East Flores Regency


East Flores Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958, the regency has its seat in Larantuka on Flores Island. It covers a land area of 1,812.65 km2, and it had a population of 232,605 as of the 2010 census and 276,896 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 229,523. The regency encompasses the eastern tip of the island of Flores, together with all of the adjacent islands of Adonara and Solor to the east of Flores, with some much smaller offshore islands. On 4 October 1999, the island of Lembata at the eastern end of the Solor Archipelago was separated from the East Flores Regency to create its own Regency.

Administration

The regency is divided into nineteen districts, tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as of mid-2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district, and its postcode.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid-2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
53.06.01Wulanggitang225.8513,14314,78015,262Boru1186256
53.06.02Titehena154.8411,14512,97413,577Lewolaga1486255
53.06.16Ile Bura118.326,1657,5178,009Lewotobi786254
53.06.05Tanjung Bunga257.5711,88014,18414,990Waiklibang1686251
53.06.15Lewolema92.847,9519,69410,328Kawaliwu786252
53.06.03Larantuka
48.9137,34840,82841,696Larantuka20 86212
-86219
53.06.04Ile Mandiri72.769,14511,50612,409Lewohala886211
53.06.14Demon Pagong85.404,2834,9165,117Lewokluok786219
Totals on Flores Island1,056.49101,060116,398121,38890
53.06.06Solor Barat
128.209,32111,18011,836Ritaebang15 86272
53.06.19Solor Selatan
31.584,8416,8747,769Kalike786273
53.06.07Solor Timur
66.5612,87915,97517,134Menanga1786271
Totals on Solor Island226.3427,04134,02936,73939
53.06.08Adonara Barat
79.7111,74313,52914,101Waiwadan1886263
53.06.09Wotan Ulu Mado86.317,8719,96810,777Baniona1286260
53.06.18Adonara Tengah
42.7310,68613,31214,301Lewobele1386264
53.06.10Adonara Timur
91.0626,16130,29931,645Waiwerang21 86261
53.06.13Ile Boleng49.3013,94817,41618,727Senadan2186253
63.06.12Witihama79.4314,14017,46018,694Oringbele1686266
53.06.11Kelubagolit44.4110,21012,65013,561Pepak Kelu1286265
53.06.17Adonara 56.809,74511,83512,590Sagu886262
Totals on Adonara Island529.75104,504126,469134,396121-

Note: comprises 18 kelurahan and 2 desa ; Mocantarak desa is a large exclave of the district, separated by part of Ile Mandiri District from the rest of Larantuka District.
including the kelurahan of Ritaebang.
Adonara Timur District, notwithstanding its name, actually occupies the south-central part of Adonara Island, with Wotan Ulu Mado District to the southwest and Ile Boleng District to the southeast. including the two kelurahan of Lamatewelu and Waiwerang Kota.
Adonara District covers only the north-central part of Adonara Island, with Kelubagolit and Witihama Districts to the east and Adonara Barat and Adonara Tengah Districts to the west.