East Sumba Regency
East Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Timur) is geographically the largest of the four regencies which divide the island of Sumba, within East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. It occupies 64% (nearly two-thirds) of the entire island, being much less densely populated than the western third. The town of Waingapu is the capital of East Sumba Regency (its urban area comprises the kecamatan of Kota Waingapu and Kambera). The population of East Sumba Regency was 227,732 at the 2010 Census and 244,820 at the 2020 Census, comprising 125,967 male and 118,853 female; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 248,776.
East Sumba Regency
Kabupaten Sumba Timur | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
East Sumba Regency East Sumba Regency East Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands) East Sumba Regency East Sumba Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 9.8833°S 120.2500°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Capital | Waingapu |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Gidion Mbilijora |
| • Vice Regent | Umbu Lili Pekuwali |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,000.5 km2 (2,702.9 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2022 estimate) | |
| • Total | 248,776 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 387 |
| Website | sumbatimurkab |
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