West Sumba Regency ( id, Kabupaten Sumba Barat) is a
regency in
East Nusa Tenggara Province of
Indonesia. Established in 1958,
the regency was considerably reduced in 2007 with the creation of new Regencies on
Sumba
Sumba ( id, Pulau Sumba) is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands and is in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sumba has an area of , and the population was 779,049 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as a ...
Island. Its area is now 737.42 km
2, and its population was 111,993 at the 2010 census and 145,097 at the 2020 Census. It has its seat (capital) in (Kota)
Waikabubak
Waikabubak is a town in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia and it is the capital of West Sumba Regency. Waikabubak is the second largest town on Sumba island after Waingapu; it had a population of 33,064 at the 2020 Census.Badan Pusat Statis ...
.
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.
Administrative Districts
The West Sumba Regency (following the re-organisation in 2007 which created
Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency ( id, Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya) is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the In ...
and
Central Sumba Regency
Central Sumba Regency ( id, Kabupaten Sumba Tengah) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia. The new Central Sumba Regency was established on the island of Sumba when West Sumba Regency was split into two regencies on 22 May 2007 and a fu ...
out of parts of West Sumba Regency) is now composed of six
districts
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
(''kecamatan''), whose areas (in km
2) and populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census are listed below. 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.
Villages
Villages in the area include:
*
Tarung
Tarung, (Dutch: Taroeng) is a populated area in Waikabubak, West Sumba, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17 ...
*
Waitabar
*
Bodo Ede Bodo may refer to:
Ethnicity
* Boro people, an ethno-linguistic group mainly from Northwest Assam, India
* Bodo-Kachari people, an umbrella group from Nepal, India and Bangladesh that includes the Bodo people
Culture and language
* Boro cu ...
*
Bodomaroto
File:Kampung Tarung-Waitabar.jpg, Traditional houses in Tarung-Waitabar village
File:West-Soemba.png, Map of Sumba Island, showing West Sumba Regency prior to the creation in 2007 of the new Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency ( id, Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya) is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the In ...
and Central Sumba Regency
Central Sumba Regency ( id, Kabupaten Sumba Tengah) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia. The new Central Sumba Regency was established on the island of Sumba when West Sumba Regency was split into two regencies on 22 May 2007 and a fu ...
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). The hotel is one of the leading sectors for
ecotourism.
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.
References
External links
sumbabaratkab.go.id
Regencies of East Nusa Tenggara
Sumba
1958 establishments in Indonesia
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