East Seram Regency

East Seram Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Seram Bagian Timur) is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It is mainly located on the island of Seram, but also includes smaller islands to the southeast comprising the Gorom and Watubela archipelagoes. The regency covers a land area of 6,429.88 km², and had a population of 99,065 at the 2010 Census;[2] the latest official estimate was 114,677 in mid 2019.[3] The principal town lies at Bula.

East Seram Regency Kabupaten Seram Bagian Timur
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Maluku
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Coordinates: 3.3985°S 130.3917°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Capital	Bula
Government
• Regent	Mukti Keliobas
• Vice Regent	Fachri H. Alkatiri
Area
• Total	6,429.88 km^2 (2,482.59 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	114,677
• Density	18/km^2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 911
Website	serambagiantimurkab.go.id

Administration

At the time of the 2010 Census the regency was divided into six districts (kecamatan). The first four of these six districts were on the island of Seram; the Gorom and Watubela archipelagoes are groups of smaller islands situated to the southeast of Seram. Subsequent to 2010, nine additional districts were created by the division of the original six districts, so that the regency is now divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), of which ten are on the island of Seram and five on the islands to its southeast. These are tabulated below with their 2010 areas and Census populations and officially estimated 2014 populations.[4]

Name	Area in km^2	Population Census 2010	Population Estimate mid 2014	Population Estimate mid 2019	No. of Villages	Post Code
Bula^1	2,248.6	24,037	15,812	16,537	10	97521
Bula Barat (West Bula)	^1	^1	6,516	6,795	13	97522
Teluk Waru (Waru Bay)	^1	^1	4,108	4,493	11	97524
Werinama^2	1,823.8	9,752	5,324	5,830	10	97525
Siwalalat	^2	^2	4,986	5,459	12	97523
Tutuk Tolu	435.2	4,722	4,868	5,466	11	97594
Seram Timur^3 (East Seram)	1,136.7	24,018	10,951	11,857	16	97592
Kilmury	^3	^3	4,511	4,931	14	97591
Kian Darat	^3	^3	5,034	5,501	10	97590
Siritaun Wida Timur (East Siritaun Wida )	^3	^3	5,049	5,514	10	97598
Pulau Gorom^4 (Gorom Island)	131.4	25,249	20,287	20,752	24	97593
Gorom Timur (East Gorom)	^4	^4	7,124	8,618	23	97596
Pulau Panjang (Panjang Island)	20.6	1,913	2,036	2,214	6	97599
Wakate^5	43.1	9,251	7,301	7,750	18	97595
Teor (Teor Island)	23.3	2,556	2,791	2,959	10	97597

Notes:

• ¹ The areas and 2010 Census populations of Bula Barat and Teluk Waru districts are included with the figures for Bula district, from which they were cut out.
• ² The area and 2010 Census population of Siwalalat district are included with the figures for Werinama district, from which it was cut out.
• ³ The areas and 2010 Census populations of Kilmury, Kian Dalat and Siritaun Wida Timur districts are included with the figures for Seram Timur district, from which they were cut out.
• ⁴ The area and 2010 Census population of Gorom Timur district are included with the figures for Pulau Gorom district, from which it and Pulau Panjang district were cut out.
• ⁵ The area and 2010 Census population of Wakate district exclude the figures for Teor district, which was cut out of Wakate.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.