Karakteristik Spasial Permukiman Topo Da’a Di Dataran Rendah Sulawesi Tengah

Abstract

The Topo Da'a Community is one of Central Sulawesi's Remote Traditional Communities (KAT). It is a community that usually lives from place to place in the mountain forests and settles outside the forest. Topo Da'a settlements are spread along the slopes of the Kamalisi mountains, both in the lowlands and highlands in the hills. Living in an area different from your place of origin influences the spatial pattern and form of residence—especially those who live in the lowlands near the city center. The research problem is what the settlement pattern of the community looked like when they moved and then settled and the factors that influenced these changes. This research aims to identify the spatial characteristics of the Topo Da'a settlement in the lowlands, especially those living near the city center, and the changes that occur. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods. The sources of information are the traditional Totua of Topo Da'a Kalora and Lekatu, community leaders, residents of Topo Da'a Kalora in Kalora Village and Lekatu in Tipo sub-district.The information units are physical and non-physical data obtained through interviews and participant observation. Meanwhile, the units of observation are housing units, residential patterns, and social, economic, and cultural activities. Sample collection and determination were carried out using purposive sampling using the snowball sampling technique. There were around 15 informants interviewed in this research. The analysis technique used is inductive analysis. Descriptive data is analyzed according to its content (content analysis).The research results changed from a grouping pattern based on family kin groups around Bantaya to groups oriented towards the road (linear pattern). Factors forming residential patterns are kinship ties, the philosophy of Topo Da'a, Bantaya, and shared interaction spaces.