Southwest Sumba Regency

Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya) is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 2007, the regency has its seat (capital) in Tambolaka. Its population was 283,818 in the 2010 decennial census and had risen to 319,119 at the 2015 Intermediate Census, the most of any regency of the island.[2] The latest estimate (as at mid 2019) is 344,720.[3]

Southwest Sumba Regency Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Southwest Sumba Regency Location in Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia Southwest Sumba Regency Southwest Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands) Southwest Sumba Regency Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9.5622°S 119.0891°E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Capital	Tambolaka
Government
• Regent	Markus Dairo Tallu
• Vice Regent	Ndara Tanggu Kaha
Area
• Total	558.04 sq mi (1,445.32 km^2)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	350,923
• Density	630/sq mi (240/km^2)
Area code	(+62) 387
Website	sbdkab.go.id

Administration

The Southwest Sumba Regency (created in 2007 out of parts of West Sumba Regency) as at the 2010 Census 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 2010 Census populations are listed below,[4] together with the official estimates for 2017.[5]

Name	Area (in km^2)	Population Census 2010	Population Census 2015[6]	Population Estimate 2017[7]
Kodi Bangedo	73.22	36,057	19,286	20,019
Kodi Balaghar	144.67	^(a)	21,049	21,945
Kodi	111.86	31,223	33,677	34,645
Kodi Utara (North Kodi)	253.73	50,864	53,345	55,402
Totals western (Kodi) part	583.48	118,149	127,357	132,011
Wewewa Selatan (South Wewewa)	174.14	21,691	23,689	24,231
Wewewa Barat (West Wewewa)	147.34	45,482	42,010	43,056
Wewewa Timur (East Wewewa)	139.88	53,911	28,145	29,096
Wewewa Tengah (Central Wewewa)	109.67	^(b)	30,382	31,433
Wewewa Utara (North Wewewa)	63.26	11,638	12,605	12,986
Loura	144.80	34,037	15,866	16.819
Kota Tambolaka (Tambolaka town)	98.95	^(b)	39,065	42,262
Totals eastern (Wewewa) part	878.04	166,759	191,762	199,883

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.

Tourism

There are a variety of attractions in Southwest Sumba that are still preserved and have their own uniqueness for tourists visiting the location of these attractions are located.

Most areas of Southwest Sumba Regency have potential tourism objects that can be promoted as tourist destinations due to their unique natural, cultural and marine elements. The surrounding natural conditions also support panorama of each tourist attraction because it is still a vast expanse of hills, rivers and lakes, tropical forests, and various wild flora and fauna styles.

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.

At present, its existence is a tourist attraction in Southwest Sumba Regency, many of which have begun to be exposed to other tourists through tourists who have visited several tourist attraction locations in this district.[8]

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
2. http://ntt.bps.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120%3Ahasil-sensuspenduduk-2010&catid=1%3Aberita&Itemid=8
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
8. https://www.vacationoversea.com/2019/07/mbawana-beach-panenggo-sumba-east-nusa.html