East Seram Regency

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East Seram Regency
Kabupaten Seram Bagian Timur
Regency
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Tanusang Geser beach
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Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Ila Wotu Nusa
(We Build Regions)
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Location within Maluku
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East Seram Regency
Location in Seram, Maluku and Indonesia
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East Seram Regency
East Seram Regency (Maluku)
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East Seram Regency
East Seram Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 3°23′55″S130°23′30″E / 3.3985°S 130.3917°E / -3.3985; 130.3917
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Province Flag of Maluku.svg Maluku
Capital Bula
Government
 • Regent Fachri Husni Alkatiri  [ id ]
 • Vice Regent Muhammad Mifta Thoha  [ id ]
Area
 • Total
5,779.12 km2 (2,231.33 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate) [1]
 • Total
139,777
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code (+62) 911
Website serambagiantimurkab.go.id

East Seram Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Seram Bagian Timur) is a regency of Maluku (province), in Indonesia. It is mainly located on the island of Seram, but also includes smaller islands to the southeast comprising the Gorom and Watubela archipelagoes. Its only land boundary is with Central Maluku Regency which includes the central portion of Seram island.

The regency covers a land area of 5,779.12 km2, and had a population of 99,065 at the 2010 Census [2] and 137,972 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 139,777 (comprising 70,595 males and 69,182 females). [1] The principal town lies at Bula, on Seram Island.

Administration

At the time of the 2010 Census the regency was divided into six districts (kecamatan), an increase from the original four. The first four of these six districts were on the island of Seram; the other two covered the Gorom and Watubela archipelagoes, two groups of smaller islands situated to the southeast of Seram.

Subsequently, six additional districts were created in 2012 by the division of the original six districts, and a further three districts were created in 2014, so that the regency is now divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), of which ten are on the island of Seram (including small offshore islands) and five on the more substantive islands to its southeast. These are tabulated below with their present areas and their populations at the 2010 [2] and 2020 [3] Censuses, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) in each district, and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
Villages		Post
Code
81.05.01Bula643.3624,03726,02327,010Bula1097521
81.05.12Bula Barat
(West Bula)		880.29(a)8,2818,567Waiketam Baru1397522
81.05.15Teluk Waru
(Waru Bay)		669.67(a)5,2795,901Waru1197524
81.05.03Werinama993.849,7526,1655,695Werinama1097525
81.05.07Siwalalat847.19(b)6,5856,804Atiahu1297523
81.05.06Tutuk Tolu330.094,7227,1667,102Air Kasar1197594
81.05.02Seram Timur (c)
(East Seram)		73.3524,01812,18112,356Geser1697592
81.05.08Kilmury837.62(c)6,5186,489Kilmury1497591
81.05.13Kian Darat129.23(c)6,2976,499Watu-Watu1097590
81.05.14Siritaun Wida Timur
(Lian Vitu)		172.37(c)6,6897,206Keta Rumadan1097598
Sub-totalson Seram Island5,577.0162,52991,18493,629117
81.05.04 Pulau Gorom
(Gorom Island)		91.3025,24922,15621,742Kataloka2497593
81.05.11 Gorom Timur
(East Gorom)		29.29(d)9,4209,393Miran2397596
81.05.09 Pulau Panjang
(Panjang Island)		20.591,9132,6912,668Pulau Panjang697599
81.05.05 Kesui Watubela (e)37.589,2519,3219,106Tamher Timur1897595
81.05.10 Teor
(Teor Island)		23.412,5563,2003,236Wermaf Kampung Tengah1097597
Sub-totalsGorom and Watubela archipelagoes202.1738,96946,78846,14581

Notes: (a) The 2010 Census populations of Bula Barat and Teluk Waru Districts are included with the figures for Bula District, from which they were cut out.
(b) The 2010 Census population of Siwalalat District is included with the figure for Werinama District, from which it was cut out.
(c) The 2010 Census populations of Kilmury, Kian Dalat and Lian Vitu (or Siritaun Wida Timur) Districts are included with the figures for Seram Timur District, from which they were cut out.
(d) The 2010 Census population of Gorom Timur District is included with the figure for Pulau Gorom district, from which it and Pulau Panjang District were cut out.
(e) The 2010 Census population of Kesui Watubela (or Wakate) District excludes the figure for Teor District, which was cut out of it.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Seram Bagian Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8107)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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