Sabu Raijua Regency is one of the
regencies in the province of
East Nusa Tenggara
East Nusa Tenggara ( id, Nusa Tenggara Timur – NTT; pt, Sonda Oriental) is the southernmost province of Indonesia. It comprises the eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, facing the Indian Ocean in the south and the Flores Sea in the nor ...
,
Indonesia
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. It comprises the three
Savu Island
Savu ( id, Sawu, also known as Sabu, Havu, and Hawu) is the largest of a group of three islands, situated midway between Sumba and Rote, west of Timor, in Indonesia's eastern province, East Nusa Tenggara. Ferries connect the islands to Waingapu ...
s, lying between
Sumba and
Rote Island
Rote Island ( id, Pulau Rote, also spelled ''Roti'') is an island of Indonesia, part of the East Nusa Tenggara province of the Lesser Sunda Islands. According to legend, this island got its name accidentally when a lost Portuguese sailor arrive ...
in the
Savu Sea
The Savu Sea (or the Sawu Sea) ( id, Laut Sawu, pt, Mar de Savu, tet, Tasi Savu) is a small sea within Indonesia named for the island of Savu (Sawu) on its southern boundary. It is bounded by Savu and Rai Jua to the south, the islands of ...
. 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, and 89,327 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 90,837.
Administration
The regency is divided into six
districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at miud 2021.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.] Note all districts are on Sabu Island except for Raijua District, which encompasses Rai Jua or Raijua Island (37.27 km
2) and uninhabited Rai Dana Island (0.89 km
2) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.
References
Regencies of East Nusa Tenggara
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