Central Sumba Regency

Central Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Tengah) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia. The new Central Sumba Regency was established when West Sumba Regency was split into two regencies in 2007 and a further Regency was created in Central Sumba from parts of both West Sumba and East Sumba Regencies.[2] The new Regency covers 1,869.18 km² and had a population of 62,485 at the 2010 Census;[3] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2020) is 73,820.[4] The seat (capital) of its government is located at Waibakul.

Central Sumba Regency Kabupaten Sumba Tengah
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Central Sumba Regency Location in Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia Central Sumba Regency Central Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands) Central Sumba Regency Central Sumba Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9.6294°S 119.6191°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Capital	Waibakul
Government
• Regent	Umbu Sappi Pateduk
• Vice Regent	Umbu Dondu
Area
• Total	721.69 sq mi (1,869.18 km^2)
Population  (2020 Estimate)[1]
• Total	73,820
• Density	100/sq mi (39/km^2)
Area code	(+62) 386
Website	sumbatengahkab.go.id

Administrative Districts

The Central Sumba Regency (following the re-organisation in 2007 which created it out of parts of both West Sumba Regency and East Sumba Regency) is now composed of five districts (kecamatan), whose areas (in km²) and 2010 Census populations are listed below[5] together with the official estimates for 2016.[6] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

Name	Area (in km^2)	Population Census 2010	Population Estimate mid 2016[7]	Number of villages	Post code
Mamboro	358.59	14,170	15,801	13	87258
Katikutana	78.83	9,733	10,915	7	87282
Umbu Ratu Nggay Barat (West Umbu Ratu Nggay)	272.05	16,223	17,941	18	87281
Umbu Ratu Nggay	791.37	12,264	13,540	18	87283
Katikutana Selatan (South Kalikutana)	368.25	10,095	11,409	9	87280
Totals	1,869.18	62,485	69,606	65

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
2. Government of Indonesia (2 January 2007), Establishment of Central Sumba Regency in the East Nusa Tenggara province (PDF) (in Indonesian), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 3/2007, retrieved 2007-08-24
3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.

See also

• List of regencies and cities of Indonesia