Central Sumba Regency

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Central Sumba Regency
Kabupaten Sumba Tengah
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Central Sumba Regency
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Central Sumba Regency
Central Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
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Central Sumba Regency
Central Sumba Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°37′46″S119°37′09″E / 9.6294°S 119.6191°E / -9.6294; 119.6191
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Lesser Sunda Islands
Province Flag of East Nusa Tenggara.svg  East Nusa Tenggara
Capital Waibakul
Government
  RegentUmbu Sappi Pateduk
  Vice RegentUmbu Dondu
Area
  Total
1,845.28 km2 (712.47 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total
91,531
  Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Area code (+62) 386
Website sumbatengahkab.go.id

Central Sumba Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Sumba Tengah) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia. The new Central Sumba Regency was established on the island of Sumba when West Sumba Regency was split into two regencies on 22 May 2007 and a further Regency was created in Central Sumba from parts of both West Sumba and East Sumba Regencies. [2] The new Regency covers 1,845.28 km2 and had a population of 62,485 at the 2010 Census [3] and 85,482 at the 2020 Census; [4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 91,531. [1] The seat (capital) of its government is located at Waibakul.

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Administrative Districts

The Central Sumba Regency (following the re-organisation of 22 May 2007 which created it out of parts of both West Sumba Regency and East Sumba Regency) was composed of five districts (kecamatan), but a sixth district (Umbu Ratu Nggay Tengah) has since been created by taking 7 villages from Umbu Ratu Nggay District and 3 villages from Umbu Ratu Nggay Barat District. The areas (in km2) and populations of these districts at the 2010 Census [3] and the 2020 Census [4] are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as rural desa), and its postal code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
53.17.01Katikutana [5] 70.279,73313,83713,791Anakalang787282
53.17.05Katikutana Selatan [6]
(South Kalikutana)
383.9610,09514,75515,599Waikabeti987280
53.17.02Umbu Ratu Nggay Barat [7]
(West Umbu Ratu Nggay)
220.3116,22321,50720,117Maderi1587281
53.17.04Umbu Ratu Nggay [8] 629.6212,26416,30612,258Lendi Wacu1187283
53.17.06Umbu Ratu Nggay Tengah [9]
(Central Umbu Ratu Nggay)
206.77(a)(a)9,029Bolubokat1087283
53.17.03Mamboro [10] 334.3514,17019,07720,737Mananga1387258
Totals1,845.2862,48585,48291,531Waibakul65

Note: (a) The populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses of the villages now forming the new Central Umbu Ratu Nggay District are included with the figures for the two districts from which they were cut out.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Sumba Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns from district Katalogs as referenced below)
  2. Government of Indonesia (2 January 2007), Establishment of Central Sumba Regency in the East Nusa Tenggara province (PDF) (in Indonesian), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 3/2007, retrieved 2007-08-24[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Katikutana Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5316010)
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Katikutana Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5316011)
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Umbu Ratu Nggat Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5316020)
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Umbu Ratu Nggay Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5316030)
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Umbu Ratu Nggay Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5316031)
  10. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mamboro Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5316040)

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