Analysis of Land-Carrying Capacity and Population Capacity Around Manado–Bitung Toll Road, North Sulawesi Province

The Manado–Bitung Toll Road is one of the national strategic projects currently under construction and planned to start operating at the end of 2019. The existence of this Toll Road is expected to increase accessibility between two national activity centers and spur regional development. A consequence that can arise from the development of toll road infrastructure is the massive development of the surrounding areas, especially those that have direct access to the toll gate. On the other hand, regional development must not exceed the capacity to maintain environmental and social sustainability from uncontrolled development problems. Analysis of the carrying capacity and carrying capacity of the region is one of the efforts that need to be done. Based on the analysis results, 51% of the study area has a high level of development capability. Of the 21,852 ha. of the research area, 8357.18 ha. can be developed into settlements and can accommodate 1,671,435 people.