West Sumba Regency

West Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Barat) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[2] the regency was considerably reduced in 2007 with the creation of new Regencies on Sumba Island. Its area is now 737.42 km2, and its population was 111,993 at the 2010 census;[3] the latest official estimate (at mid 2019) was 129,710. It has its seat (capital) in (Kota) Waikabubak.

West Sumba Regency

Kabupaten Sumba Barat
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9.5667°S 119.4500°E / -9.5667; 119.4500
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalWaikabubak
Government
 • RegentAgustinus Niga Dapawole
 • Vice RegentMarthen Ngailu Toni
Area
 • Total284.72 sq mi (737.42 km2)
Population
 (mid 2019)[1]
 • Total129,710
 • Density460/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 387
Websitesumbabaratkab.go.id

The region is rather dry. One of the main problems for people living in rural areas in the province is frequent shortages of water. Although there are some local supplies of water from wells and springs, water from these sources often becomes scarce during the long dry seasons. In some villages local non-government organisations, some supported with international assistance, support small projects to improve village water supplies.[4]

Administrative Districts

The West Sumba Regency (following the re-organisation in 2007 which created Southwest Sumba Regency and Central Sumba Regency out of parts of West Sumba Regency) is now composed of six districts (kecamatan), whose areas (in km2) and 2010 Census populations are listed below[5] together with the official estimates for 2018.[6] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

NameArea
(in km2)		Population
Census
2010		Population
Estimate
mid 2018[7]		Admini-
strative
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
code
Lamboya125.6515,85618,320Kabukarudi1187271
Wanokata133.6814,16316,319Pogo Katoda1487272
Laboya Barat
(West Laboya)		161.237,3278,452Hodi487270
Loli132.3627,10331,319Dokakaka1487284
Kota Waikabubak
(Waikabubak town)		44.7128,87433,187Waikabubak1387211-87217
Tana Righu139.7917,67020,275Malata1887257
Totals737.42111,993127,87274

Villages

Villages in the area include:

  • Tarung
  • Waitabar
  • Bodo Ede
  • Bodomaroto
  • Traditional houses in Tarung-Waitabar village
  • Map of Sumba Island, showing West Sumba Regency prior to the creation in 2007 of the new Southwest Sumba Regency and Central Sumba Regency from parts of West Sumba Regency.

Tourism

In 2016 and 2017 Travel + Leisure magazine gave the title of World's Best Hotel (with the highest 98.35 score based on readers' choice) to Nihiwatu Resort (now known as Nihi Sumba[8]). The hotel is one of the leading sectors for ecotourism.[9]

Climate

Waikabubak has a tropical monsoon climate (Am) with moderate to little rainfall from June to September and heavy to very heavy rainfall from October to May.

Climate data for Waikabubak
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.9
(84.0)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.9
(84.0)		 29.3
(84.7)		 28.9
(84.0)		 28.2
(82.8)		 28.1
(82.6)		 28.6
(83.5)		 29.4
(84.9)		 30.0
(86.0)		 29.6
(85.3)		 29.2
(84.6)		 29.0
(84.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 23.7
(74.7)		 23.5
(74.3)		 23.8
(74.8)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.1
(73.6)		 22.2
(72.0)		 21.7
(71.1)		 21.9
(71.4)		 22.9
(73.2)		 23.9
(75.0)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.1
(75.4)		 23.2
(73.8)
Average low °C (°F) 18.6
(65.5)		 18.6
(65.5)		 18.7
(65.7)		 18.2
(64.8)		 17.4
(63.3)		 16.3
(61.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 15.3
(59.5)		 16.4
(61.5)		 17.9
(64.2)		 19.2
(66.6)		 19.0
(66.2)		 17.6
(63.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 415
(16.3)		 365
(14.4)		 375
(14.8)		 258
(10.2)		 181
(7.1)		 63
(2.5)		 48
(1.9)		 30
(1.2)		 76
(3.0)		 151
(5.9)		 292
(11.5)		 405
(15.9)		 2,659
(104.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org[10]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  2. Government of Indonesia (9 August 1958), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958, retrieved 2007-08-24
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Emanual Dapa Loka (27 April 2012). "Andrew Graff: Taking initiative in West Sumba". The Jakarta Post.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  8. Once in a Lifetime Journey. "Nihi Sumba Hotel Review, the Best Hotel in the World".
  9. "Nihiwatu Resort Sumba Terpilih Sebagai Hotel Terbaik Dunia". July 19, 2016.
  10. "Climate: Waikabubak". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 17 November 2020.


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