TINJAUAN MORFOLOGI PUSAT KOTA LAMA MARISA KABUPATEN POHUWATO

Abstract

The city of Marisa has rural urban characteristics (rurbanization) and has grown and developed into a new growth center in the western region of Gorontalo Province because it is supported by city facilities. This research method is qualitative descriptive research. The use of qualitative methods is used to study the physical development of the city. Meanwhile, this qualitative approach is based on postpositivism philosophy. In this research, the development phases of Marisa City are divided into the first development phase (1980-2000) and the second development phase (2001- 2017). The population in this research is all villages/sub-districts in Marisa City. Octopus morphology (octopus shaped/star shaped cities) in activity center areas, especially trade and services or housing and settlements. Building density is an area that is the percentage of built-up areas compared to the total built-up area. Deviations from the Towulongo traditional concept include the placement of the town square (field) on the right side of the regent's office and the orientation center which functions to tie together all the buildings around it so that the placement of the buildings becomes irregular.