Belu Regency

Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 20 December 1958,[3] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in the large town of Atambua.

Belu Regency

Kabupaten Belu

Rai Belu
Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Belu
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Belu Regency
Belu Regency
Belu Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Belu Regency
Belu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°20′45″S 124°57′2″E
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Settled20 December 1956
CapitalAtambua
Government
 • RegentWilly Lay
 • Vice RegentJ. T. Ose Luan
Area
 • Total496.12 sq mi (1,284.94 km2)
Elevation
1,230 ft (375 m)
Population
 (mid 2020)[1]
 • Total223,176
 • Density450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Postcodes
856xx, 857xx
Area code(+62) 389
ReligionChristianity 95,45%
— Catholic 88,39%
— Protestant 7,10%
Islam 4,30%
Hindu 0,19%
Buddha 0,02%[2]
Websitebelukab.go.id

In December 2012 a separate Regency - Malaka Regency - was created from the twelve districts that formerly comprised the southern half of Belu Regency. Belu means friend in Tetum. The residual part of Belu Regency had a population of 188,163 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 206,476 at the 2015 Census[4] and was officially estimated at 223,176 at mid 2020.[5]

Administrative Districts

The Belu Regency was until 2013 divided into twenty-four districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. In December 2012, the twelve southern kecamatan were removed to form the new Malaka Regency, leaving the 12 northern kecamatan in Belu Regency. The residual Belu Regency is thus composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), whose areas (in km2) and 2010 Census populations are listed below,[6] together with the official estimates for 2020.[7] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

NameArea
(in km2)		Population
Census
2010		Population
Estimate
mid 2020[8]		Admini-
strative
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
code
Kota Atambua
(Central Atambua)		24.9026,39627,745Tenukiik485711
-85718
Atambua Barat
(West Atambua)		15.5521,60434,059Sesekoe485713
-85718
Atambua Selatan
(East Atambua)		15.7322,46423,216Asuulun485716
-85718
Total Atambua town56.1870,46485,0201285711
-85718
Raimanuk179.4214,41114,040Arekama985760
Tasifeto Barat
(West Tasifeto)		224.1922,36222,814Kimbana885753
Kakulak Mesak187.5417,6082,834Umarese685752
Nanaet Dubesi60.254,00629,058Tete Seban485751
Tasifeto Timur
(East Tasifeto)		211.3720,93223,849Wedomu1285771
Western rural sector (a)862.7779,31992,59539
Raihat87.2013,31926,575Bei Sari Loo685773
Lasiolat64.486,1663,899Lafuli785771
Lamaknen105.9011,5835,895Weluli985772
Lamaknen Selatan
(South Lamaknen)		18.417,3129,192Pie Bulak885770
Eastern salient (b)365.9938,38045,56130
Totals for regency1,284.94188,163223,17681

Note: (a) the five westerly rural kecamatan, mainly surrounding or south of Atambua. (b) the area projecting into East Timor.

Press and media

Television

This regency is only served with 2 TV Channel, which are:

  • TVRI Nasional
  • Belu TV

and a few other East Timor TVs that reach the border pass.

Radio

This regency is served with 4 radio stations that cover the wider area around this regency (including Malaka Regency, Alor Regency, and Timor Tengah Utara Regency), which are:

  • RRI Pro1 Atambua (FM 91.5 MHz)
  • RRI Pro2 Atambua (FM 99.8 MHz)
  • RRI Pro3 (FM 99.0 MHz)
  • Saluran Citra Budaya Timor (alias Pro4) (FM 93.1 MHz)

And there's still a lot of radio that can be found in the town.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. "Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2019". www.belukab.bps.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. 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 24 August 2007
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 20209.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.


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