Komodo is an administrative district (

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: ''kecamatan'') in the

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(

: ''kabupaten'') of West Manggarai,

East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara (; ) 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 north, with a total land area of 47,238.07 km2. It cons ...

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. The district includes not only the islands of Komodo and Rinca (with other smaller islands) off the west coast of

Flores Flores is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, a group of islands in the eastern half of Indonesia. Administratively, it forms the largest island in the East Nusa Tenggara Province. The area is 14,250 km2. Including Komodo and Rinca islands ...

(altogether there are 128 islands in Komodo District), but also much of the mainland part of

West Manggarai Regency West Manggarai Regency () is one of the eight regencies which comprise the island of Flores, located in the province of East Nusa Tenggara (''Nusa Tenggara Timur'') in Indonesia. The Regency was created on 25 February 2003 by the separation off o ...

including the town of

Labuan Bajo Labuan Bajo () is a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is in Komodo District. It is the capital of the West Manggarai Regency, one of the eight regencies on ...

(which is the capital of the regency and of the district). In 2023 it had a population of 58,912, comprising 29,784 males and 29,128 females.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Komodo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5315010)

Villages

The areas and populations (as at mid 2023) of the component two urban ''kelurahan'' (Wae Kelambu and Labuan Bajo) and seventeen rural ''desa'' of Komodo District are tabulated below.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Komodo Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5315010)

References

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Situs Kabupaten Manggarai Barat
Land area reference: https://manggaraibaratkab.bps.go.id/publication/2017/09/20/8f9cc9fda1662b6f26cdedd2/kecamatan-komodo-dalam-angka-2017.html Districts of East Nusa Tenggara Populated places in East Nusa Tenggara East Nusa Tenggara {{ENusaTenggara-geo-stub