Southwest Sumba Regency

Southwest Sumba Regency Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Southwest Sumba Regency Location in Sumba, Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia Southwest Sumba Regency Southwest Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands) Southwest Sumba Regency Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9.5622°S 119.0891°E / -9.5622; 119.0891
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Capital	Tambolaka
Government
• Regent	Markus Dairo Tallu
• Vice Regent	Ndara Tanggu Kaha
Area
• Total	558.04 sq mi (1,445.32 km2)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	322,073
• Density	580/sq mi (220/km2)
Area code	(+62) 387
Website	sbdkab.go.id

Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya) is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 2 January 2007 out of parts of West Sumba Regency, the regency has its seat (capital) in Tambolaka. Its population was 283,818 in the 2010 decennial census and had risen to 303,650 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 322,073 (comprising 164,825 males and 157,248 females

Administrative districts

The Southwest Sumba Regency when created was composed of eight districts (kecamatan), but since 2010, three additional districts have been created within the Regency, by the splitting of existing districts. The areas (in km²) and the populations of the districts at the 2010 census and the 2020 census are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 173 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan - the latter both in Kota Tambolaka District).

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km2	Pop'n census 2010	Pop'n census 2020	Pop'n estimate mid 2023	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
53.18.06	Kodi Bangedo	73.22	36,057	17,220	17,836	Walla Ndimu	15	87264
53.18.11	Kodi Balaghar	144.67	(a)	17,980	18,624	Panenggo Ede	14	87262
53.18.07	Kodi	111.86	31,223	30,010	31,090	Bondo Kodi	19	87261
53.18.08	Kodi Utara (North Kodi)	243.82	50,864	48,860	51,176	Kori	21	87260
	Totals western (Kodi) part	573.57	118,149	114,070	118,726		69
53.18.05	Wewewa Selatan (South Wewewa)	174.14	21,691	22,800	23,962	Tena Teke	14	87263
53.18.04	Wewewa Barat (West Wewewa)	147.34	45,482	42,270	46,017	Waimangura	20	87253
53.18.03	Wewewa Timur (East Wewewa)	139.88	53,911	26,410	27,626	Elopada	19	87250
53.18.10	Wewewa Tengah (Central Wewewa)	109.67	(b)	31,160	33,170	Ndapa Taka	20	87252
53.18.02	Wewewa Utara (North Wewewa)	63.26	11,638	12,640	13,406	Palla	12	87251
53.18.01	Loura	138.51	34,037	18,540	22,092	Karuni	11	87254
53.18.09	Kota Tambolaka (Tambolaka town)	98.95	(b)	35,790	37,074	Tambolaka	10	87255
	Totals eastern (Wewewa) part	871.75	166,759	191,762	203,347		106

Notes: (a) The 2010 census populations of Kodi Balaghar is included with the figures for Kodi Bangedo, from which it was split.
(b) The 2010 census populations of Kota Tambolaka and Wewewa Tengah Districts are included with the figures for the districts from which they were split.
(c) including the two kelurahan of Langga Lero and Waitabula.

Tourism

Wainyapu

Several tourist attractions in this district have been widely explored and visited by a variety of local and foreign tourists, but there are only a few who have access to roads and adequate facilities and infrastructure available, namely Mananga Aba Beach, Mbawana beach, Oro Beach, Kawona Beach, Newa Beach, Pantai Waikelo, Sumba Cultural Home, Lake Saltwater Weekuri, and Pabeti Waterfall.

This district includes several traditional villages such as Wainyapu and Ratenggaro on the south-west coast, and others inland. Wainyapu is particularly rich in dolmens, which - as of 2021 - are still built for collective graves.

External links

• "Ikat from West Sumba, Inodnesia". ikat.us. Retrieved 2024-06-15.