Disaster Risk Analysis of Merapi Volcano Eruption in Cangkringan District Sleman Regency

Abstract

AbstrakCangkringan is located in the Merapi Volcano Disaster Prone Areas which has the potential to be affected by eruption. The eruption of Merapi Volcano is a consequence that must be faced by the local resident, so that the need for disaster risk analysis in the region through research is a must. This disaster risk analysis research aims to (1) Analyze the risk level of Merapi Volcano eruption in Cangkringan. (2) Analyze the risk distribution of Merapi Volcano eruption in Cangkringan.This research is a descriptive research with a quantitative approach conducted in Cangkringan District, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The population in this study is the entire village in Cangkringan. The entire area is the subject of this research. The variables of this reseach are hazard, vulnerability and capacity. This study used primary data and secondary data. Data collection techniques used are observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis techniques used are scoring, overlay and descriptive.The results of this study indicate: (1) The level of risk of Merapi Volcano Eruption in Cangkringan is divided into four levels which are high, medium, low and very low. The area of Cangkringan has a high level of risk covering an area of 19,00% of the total area, the medium-risk level is 38,38% of the total area, the low-risk level is 16,61% of the total area, the very low-risk level is 20,23% of the total area of Cangkringan District. The higher the level of disaster risk, the greater the potential loss due to the eruption of Merapi Volcano. (2) The distribution of disaster risk of Merapi Volcano Eruption in Cangkringan is in the entire village. The distribution of high-risk level is in part of Umbulharjo Village, part of Glagaharjo Village and part of Argomulyo Village. The distribution of medium-risk level is in part of Umbulharjo Village, part of Kepuharjo Village and part of Glagaharjo Village. The distribution of low-risk level is in part of Kepuharjo Village, part of Wukirsari Village and part of Argomulyo Village. The distribution of very low-risk level is in part of Wukirsari Village and part of Argomulyo Village.