Kupang Regency

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Kupang Regency
Kabupaten Kupang
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Location within East Nusa Tenggara
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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
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
  Total2,188.53 sq mi (5,668.26 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total387,217
  Density180/sq mi (68/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 smaller island of Semau (off the southwestern tip of Timor) and other minor offshore islands (of which Kera is the only inhabited). Other islands further 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 Group on 29 October 2008 (to form Sabu Raijua Regency).

Contents

The residual regency covers an area of 5,668.26 km2 (2,188.53 sq. miles); it had a population of 304,548 at the 2010 Census and 366,383 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 387,217. [1]

The capital of Kupang Regency is at Oelamasi. [2] 

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 2023. [1] The districts are grouped geographically, and these groups have no administrative significance. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 160 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
English nameArea
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
desa
No.
of
kelu-
rahan
Post
code
53.01.04Semau [5] Semau Island (North)143.426,6887,6147,960Uitao8-85352
53.01.23Semau Selatan [6] Semau Island (South)140.184,7315,3966,078Akle6-85353
TotalsSemau Island Semau Island283.6011,41913,01014,03814-
53.01.05Kupang Barat [7] West Kupang149.7215,41718,27019,549Batakte10285351
53.01.16Nekamese [8] 122.449,01011,52412,507Oemasi11-85390
53.01.08Kupang Tengah [9] Central Kupang94.7933,80545,70945,075Tarus7185361
53.01.24Taebenu [10] 104.4414,59418,16618,138Baumata8-85360
53.01.09Amarasi [11] 155.0915,27917,88119,533Oekabiti8185367
53.01.17Amarasi Barat [12] West Amarasi205.1214,37516,84617,668Teunbaun7185376
53.01.18Amarasi Selatan [13] South Amarasi172.8110,27611,83913,093Buraen3285377
53.01.19Amarasi Timur [14] East Amarasi162.917,0548,9359,736Pakubaun4-85378
53.01.06Kupang Timur [15] East Kupang177.6340,52551,03252,041Babau8585362
53.01.20Amabi Oefeto Timur [16] East Amabi Oefeto420.2413,05913,27715,468Oemofa10-85363
53.01.25Amabi Oefeto [17] Amabi Oefeto140.197,7478,6119,638Fatuknutu7-85362
& 85363
53.01.07Sulamu [18] 266.0714,28017,39418,843Sulamu6185368
TotalsSouthern group2,171.45195,421239,484251,2898913
53.01.10Fatuleu [19] 400.2923,00726,84928,629Camplong9185371
53.01.28Fatuleu Tengah [20] Central Fatuleu99.504,8855,7366,247Oelbiteno4-85320
53.01.27Fatuleu Barat [21] West Fatuleu496.478,3999,07010,694Poto5-85323
53.01.11Takari [22] 655.7920,26224,56625,896Takari9185369
TotalsFatuleu group1,652.0556,55366,22171,366272
53.01.12Amfoang Selatan [23] South Amfoang278.348,62810,00310,411Lelogama6185373
53.01.21Amfoang Barat Daya [24] Southwest Amfoang167.594,2635,0755,530Manubelon4-85364
53.01.30Amfoang Tengah [25] Central Amfoang203.475,3976,4106,911Naikliu4-85374
53.01.13Amfoang Utara [26] North Amfoang212.647,0048,0918,458Soliu5185365
53.01.22Amfoang Barat Laut [27] Northwest Amfoang428.598,76210,37610,919Nunuanah6-85372
53.01.26 Amfoang Timur [28] East Amfoang270.537,1017,7138,195Fatumonas5-85375
TotalsAmfoang group1,561.1641,15547,66850,424302
Totals5,668.26304,548366,383387,217Oelamasi16017

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  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Semau Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303101)
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kupang Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303110)
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  10. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Taebenu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303121)
  11. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amarasi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303130)
  12. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amarasi Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303131)
  13. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amarasi Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303132)
  14. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amarasi Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303133)
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  17. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amabi Oefeto Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303142)
  18. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sulamu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303150)
  19. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Fatuleu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303160)
  20. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Fatuleu Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303161)
  21. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Fatuleu Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303162)
  22. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Takari Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303170)
  23. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amfoang Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303180)
  24. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amfoang Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303181)
  25. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amfoang Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303182)
  26. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amfoang Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303190)
  27. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amfoang Barat Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303191)
  28. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Amfoang Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5303192)