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There are a total
of over 2,300 people living in the park.
There are only 3 village in the park.
Komodo village has 1400 people, Rinca village
has 1074 people and Kerora Village has 223 people
In Komodo village ,
most people are originally from Bima (East Sumbawa), Selayar
(South Sulawesi) and Manggarai (West Flores). In Rinca village,
the people come from the same places as Komodo village, but there
are also Bajo people from Sulawesi. In Kerora village, the people
originally came from Bima and Manggarai.
There is some evidence that the original people of Komodo lived on
Gunung Ara. Trees such as jackfruit, coconut and mango, as well as
remains of ceramics on Gunung Ara suggest that people once
inhabited that area several hundred years ago.
However, the people of Komodo village are thought to have settled
there less than 100 years ago. There is a story that the settler
of Komodo village were exiles from Bima.
Most people who live in the park are fishermen, but there are also
merchants and teachers. Some people carve Komodo dragons for sale
to the visitors.
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