Sumbawa Regency Explained

Sumbawa Regency
Settlement Type:Regency
Native Name:Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumbawa
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Lesser Sunda Islands#Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:above
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Sumbawa Besar
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Mahmud Abdullah
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Dewi Noviani
Area Total Km2:6643.99
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:529487
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ICST
Utc Offset:+8
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 371
Website:sumbawakab.go.id

Sumbawa Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumbawa) is a Regency (Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and covers an area of 6,643.99 km2, following the separation on 18 December 2003 of what were until then its westernmost five districts to form the newly created West Sumbawa Regency. It includes the substantial island of Moyo, lying off the north coast of Sumbawa. The population of the Regency at the 2010 Census was 415,789,[2] which rose at the 2020 Census to 509,753;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 529,487 (comprising 263,272 males and 266,215 females).[4] The capital is the town of Sumbawa Besar on the north coast of Sumbawa Island.

Administrative districts

Sumbawa Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 157 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Sumbawa town District), and its postal code(s).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan) !
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2023
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
52.04.02 Lunyuk Lunyuk Ode84373
52.04.28 Orong Telu Kelawis84374
52.04.05 Alas Dalam84353
52.04.17 Alas Barat
(Alas West) (a)
Usar Mapin84354
52.04.20 Buer (b)Labuhan Burung84355
52.04.06 Utan Jorok84351
52.04.21 Rhee Rhee84352
52.04.07 Batu Lanteh Kelungkung84361
52.04.08 Sumbawa (town)
(Sumbawa Besar)
Sumbawa (c) 84311
-84318
52.04.18 Labuhan Badas (d)Karang Dima84316
52.04.22 Unter Iwes Kerato84310
52.04.09 Moyo Hilir
(Lower Moyo)
Moyo84381
52.04.23 Moyo Utara
(North Moyo)
Sebewe84380
52.04.10 Moyo Hulu
(Upper Moyo)
Semamung84371
52.04.11 Ropang Ropang84375
52.04.27 Lenangguar Lenangguar84370
52.04.29 Lantung Lantung84372
52.04.12 Lape Dete84382
52.04.26 Lopok Langam84388
52.04.13 Plampang Plampang84386
52.03.19 Labangka Suka Damai84383
52.04.24 Maronge Maronge84387
52.04.14 Empang Empang Bawa84384
52.04.25 Tarano Labuhan Bontong84385
Totals Sumbawa Besar

Note: (a) including Panjang Island off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (b) including Saringi Island and 4 smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
(c) The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa (town) District are all classed as urban kelurahan (Brang Bara, Brang Biji, Bugis, Lempeh, Pekat, Samapuin, Seketeng and Uma Sima); the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural desa.
(d) Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial island of Pulau Moyo (administratively, Labuhan Aji and Sebotok desa), the smaller Pulau Medang (with even smaller Bajo Medang) to its west, and the small Pulau Sakonci to its northeast off the coast of the Sanggar Peninsula, together with a substantial area on mainland Sumbawa situated to the west of Sumbawa Besar (town) and containing most of the district's population. Note that the three districts with "Moyo" in their names do not include any part of Moyo Island, but are situated to its south on Sumbawa Island itself and on other offshore islands.

Sister Districts

Kulim, Malaysia

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204)
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204)