is renowned for its developed culture, including traditional dance, sculpture, old tombstone and traditional music. People in the village Kakorotan, Talaud Islands in North Sulawesi have mores management of marine resources, especially fish, namely Mane'e. They usually catch fish with traditional fishing gear. Type of fishing gear that is often used is a traditional boat (canoes), which is a boat without an engine. Mane'e derived from the word Se'e or Sasahara, which means the agreed statement, which agreed that the word can also be interpreted Mane'e implement the agreed activities simultaneously by all people. old, young, and each one must prepare the tools to perform the ceremony supplies fishing. The Mane'e word means held a traditional fishing together according to custom.

Location execution Mane'e traditions according to village customs Kakorotan implemented in several places, namely:

1) Kakorotan Island (Langgoto area, Alee, Apan, Dansunan);

2) Intata Island (Ranne area, Abuwu, Ondembui);

3) Island Malo (Malele and Sawan area).

Implementation of customs Mane'e are usually in charge who has been assigned the duty to be responsible for all equipment Mane'e. Those who have been designated according to the hereditary heir or lineage of the tribes is as follows:

•  Stick I: Hugu Suli and Hugu Sae
•  Sticks II: Mark Suud and Levi Lena
•  Sticks III: Seprianus Suud and Matheos Ria
•  Stick IV: Matheos Ria and Simon Nusa

Kakorotan Island is indeed small but its natural resources are very large and many. Kakorotan island is very beautiful. And there are many beautiful of  Talaud island that the same as Kakorotan island. And all of it is just the one of  thousands islands in Indonesia.