Kupang Regency

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Kupang Regency
Kabupaten Kupang
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Kupang Regency
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Kupang Regency
Kupang Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
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Kupang Regency
Kupang Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 10°18′S123°43′E / 10.300°S 123.717°E / -10.300; 123.717 Coordinates: 10°18′S123°43′E / 10.300°S 123.717°E / -10.300; 123.717
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Lesser Sunda Islands
Province Flag of East Nusa Tenggara.svg  East Nusa Tenggara
Capital Oelamasi  [ id ]
Government
  RegentKorinus Masneno
  Vice RegentJerry Manafe
Area
  Total2,045.62 sq mi (5,298.13 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total379,464
  Density190/sq mi (72/km2)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 380
Website

Kupang Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It occupies the far western end of Timor Island (apart from the area of Kupang city, which has been administratively separated from the Regency since 11 April 1996), together with the small offshore island of Semau (off the western tip of Timor). Other islands to the southwest and west which were formerly part of Kupang Regency have been separated administratively - the Rote Islands Group on 10 April 2002 (to form Rote Ndao Regency), and the Savu Islands on 29 October 2008 (to form Sabu Raijua Regency). The capital of Kupang Regency is at Oelamasi. [2]

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Administration

The regency is divided into twenty-four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [3] and the 2020 Census, [4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. [5] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa / urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameEnglish nameArea
in
km2
Population
Census
2010
Population
Census
2020
Population
Estimate
mid 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
desa /
kelurahan
Post
code
SemauSemau Island (North)143.426,6887,6147,798Uitao8 / -85352
Semau SelatanSemau Island (South)153.004,7315,3965,528Akle6 / -85353
Totals Semau IslandSemau Island296.4211,41913,01013,32614 / -
Kupang BaratWest Kupang149.7215,41718,27018,858Batakte10 / 285351
Nekamese128.409,01011,52412,072Oemasi11 / -85390
Kupang TengahCentral Kupang88.6433,80545,70948,400Tarus7 / 185361
Taebenu106.4214,59418,16618,930Baumata8 / -85360
Amarasi154.9015,27917,88118,411Oekabiti8 / 185367
Amarasi BaratWest Amarasi246.4714,37516,84617,062Teunbaun7 / 185376
Amarasi SelatanSouth Amarasi172.7110,27611,83912,153Buraen3 / 285377
Amarasi TimurEast Amarasi162.927,0548,9359,342Pakubaun4 / -85378
Kupang TimurEast Kupang338.6040,52551,03253,297Babau8 / 585362
Amabi Oefeto TimurEast Amabi Oefeto236.7213,05913,27713,304Oemofa10 / -85363
Amabi OefetoAmabi Oefeto123.907,7478,6118,778Fatuknutu7 / -85362
& 85363
Sulamu141.1814,28017,39418,049Sulamu6 / 185368
Fatuleu351.5223,00726,84927,631Camplong9 / 185371
Fatuleu BaratWest Fatuleu496.478,3999,0709,195Poto5 / -85323
Fatuleu TengahCentral Fatuleu107.854,8855,7365,910Oelbiteno4 / -85320
Takari508.1320,26224,56625,469Takari9 / 185369
Amfoang SelatanSouth Amfoang305.098,62810,00310,281Lelogama6 / 185373
Amfoang Barat DayaSouthwest Amfoang167.614,2635,0755,243Manubelon4 / -85364
Amfoang UtaraNorth Amfoang428.597,0048,0918,310Soliu5 / 185365
Amfoang Barat LautNorthwest Amfoang133.248,76210,37610,708Nunuanah6 / -85372
Amfoang TimurEast Amfoang174.217,1017,7137,828Fatumonas5 / -85375
Amfoang TengahCentral Amfoang278,425,3976,4106,619Naikliu4 / -85374
Totals5,298.13304,548366,383379,464Oelamasi160 / 17

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