Sumbawa Regency
Kabupaten Sumbawa
Regency
Coat of arms of Sumbawa Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Sumbawa Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency is located in Indonesia
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°44′41″S 117°40′17″E / 8.744808°S 117.671525°E / -8.744808; 117.671525
Country Indonesia
Province West Nusa Tenggara
CapitalSumbawa Besar
Government
 • RegentMahmud Abdullah
 • Vice RegentDewi Noviani
Area
 • Total6,643.98 km2 (2,565.26 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total527,607
 • Density79/km2 (210/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 371
Websitesumbawakab.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 6,643.98 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 2021 was 527,607 (comprising 264,152 males and 263,455 females).[1] 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[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] 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 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 2022
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
52.04.02Lunyuk513.7418,10922,11822,893Lunyuk Ode784373
52.04.28Orong Telu465.974,5845,4785,670Kelawis484374
52.04.05Alas123.0428,12133,28134,447Dalam884353
52.04.17Alas Barat
(Alas West) (a)		168.8818,38225,13726,017Usar Mapin884354
52.04.20Buer (b)137.0113,62116,96617,560Labuhan Burung684355
52.04.06Utan155.4228,74535,79937,053Jorok984351
52.04.21Rhee230.826,8999,0919,409Rhee484352
52.04.07Batu Lanteh391.4010,15611,82412,238Kelungkung684361
52.04.08Sumbawa (town)
(Sumbawa Besar)		44.8356,33762,75364,952Sumbawa8 (c)84311
-84318
52.04.18Labuhan Badas (d)435.8929,09235,42736,668Karang Dima784316
52.04.22Unter Iwes82.3818,15023,36624,184Kerato884310
52.04.09Moyo Hilir
(Lower Moyo)		186.7922,09927,96128,940Moyo1084381
52.04.23Moyo Utara
(North Moyo)		90.809,12911,50911,912Sebewe684380
52.04.10Moyo Hulu
(Upper Moyo)		311.9619,91124,63725,500Semamung1284371
52.04.11Ropang444.485,0146,1416,356Ropang584375
52.04.27Lenangguar504.326,3207,9128,189Lenangguar484370
52.04.29Lantung167.452,7683,8794,015Lantung484372
52.04.12Lape204.4316,12019,92820,626Dete484382
52.04.26Lopok155.5917,56421,42222,172Langam784388
52.04.13Plampang418.6927,83434,45335,660Plampang1184386
52.03.19Labangka243.0810,21213,28313,748Suka Damai584383
52.04.24Maronge274.759,77112,00712,428Maronge484387
52.04.14Empang558.5521,65526,22027,138Empang Bawa1084384
52.04.25Tarano333.7115,19619,16119,832Labuhan Bontong884385
Totals6,643.99415,789509,753527,607Sumbawa Besar165

Note: (a) including Panjang Island off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (b) including Saringi Island off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
(c) The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa (town) District are classed as urban kelurahan; the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural desa.
(d) Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial island of Pulau Moyo, the smaller Pulau Medang to its west, and the small Pulau Sakonci to its northeast off the coast of the Sanggar Peninsula. 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.

Sister Districts

Malaysia Kulim, Malaysia

References

  1. 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204)
  2. 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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