Analisis Potensi dan Strategi Pengembangan Wisata Alam Air Terjun Silimalima di Kabupaten Tapanuli Selatan
Abstrak: Forest resources have
so much benefits for human being. One of the example is environmental service
such as ecotourism. Silimalima Waterfall is one of the ecotourism that can be
found on Simaninggir Village, Marancar Districts, South Tapanuli Regency, North
Sumatera Province. This waterfall needs some developments to be ready as an
ecotourism that will give some benefits for local communities and to minimize
the environmental damage that often caused by the tourism activity. The purpose
of the research were to analyze the potential of Silimalima Waterfall and to
analyze the problems along with strategies of Silimalima Waterfall development.
The research was conducted by giving the questioner about internal and external
factors to the respondents, local communities and the employers of Dinas Pemuda
Olahraga dan Pariwisata of South Tapanuli Regency. Data results will be used to
find the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of Silimalima
Waterfall as an ecotourism on South Tapanuli Regency. The result of this
research showed that the feasibility percentage of Silimalima Waterfall
development is 73,72%, that makes it feasible to do the developments. The
result of SWOT Analysis shows that Silimalilma Waterfall is on the first quadrant
that means Siimalima Waterfall is on a very profitable position because the
strengths could covers the weaknesses and the threats and also make it possible
to take all of the opportunities.
Penulis: Mhd. Rizky Azhari
Nasution, Agus Purwoko, Kansih Sri Hartini
Kode Jurnal: jpkehutanandd160068