Jojame – a village in Bacan Barat Utara District, North Maluku
Jojame is an Indonesian village (desa) that belongs to Bacan Barat Utara kecamatan (district), within the administrative area of Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan (South Halmahera Regency). The settlement is located in Maluku Utara (North Maluku) Province, which comprises the northern part of the Moluccan archipelago. Based on its coordinates (approximately 0.4 degrees south latitude and 127.4 degrees east longitude), it is found in an area close to the southern region of Halmahera Island. Available sources clearly document the settlement's administrative classification; however, more detailed settlement-level descriptions do not appear in accessible documentation.
General overview
Jojame is a small, relatively undocumented rural community for which publicly available data is extremely limited. The settlement belongs to Bacan Barat Utara District, which is located in the northern part of Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan. Halmahera Selatan Regency itself covers a territorially varied area with diverse natural geography, characterized by the tropical climate typical of the Moluccas, inter-island water bodies, and areas utilized for agriculture and fishing. The region's settlements are generally small in population, and livelihoods in many places are built on local natural resources—primarily fishing, copra and dried coconut production, and small-scale agriculture. No data regarding Jojame's specific population, area, or economic structure appears in available sources, therefore this information cannot be provided. Nevertheless, the desa (rural administrative unit) classification itself indicates a smaller community with local administration that fits into the regency and district-level administrative structure.
Real estate and investment
No direct real estate or investment data is available for Jojame. In the broader context, Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan's assessment in real estate and investment terms is primarily aligned with the region's level of development: the area has less developed infrastructure, low investment activity, and property turnover is considerably modest compared to Indonesia's more developed provinces. Across Maluku Utara Province as a whole, property market movements are typically linked to developments related to mining and natural resource utilization, and available properties in smaller villages primarily serve local community needs. For foreigners, property acquisition in Indonesia is generally regulated: Hak Milik (full ownership rights) is not accessible to foreign nationals; however, Hak Pakai (usage rights) or certain rental arrangements allow for property use. These generally applicable legal frameworks apply to Halmahera Selatan villages, including Jojame; nevertheless, the actual local market supply and turnover cannot be characterized more precisely due to the lack of available data.
Safety and security
No separate, verifiable settlement-level data on Jojame's public safety is available. The broader region, Maluku Utara Province, is generally characterized by a more stable security situation than the southern Moluccas, where religious and ethnic conflicts occurred in earlier decades. In the North Maluku region, the situation has substantially consolidated over the past two decades, and the province is largely considered a safe area for tourists and visitors. In smaller villages, including those in Halmahera Selatan Regency, life is typically community-based, and the rate of serious crime tends to be lower than in large cities—though this cannot be substantiated with concrete statistical data in Jojame's case. Caution and respect for local customs are advisable in all circumstances.
Tourist attractions
No named tourist attractions appear in available sources for Jojame. However, known natural features can be found in the Bacan Barat Utara District and the broader Halmahera Selatan Regency area, which are generally characteristic of the Moluccan archipelago: extensive tropical forests, coral reef marine areas, and varied coastal landscapes. Bacan Island, to which Halmahera Selatan is also administratively connected, enjoys certain recognition among nature enthusiasts and divers in the region. The ecological diversity represented by the Moluccas as a whole may be attractive to nature-loving travelers; however, specific attractions, temples, natural monuments, or cultural sites assignable to Jojame village are not mentioned in available documentation. When traveling to closer attractions, road and transportation conditions require advance research, as the region's infrastructure provision is limited.
Summary
Jojame is a small, poorly documented desa in Indonesia's North Maluku Province, in Bacan Barat Utara kecamatan, within Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan. Available source material records only the settlement's administrative classification; detailed demographic, economic, or tourism data are not available. The broader Halmahera Selatan region is noteworthy from a natural resources perspective; however, the area's infrastructure and property market are underdeveloped, and tourism activity is minimal. For those interested in the less-visited, nature-oriented areas of the Moluccas, the region as a whole—and thus the villages and natural areas near Jojame—requires thorough, on-site research.
