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] but by mid 2020 it was officially estimated at 100,684.[3]

Sabu Raijua Regency

Kabupaten Sabu Raijua
Regency
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
CapitalWest Savu
Government
 • RegentNikodemus Rihi Heke
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total177.79 sq mi (460.47 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total100,684
 • Density570/sq mi (220/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 2010 Census[4] and 2015 Census populations, together with the official estimates for 2018.[5] Note all are on Sabu Island except for Raijua District, which encompases Rai Jua or Raijua Island (38.16 km2) and uninhabited Rai Dana Island (0.89 km2) The table also includes 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 2015		Population
Estimate
mid 2020		Number of
desa / kelurahan		Post
code
RaijuaRaijua Island39.057,6719,0169,9013 / 285393
Sabu BaratWest Savu185.1626,46331,10534,15717 / 185395
Hawu Mehara62.8115,36118,13819,91810 / -85391
Sabu TimurEast Savu37.217,4538,6529,5018 / 285394
Sabu Liae57.628,84710,44111,46612 / -85396
Sabu TengahCentral Savu78.627,1658,6189,4638 / -85392
Totals460.4772,96085,97094,40658 / 5

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Hasil Sensus Penduduk 2010
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.


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