KONDISI SOSIAL EKONOMI MASYARAKAT DI SEKITAR AREAL PT. MAHAKARYA PERDANA GEMILANG (UNIT II) DI KABUPATEN KUTAI TIMUR PROVINSI KALIMANTAN TIMUR

Abstract

Plans for utilization of timber in plantations covering 12.897 ha by PT. Mahakarya Perdana Gemilang (second unit) in Kutai regency of East Kalimantan province besides a positive impact also negatively impact the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the surrounding community. From the result of the research has been known that the average household income per capita per year is good enough or are not classified as poor. Besides As with farmers, civil servants and employees of the company, they also have side jobs such as working as a builder, selling groceries and fishing. Land area in controlled an average of 2,42 hectares per household obtained from parental inheritance, opening the forest itself, and some who do not own land, because they even have a family as head of the family, but they still ride in the elderly. The type and non-formal economic activity in general is quite varied, such as induk market, shops, kiosks groceries, cooperatives, coffee shops, and lodging. Economic infrastructure is sufficient. They use motorcycle, car or six wheels drive for transportation. The access to central city is very far, difficult to reach and takes long time. It should pass other district kabupaten, like Kutai Kartanegara district, Samarinda and Bontang with bad road construction.