Tanimbar Islands Regency

Tanimbar Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar
Regency
Leta Oar Ralan bridge
Leta Oar Ralan bridge
Coat of arms of Tanimbar Islands Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Duan Lolat
Location within Maluku
Location within Maluku
Tanimbar Islands Regency is located in Maluku
Tanimbar Islands Regency
Tanimbar Islands Regency
Location in Maluku and Indonesia
Tanimbar Islands Regency is located in Indonesia
Tanimbar Islands Regency
Tanimbar Islands Regency
Tanimbar Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 7°58′27″S 131°18′18″E / 7.9742°S 131.3049°E / -7.9742; 131.3049
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
CapitalSaumlaki
Government
 • RegentPetrus Fatlolon
 • Vice RegentAgustinus Utuwaly
Area
 • Total
10,102.92 km2 (3,900.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total
124,787
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 918
Websitemtbkab.go.id

Tanimbar Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar) is a regency of Maluku province, Indonesia, consisting primarily of the Tanimbar Islands. The Regency covers a land area of 10,102 km2, and it had a population of 105,341 at the 2010 Census[2] and 123,572 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 124,787.[1] The principal town and administrative centre lies at Saumlaki in Tanimbar Selatan District.

History

The regency was originally created from the western districts of Southeast Maluku Regency on 4 October 1999 as the "West Southeast Maluku Regency" (Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat). On 24 June 2008 the western districts of this Regency were split off to create the Southwest Maluku Regency (Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya), leaving only the archipelago of the Tanimbar Islands in the West Southeast Maluku Regency, which was later renamed as Tanimbar Islands Regency (Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar) on 23 January 2019 (2019-01-23); the legislation for this was passed on 28 January 2019.[4][5][6]

Administration

As at 2010 the regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, a tenth district - Molu Maru (consisting of the two northernmost islands in the Tanimbars - Molu and Maru - with a combined land area of 63.8 km2) - was by 2017 created from part of the existing Wuorlabobar District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas in km2 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 80 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan), and its postal code. Altogether the archipelago contains 99 islands, of which the principal island is Yamdena.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'on
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022		 Admin
centre		 No. of
villages		 Post
code
81.03.01 Tanimbar Selatan
(South Tanimbar)		 825.69 31,571 39,085 39,861 Saumlaki 12 (a) 97471
81.03.03 Wertambrian 1,298.45 9,708 11,629 11,785 Lorulun 9 97473
81.03.04 Wermaktian 2,941.16 10,905 12,937 13,086 Kamatubun 9 97472
81.03.02 Selaru
(Selaru Island)		 826.26 12,249 14,263 14,375 Adaut 7 97481
81.03.05 Tanimbar Utara
(North Tanimbar)		 1,075.74 13,226 13,860 13,687 Ritabel 8 97464
81.03.06 Fordata (b)
(Fordata Island)		 79.42 4,810 4,770 4,668 Romean 6 97466
81.03.07 Wuar Labobar 654.74 9,907 8,348 8,422 Wunlah 11 97465
81.03.18 Molu Maru (c) (c) 3,692 3,818 Adoda Molo 5 97462
81.03.09 Nirunmas 1,468.30 7,044 7,991 8,013 Tutukembong 50 97463
81.03.08 Kormomolin 933.16 5,921 6,997 7,072 Alusi Kelaan 10 97461
Totals 10,102.92 105,341 123,572 124,787 Saumlaki 82

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - the towns of Saumlaki and Saumlaki Utara. (b) Yaru District changed its name to Fordata District in 2019.[7]
(c) the area and 2010 population of Molu Maru District are included in the figures for Wuar Labobar District, from which it was split off.

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "PP NOMOR 2 TAHUN 2019, MTB MENJADI KEPULAUAN TANIMBAR" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Maluku Tenggara Barat Resmi Ganti Nama Jadi Kepulauan Tanimbar" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  6. ^ Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 2 Tahun 2019 (PDF) (in Indonesian). The Government of Indonesia.
  7. ^ Inilah Alasan Perubahan Nama Kecamatan Yaru ke Fordata (in Indonesian). Lelemuku.com.
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