Dompu Regency

Dompu Regency is a regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and the capital is Dompu. It is bordered to the north and to the east by two non-contiguous parts of Bima Regency, as well as by Saleh Bay, Sanggar Bay, and Cempi Bay. It covers an area of 2,324.55 km2, and the population at the 2010 Census was 218,984;[2] the latest official estimate (as at mid 2019) is 252,288.[3]

Dompu Regency

Kabupaten Dompu
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°32′S 118°28′E
Country Indonesia
Province West Nusa Tenggara
CapitalDompu
Government
 • RegentBambang Muhammad Yasin
 • Vice RegentSafari Ramdhan
Area
 • Total2,324.55 km2 (897.51 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2019)[1]<
 • Total252,288
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 373
Websitedompukab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Dompu Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census,[4] together with the official estimates for mid 2018.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its postal codes.

District
(kecamatan)		Area
in km2		Population
2010
Census		Population
mid 2018
estimate		No. of
villages		No. of
islands		Post
code(s)
Hu'u186.5016,05018,2558-84271
Pajo135.3212,54514,2976184272
Dompu
(district)		223.2749,85456,77915-84211
-84219
Woja301.1651,70458,81614184251 (a)
Kilo235.0011,97113,5556-84252
Kempo191.6718,18520,7838384261
Manggelewa176.4627,77731,481121784253
Pekat (b)875.1730,88734,91312184260
Totals2,324.55218,973248,8798123

Notes: (a) except the villages of Kandai II (with a post code of 84218) and Monta Baru (with a post code of 84219).
(b) comprises the southern half of the Sanggar Peninsula, plus the small island of Satonda off the north coast of that peninsula.

  • Official website
  • Hägerdal, Hans (2017), Held's History of Sumbawa. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.


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