Sumbawa Regency


Sumbawa Regency is a Regency of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and covers an area of 6,643.99 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, which rose at the 2020 Census to 509,753; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 527,715. The capital is the town of Sumbawa Besar on the north coast of Sumbawa Island.
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Administrative districts

Sumbawa Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts, listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages and subdistricts in each district and 8 urban subdistricts, and its postal code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
2010
Census		Pop'n
2020
Census		Pop'n
mid 2024
Estimate		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
52.04.02Lunyuk Lunyuk Ode84373
52.04.28Orong Telu Kelawis84374
52.04.05AlasDalam84353
52.04.17Alas Barat
Usar Mapin84354
52.04.20Buer Labuhan Burung84355
52.04.06UtanJorok84351
52.04.21RheeRhee84352
52.04.07Batu LantehKelungkung84361
52.04.08Sumbawa
Sumbawa 84311
- 84318
52.04.18Labuhan Badas Karang Dima84316
52.04.22Unter IwesKerato84310
52.04.09Moyo Hilir
Moyo84381
52.04.23Moyo Utara
Sebewe84380
52.04.10Moyo Hulu
Semamung84371
52.04.11Ropang Ropang84375
52.04.27Lenangguar Lenangguar84370
52.04.29Lantung Lantung84372
52.04.12LapeDete84382
52.04.26LopokLangam84388
52.04.13Plampang Plampang84386
52.03.19Labangka Suka Damai84383
52.04.24Maronge Maronge84387
52.04.14Empang Empang Bawa84384
52.04.25Tarano Labuhan Bontong84385
Totals'''Sumbawa Besar'-

Note: the five southern districts of Lunyuk, Orong Telu, Ropang, Lenangguar and Lantung are comparatively less densely populated; they cover a combined area of 2,095.96 km2 with 48,605 inhabitants in mid 2024.
including Panjang Island off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. including Saringi Island and 4 smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa District are all classed as urban kelurahan ; the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural desa.
Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial but sparsely populated island of Pulau Moyo, covering 345 km2 with about 4,200 inhabitants; it also includes the smaller Pulau Medang to its west, and the small Pulau Sakonci to its northeast off the coast of the Sanggar Peninsula, together with an area of 66.46 km2 on mainland Sumbawa situated to the west of Sumbawa Besar, this mainland area containing most of the district's population.
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 itself and on other small offshore islands.
the last-named five districts constitute the eastern extension of the regency, with a combined area of 1,828.78 km2 and 109,247 inhabitants in mid 2024, based on the town of Plampang with 5,359 inhabitants in 2023.

Sister Districts

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