Waikabubak is a town on the island of Sumba, in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia, and is the capital of the West Sumba Regency. Initially a part of the Kupang Regency, Waikabubak was made capital of South West Sumba in 1913. In 2002, around 6% of the island's population lives in the village while 38% of its civil service did as well.
The name Waikabubak comes from the name of a spring in the area. Wai means "water" and kabubak means "bubbling sound" and when combined they produced "water which makes a bubbling sound".[1][2]
Geography
Waikabubak is an inland village located on the western portion of the island of Sumba.[3] There are springs in the area around the town.[1]
History
The first hospital was opened by Christian missionaries in 1925. The first Christian secondary school was opened in 1947. H.M. Malo, the father of Manasse Malo, was the first Sumbese reverend in Waikabubak.[1]
Dozens of people were killed in Waikabubak during the May 1998 riots.[4]
Waikabubak was the only place that telephone services were offered in West Sumba in 2002.[5]
Government
Sumba was made a part of the Kupang Regency in 1875, with Waingapu as the capital. Waikabubak was selected as capital of the South West Sumba after the Dutch military suppressed opposition in 1913, and it is now the capital of the West Sumba Regency.[6][7]
Demographics
The town had a population of 23,000 in 2002, which was 6.2% of the total population of the regency. 38% of the regency's civil servants and teachers resided in Waikabubak.[8] The town has a population of 28,564 as of 2020.[9]
Gallery
The traditional village of Tarung near Waikabubak (picture taken in 2008)
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