Sumbawa Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumbawa) is a Regency (Kabupaten) 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,[2] which rose at the 2020 Census to 509,753;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 527,715 (comprising 263,993 males and 263,722 females).[1] The capital is the town of Sumbawa Besar on the north coast of Sumbawa Island.

Administrative districts

Sumbawa Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 157 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Sumbawa town District), and its postal code(s).

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
2010
Census		 Pop'n
2020
Census		 Pop'n
mid 2024
Estimate		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
code
52.04.02 Lunyuk 513.74 18,109 22,118 23,408 Lunyuk Ode 7 84373
52.04.28 Orong Telu 465.97 4,584 5,478 5,540 Kelawis 4 84374
52.04.05 Alas 123.04 28,121 33,281 33,989 Dalam 8 84353
52.04.17 Alas Barat
(Alas West) (a)		 168.88 18,382 25,137 25,466 Usar Mapin 8 84354
52.04.20 Buer (b) 137.01 13,621 16,966 17,240 Labuhan Burung 6 84355
52.04.06 Utan 155.42 28,745 35,799 37,574 Jorok 9 84351
52.04.21 Rhee 230.82 6,899 9,091 9,402 Rhee 4 84352
52.04.07 Batu Lanteh 391.40 10,156 11,824 12,083 Kelungkung 6 84361
52.04.08 Sumbawa (town)
(Sumbawa Besar)		 44.83 56,337 62,753 64,936 Sumbawa 8 (c) 84311
- 84318
52.04.18 Labuhan Badas (d) 435.89 29,092 35,427 36,781 Karang Dima 7 84316
52.04.22 Unter Iwes 82.38 18,150 23,366 24,622 Kerato 8 84310
52.04.09 Moyo Hilir (e)
(Lower Moyo)		 186.79 22,099 27,961 29,113 Moyo 10 84381
52.04.23 Moyo Utara (e)
(North Moyo)		 90.80 9,129 11,509 12,196 Sebewe 6 84380
52.04.10 Moyo Hulu (e)
(Upper Moyo)		 311.96 19,911 24,637 25,432 Semamung 12 84371
52.04.11 Ropang 444.48 5,014 6,141 6,464 Ropang 5 84375
52.04.27 Lenangguar 504.32 6,320 7,912 8,200 Lenangguar 4 84370
52.04.29 Lantung 167.45 2,768 3,879 4,993 Lantung 4 84372
52.04.12 Lape 204.43 16,120 19,928 20,475 Dete 4 84382
52.04.26 Lopok 155.59 17,564 21,422 21,554 Langam 7 84388
52.04.13 Plampang (f) 418.69 27,834 34,453 35,741 Plampang 11 84386
52.03.19 Labangka (f) 243.08 10,212 13,283 14,788 Suka Damai 5 84383
52.04.24 Maronge (f) 274.75 9,771 12,007 12,208 Maronge 4 84387
52.04.14 Empang (f) 558.55 21,655 26,220 26,665 Empang Bawa 10 84384
52.04.25 Tarano (f) 333.71 15,196 19,161 19,845 Labuhan Bontong 8 84385
Totals 6,643.99 415,789 509,753 527,715 Sumbawa Besar 165

Note: (a) including Panjang Island off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (b) including Saringi Island and 4 smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
(c) The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa (town) District are all classed as urban kelurahan (Brang Bara, Brang Biji, Bugis, Lempeh, Pekat, Samapuin, Seketeng and Uma Sima); the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural desa.
(d) Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial (in area) but sparsely-populated island of Pulau Moyo (administratively, Labuhan Aji and Sebotok desa), covering 345 km2 with about 4,200 inhabitants; it also includes the smaller Pulau Medang (with even smaller Bajo 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 (town), this mainland area containing most (29,245 people in 2023) of the district's population.
(e) 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.
(f) the last-named five districts constitute the eastern extension of the regency, with a combined area of 11,828.78 km2 and 109,247 inhabitants in mid 2024, based on the town of Plampang with 5,359 inhabitants in 2023.

Sister Districts

Malaysia Kulim, Malaysia

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumbawa_Regency
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