Sabu Raijua Regency

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Sabu Raijua Regency
Kabupaten Sabu Raijua
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A school in West Savu
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Location within East Nusa Tenggara
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Sabu Raijua Regency
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Sabu Raijua Regency
Sabu Raijua Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 10°33′46″S121°47′20″E / 10.5629°S 121.7889°E / -10.5629; 121.7889
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Region Lesser Sunda Islands
Province Flag of East Nusa Tenggara.svg  East Nusa Tenggara
Capital Menia, West Savu
Government
  RegentNikodemus Rihi Heke
  Vice Regentvacant
Area
  Total177.44 sq mi (459.58 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total92,792
  Density520/sq mi (200/km2)
  [1]
Area code (+62) 380
Website saburaijuakab.go.id

Sabu Raijua Regency is one of the regencies in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It comprises the three Savu Islands, lying between Sumba and Rote Island in the Savu Sea, with a land area of 459.58 km2. The regency was established by Indonesia's Minister of Home Affairs, Mardiyanto, on 29 October 2008, when it was partitioned from Kupang Regency. The population was 72,960 at the 2010 census, [2] and 89,327 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 92,792. [1]

Administration

The regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. [1] Note all districts are on Sabu Island except for Raijua District, which encompasses Rai Jua or Raijua Island (37.27 km2) and uninhabited Rai Dana Island (0.89 km2) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 58 rural desa and 5 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 2022
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
53.20.06RaijuaRaijua Island38.167,6718,9509,167Ledeunu5 (a)85393
53.20.01Sabu Barat West Savu 185.1626,46333,22534,515Seba10 (b)85395
53.20.05Hawu Mehara(Southwest Savu)62.8115,36118,66419,267Tana Jawa1285391
53.20.03Sabu TimurEast Savu37.217,4538,9379,641Bolou18 (c)85394
53.20.04Sabu Liae(South Savu)57.628,84710,71811,058Eilogu885396
53.20.02Sabu TengahCentral Savu78.627,1658,8339,144Eimadake1085392
Totals459.5872,96089,32792,792Menia63

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Ledeunu and Ledeke. (b) including one kelurahan - Mebba. (c) including 2 kelurahan - Bolou and Limaggu.

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References

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