Kalabahi


Kalabahi is a town on Alor Island and it is the capital of Alor Regency in East [Nusa Tenggara] province of Indonesia. It is the only town on Alor Island. It lies on the north end of the narrow Kalabahi Bay, which is 16 kms long and 1 km wide, and separates the Bird's Head peninsula from the main part of the island. The town possesses the only puskesmas available in Teluk Mutiara District, in west Kalabahi.
It covers four kelurahan of the Teluk Mutiara District, with a land area of 8.78 km2 and a population of 19,210 according to the official estimates for mid 2023.
Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
or desa
Area
in km2
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Post
codes
53.05.01.1001Kalabahi Barat
3.393,90985814
53.05.01.1002Kalabahi Kota
0.512,79985813
53.05.01.1003Kalabahi Tengah
1.496,39385812
53.05.01.1004Kalabahi Timur
3.396,10985811
53.05.01Kalabahi Totals8.7819,210
53.05.01.1005Binongko *0.733,43485815
53.05.01.1006Nusa Kenari *6.483,37685819
53.05.01.1008Welai Barat 17.513,35185816
53.05.01.1009Welai Timur 14.043,06285817
53.05.01.1010Mutiara *5.775,12185819
53.05.01.1011Wetabua *0.652,36685819
53.05.01.2012Lendola4.253,91785819
53.05.01.2013Fanating12.182,08985819
53.05.01.2014Motongbang3.032,80785819
53.05.01.2015Air Kenari0.862,30985819
53.05.01.2018Teluk Kenari5.041,06185819
53.05.01.2019Adang Buom0.871,92585819
53.05.01Rest of Teluk
Mutiara District
71.4134,818

Note: The four kelurahan indicated by asterisks are suburbs of Kalabahi town. Including them with Kalabahi town raises the population in mid 2023 to 33,507 and its area to 22.41 km2.

Transportation

The town is served by Alor [Island Airport].

Climate

Kalabahi has a tropical savanna climate with a long dry season and a short wet season.