Southeast Maluku Regency
Southeast Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara) is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It is coincident with the Kei Islands, except that the city of Tual, although within the Kei Islands geographically and the seat of the Regency's administration, is technically independent of the Regency. The land area of the Regency is 1,031.81 km2, and it had a population of 96,442 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 107,428. The capital is located in Langgur.[2]
Southeast Maluku Regency
Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within Maluku | |
Coordinates: 5.6548°S 132.7394°E | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | Maluku |
Capital | Langgur |
Government | |
• Regent | M. Thaher Hanubun |
• Vice Regent | Petrus Beruatwarin |
Area | |
• Total | 1,031.81 km2 (398.38 sq mi) |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 125,704 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (IEST) |
Area code | (+62) 916 |
Website | malukutenggarakab |
Administration
As at 2010 the regency was divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[3]
Name | English name | Area in km2 | Population Census 2010 |
---|---|---|---|
Kei Besar | Great Kei | 278.0 | 22,489 |
Kei Besar Selatan | South Great Kei | 117.9 | 7,589 |
Kei Besar Utara Timur | Northeast Great Kei | 157.6 | 9,626 |
Kei Kecil | Little Kei | 255.3 | 40,336 |
Kei Kecil Barat | West Little Kei | 89.2 | 5,728 |
Kei Kecil Timur | East Little Kei | 119.4 | 10,674 |
Subsequent to 2010, by 2018 five additional districts had been created from parts of existing districts - Hoat Sorbay, Kei Besar Selatan Barat (Southwest Great Kei), Kei Besar Utara Barat (Northwest Great Kei), Kei Kecil Timur Selatan (Southeast Little Kei) and Manyeuw.
Climate
Langgur, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.
Climate data for Langgur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.7 (87.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.4 (86.8) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 27.2 (81.0) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.1 (79.0) |
26.3 (79.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 24.5 (76.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 394 (15.5) |
338 (13.3) |
349 (13.7) |
275 (10.8) |
237 (9.3) |
154 (6.1) |
101 (4.0) |
72 (2.8) |
66 (2.6) |
75 (3.0) |
162 (6.4) |
332 (13.1) |
2,555 (100.6) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[4] |
References
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 35 Tahun 2011 Tentang Pemindahan Ibu Kota Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Dari Wilayah Kota Tual Ke Wilayah Kecamatan Kei Kecil Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Provinsi Maluku Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- "Climate: Langgur". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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