Southwest Sumba Regency

Southwest Sumba Regency
Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya
Regency
Coat of arms of Southwest Sumba Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Southwest Sumba Regency is located in Sumba
Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Southwest Sumba Regency is located in Indonesia
Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°33′44″S 119°05′21″E / 9.5622°S 119.0891°E / -9.5622; 119.0891
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalTambolaka
Government
 • RegentMarkus Dairo Tallu
 • Vice RegentNdara Tanggu Kaha
Area
 • Total558.04 sq mi (1,445.32 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total322,073
 • Density580/sq mi (220/km2)
Area code(+62) 387
Websitesbdkab.go.id

Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya) is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 2 January 2007 out of parts of West Sumba Regency, the regency has its seat (capital) in Tambolaka. Its population was 283,818 in the 2010 decennial census[2] and had risen to 303,650 at the 2020 census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 322,073 (comprising 164,825 males and 157,248 females[1]

Administrative districts

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The Southwest Sumba Regency when created was composed of eight districts (kecamatan), but since 2010, three additional districts have been created within the Regency, by the splitting of existing districts. The areas (in km2) and the populations of the districts at the 2010 census[2] and the 2020 census[3] are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 173 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan - the latter both in Kota Tambolaka District).

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
census
2010		 Pop'n
census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No. of
villages		 Post
code
53.18.06 Kodi Bangedo 73.22 36,057 17,220 17,836 Walla Ndimu 15 87264
53.18.11 Kodi Balaghar 144.67 (a) 17,980 18,624 Panenggo Ede 14 87262
53.18.07 Kodi 111.86 31,223 30,010 31,090 Bondo Kodi 19 87261
53.18.08 Kodi Utara
(North Kodi)		 243.82 50,864 48,860 51,176 Kori 21 87260
Totals western (Kodi) part 573.57 118,149 114,070 118,726 69
53.18.05 Wewewa Selatan
(South Wewewa)		 174.14 21,691 22,800 23,962 Tena Teke 14 87263
53.18.04 Wewewa Barat
(West Wewewa)		 147.34 45,482 42,270 46,017 Waimangura 20 87253
53.18.03 Wewewa Timur
(East Wewewa)		 139.88 53,911 26,410 27,626 Elopada 19 87250
53.18.10 Wewewa Tengah
(Central Wewewa)		 109.67 (b) 31,160 33,170 Ndapa Taka 20 87252
53.18.02 Wewewa Utara
(North Wewewa)		 63.26 11,638 12,640 13,406 Palla 12 87251
53.18.01 Loura 138.51 34,037 18,540 22,092 Karuni 11 87254
53.18.09 Kota Tambolaka
(Tambolaka town)		 98.95 (b) 35,790 37,074 Tambolaka 10 87255
Totals eastern (Wewewa) part 871.75 166,759 191,762 203,347 106

Notes: (a) The 2010 census populations of Kodi Balaghar is included with the figures for Kodi Bangedo, from which it was split.
(b) The 2010 census populations of Kota Tambolaka and Wewewa Tengah Districts are included with the figures for the districts from which they were split.
(c) including the two kelurahan of Langga Lero and Waitabula.

Tourism

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Wainyapu

Several tourist attractions in this district have been widely explored and visited by a variety of local and foreign tourists, but there are only a few who have access to roads and adequate facilities and infrastructure available, namely Mananga Aba Beach, Mbawana beach, Oro Beach, Kawona Beach, Newa Beach, Pantai Waikelo, Sumba Cultural Home, Lake Saltwater Weekuri, and Pabeti Waterfall.

This district includes several traditional villages such as Wainyapu and Ratenggaro [id] on the south-west coast, and others inland. Wainyapu is particularly rich in dolmens, which - as of 2021 - are still built for collective graves.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5318)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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  • "Ikat from West Sumba, Inodnesia". ikat.us. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
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