Sabu Raijua Regency

Sabu Raijua Regency is one of the regencies in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It comprises the three Savu Islands, lying between Sumba and Rote Island in the Savu Sea. The regency was established by Indonesia's Minister of Home Affairs, Mardiyanto, on 29 October 2008, partitioned from Kupang Regency. The population was 72,960 at the 2010 census,[2] and 89,327 at the 2020 Census.[3]

Sabu Raijua Regency
Kabupaten Sabu Raijua
Regency
A school in West Savu
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Sabu Raijua Regency
Sabu Raijua Regency
Sabu Raijua Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 10.5629°S 121.7889°E / -10.5629; 121.7889
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalMenia, West Savu
Government
 • RegentNikodemus Rihi Heke
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total177.44 sq mi (459.58 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total89,327
 • Density500/sq mi (190/km2)
 [1]
Area code(+62) 380
Websitesaburaijuakab.go.id

Administration

The regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populationss at the 2010 Census[4] and 2020 Census.[5] Note all are on Sabu Island except for Raijua District, which encompasses Rai Jua or Raijua Island (37.27 km2) and uninhabited Rai Dana Island (0.89 km2) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameEnglish nameArea
in km2		Population
Census 2010		Population
Census 2020		Admin
centre		No. of
villages		Post
code
RaijuaRaijua Island38.167,6718,950Ledeunu585393
Sabu BaratWest Savu185.1626,46333,225Seba1085395
Hawu Mehara62.8115,36118,664Tana Jawa1285391
Sabu TimurEast Savu37.217,4538,937Bolou1885394
Sabu Liae57.628,84710,718Eilogu885396
Sabu TengahCentral Savu78.627,1658,833Eimadake1085392
Totals459.5872,96089,327Menia63

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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