Alor Regency

Alor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Alor) is a regency (kabupaten) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[2] Alor Regency administers the Alor Archipelago with its seat (capital) in Kalabahi on Alor Island.

Alor Regency
Kabupaten Alor
Regency
Road in Maritaing, Eastern Alor Island
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Alor Regency
Alor Regency
Alor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8.3°S 124.5°E / -8.3; 124.5
Country Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalKalabahi
Government
 • RegentAmon Djobo
 • Vice RegentImran Duru
Area
 • Total1,130.85 sq mi (2,928.88 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total211,872
 • Density190/sq mi (72/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 386
Websitealorkab.go.id

Alor Regency occupies 2,928.88 km² land area and 10,973.62 km² water area. There are seventeen islands in the archipelago, of which the largest by far are Alor itself and Pantar; there are another six inhabited islands (including Pura, Treweng, Kepa, Buaya, Kangge and Kura); the remaining nine islands (Sika, Nub, Kapas, Batang, Lapang, Ternate, Rusa, Tikus and Kambing) are uninhabited. To the east lies the island of (Atauro), part of the Republic of East Timor. The regency had 190,026 inhabitants at the 2010 decennial census; at the 2015 Census this had risen to 199,787[3] and at the 2020 Census to 211,872.[4]

The main transportation access in the regency is by means of sea. The state-owned PELNI sea liners operate in the archipelago for major transport to the main port hub in Kalabahi beside small boats operating between small islands. A small Perintis Mali airstrip (18 km east of Kalabahi) can only be used by small CASA airplanes, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines.

As is the case in other parts of NTT province, the provision of education is often a major problem, especially in remote areas. In recent years, the district (regency) government has been trying to make it easier for children to attend school by, amongst other things, increasing the number of one-roof junior high schools. The standard of teaching is often also a major problem because many teachers lack proper qualifications.[5]

Administration

The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameEnglish nameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Administrative
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
codes
Pantar (a)119.828,79810,069Kabir1185881
Pantar Barat (b)West Pantar58.716,7296,878Baranusa785880
Pantar Timur (c)East Pantar141.4410,74011,368Bakalang1185884
Pantar Barat Laut (d)Northwest Pantar306.024,2764,946Marisa785882
Pantar TengahCentral Pantar150.139,3139,750Maliang1085883
PantarTotal Pantar Island776.1239,85643,01146
Alor Barat DayaSouthwest Alor447.9721,53024,610Moru2085861
Mataru102.785,5826,043Kalunan785860
Alor SelatanSouth Alor192.978,8869,929Apui1485871
Alor TimurEast Alor562.767,5058,609Maritaing1085870
Alor Timur LautNortheast Alor208.498,6009,117Bukapiting885873
Pureman147.883,4713,561Peitoko485874
Teluk Mutiara (e)Mutiara Bay80.1848,41053,339Kalabahi1685811
-85819
Kabola (f)73.017,3268,385Wolibang585819 (g)
Alor Barat Laut (h)Northwest Alor107.9618,76522,961Kokar1985851
Alor Tengah UtaraNorth Central Alor125.1410,91912,322Alim Mebung1485870
Lembur75.794,1314,501Alemba685875
AlorTotal Alor Island2,124.93145,125163,377123
Pulau PuraPura Island27.835,0455,484Bolamelang685874

Notes: (a) includes just the northern part of Pantar Island. (b) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kura and uninhabited Batang and Lapang. (c) includes offshore Pulau Treweng.
(d) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kangge and uninhabited Kambing, Rusa and Tikus. (e) containing the town of Kalabahi, plus uninhabited Pulau Kapas.
(f) includes the uninhabited offshore islands of Sika and Nub. (g) apart from villages of Alila Timur and Lawahing (which have a postcode of 85851.
(h) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Kepa, Pulau Buaya and uninhabited Pulau Ternate.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Government of Indonesia (9 August 1958), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958, retrieved 2007-08-24
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Yennis Fointuna, 'Schooling: Alor govt strives to improve education', The Jakarta Post, 16 June 2012.
  6. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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