Alor Regency

Alor Regency
Kabupaten Alor
Regency
Road in Maritaing, Eastern Alor Island
Road in Maritaing, Eastern Alor Island
Coat of arms of Alor Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Alor Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Alor Regency
Alor Regency
Alor Regency is located in Indonesia
Alor Regency
Alor Regency
Alor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°18′S 124°30′E / 8.3°S 124.5°E / -8.3; 124.5
Country Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalKalabahi
Government
 • RegentAmon Djobo
 • Vice RegentImran Duru
Area
 • Total1,130.85 sq mi (2,928.88 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total221,536
 • Density200/sq mi (76/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 386
Websitealorkab.go.id

Alor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Alor) is a regency (kabupaten) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[2] Alor Regency administers the Alor Archipelago with its seat (capital) in Kalabahi on Alor Island.

Alor Regency occupies 2,928.88 km2 land area and 10,973.62 km2 water area. There are seventeen islands in the archipelago, of which the largest by far are Alor itself and Pantar; there are another six inhabited islands (including Pura, Treweng, Kepa, Buaya, Kangge and Kura); the remaining nine islands (Sika, Nub, Kapas, Batang, Lapang, Ternate, Rusa, Tikus and Kambing) are uninhabited. To the east lies the island of (Atauro), part of the Republic of East Timor. Pantar and Alor Islands are separated by a wide strait with Pulau Buaya and Pulau Kambing at its northern point, Pulau Pura in the middle, and Pulau Treweng at its southern point. The regency had 190,026 inhabitants at the 2010 decennial census;[3] at the 2020 census this had risen to 211,872;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 221,536 - comprising 109,620 males and 111,916 females.[1]

The main transportation access in the regency is by means of sea. The state-owned PELNI sea liners operate in the archipelago for major transport to the main port hub in Kalabahi beside small boats operating between small islands. A small Perintis Mali airstrip (18 km east of Kalabahi) can only be used by small CASA airplanes, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines.

As is the case in other parts of NTT province, the provision of education is often a major problem, especially in remote areas. In recent years, the district (regency) government has been trying to make it easier for children to attend school by, amongst other things, increasing the number of one-roof junior high schools. The standard of teaching is often also a major problem because many teachers lack proper qualifications.[5]

Administration

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At the 2010 Census the regency was divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), but an eighteenth district (Abad Selatan) was created in 2020 from part of the Alor Barat Daya District. All eighteen districts are 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 table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 158 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 English name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
census
2010		 Pop'n
census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
53.05.06 Pantar (a) 119.82 8,798 10,069 10,604 Kabir 11 (b) 85881
63.05.09 Pantar Barat (c) West Pantar 58.71 6,729 6,878 7,010 Baranusa 7 85880
53.05.14 Pantar Timur (d) East Pantar 141.44 10,740 11,368 11,704 Bakalang 11 85884
53.05.17 Pantar Barat Laut (e) Northwest Pantar 306.02 4,276 4,946 5,225 Marisa 7 85882
53.05.16 Pantar Tengah Central Pantar 150.13 9,313 9,750 10,006 Maliang 10 85883
Pantar Total Pantar Island 776.12 39,856 43,011 44,549 46
53.05.03 Alor Barat Daya Southwest Alor 265.59 21,530 18,327 19,424 Moru 13 (f) 85861
53.05.12 Mataru 102.78 5,582 6,043 6,262 Kalunan 7 85860
53.05.18 Abad Selatan South Abad 182.38 (g) 6,283 6,492 Tribur 7 85861
53.05.04 Alor Selatan South Alor 192.97 8,886 9,929 10,384 Apui 14 (h) 85871
53.05.05 Alor Timur East Alor 562.76 7,505 8,609 9,073 Maritaing 10 (i) 85870
53.05.08 Alor Timur Laut Northeast Alor 208.49 8,600 9,117 9,390 Bukapiting 8 85873
53.05.13 Pureman 147.88 3,471 3,561 3,633 Peitoko 4 85874
53.05.01 Teluk Mutiara (j) Mutiara Bay 80.18 48,410 53,339 55,556 Kalabahi 16 (k) 85811
-85819
53.05.10 Kabola (l) 73.01 7,326 8,385 8,831 Wolibang 5 (m) 85819 (n)
53.05.02 Alor Barat Laut (p) Northwest Alor 107.96 18,765 22,961 24,655 Kokar 19 (q) 85851
53.05.07 Alor Tengah Utara North Central Alor 125.14 10,919 12,322 12,924 Alim Mebung 14 85870
53.05.15 Lembur 75.79 4,131 4,501 4,673 Alemba 6 85875
Alor Total Alor Island 2,124.93 145,125 163,377 171,297 123
53.05.11 Pulau Pura (r) Pura Island 27.83 5,045 5,484 5,690 Bolamelang 6 (s) 85874

Notes: (a) includes just the northern part of Pantar Island. (b) includes the kelurahan of Kabir. (c) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kura and uninhabited Batang and Lapang.
(d) includes offshore Pulau Treweng. (e) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kangge and uninhabited Kambing, Rusa and Tikus. (f) including the kelurahan of Moru.
(g) the 2010 population of the new Abad Selatan District is included with the figure for Alor Barat Daya District, from which it was subsequently split off in 2020.
(h) including the kelurahan of Kelaisi Timur. (i) including the kelurahan of Kolana Utara.
(j) including the town of Kalabahi, and neighbouring rural desa on both sides of Mutiara Bay, plus uninhabited Pulau Kapas.
(k) comprises 10 kelurahan (Kalabahi Barat, Kalabahi Kota, Kalabahi Tengah, Kalabahi Timur, Binongko, Nusa Kenari, Welai Barat, Welai Timur, Mutiara and Wetabua) and 6 desa.
(l) includes the uninhabited offshore islands of Sika and Nub. (m) includes the kelurahan of Kabola. (n) apart from villages of Alila Timur and Lawahing (which have a postcode of 85851).
(p) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Kepa, Pulau Buaya and uninhabited Pulau Ternate. (q) includes the kelurahan of Adang.
(r) Pura island lies in the middle of the strait which separates Pantar and Alor Islands. (s) includes the kelurahan of Pura.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Alor Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5305)
  2. ^ Government of Indonesia (9 August 1958), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958, retrieved 2007-08-24[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ Yennis Fointuna, 'Schooling: Alor govt strives to improve education', The Jakarta Post, 16 June 2012.
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