Sabu Raijua Regency

Sabu Raijua Regency is one of the regencies in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It comprises the three Savu Islands, lying between Sumba and Rote Island in the Savu Sea, with a land area of 459.58 km2. The regency was established by Indonesia's Minister of Home Affairs, Mardiyanto, on 29 October 2008, when it was partitioned from Kupang Regency. The population was 72,960 at the 2010 census,[2] and 89,327 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 93,330.[1]

Sabu Raijua Regency
Kabupaten Sabu Raijua
Regency
A school in West Savu
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Sabu Raijua Regency
Sabu Raijua Regency
Sabu Raijua Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 10.5629°S 121.7889°E / -10.5629; 121.7889
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalMenia, West Savu
Government
 • RegentNikodemus Rihi Heke
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total177.44 sq mi (459.58 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total93,330
 • Density530/sq mi (200/km2)
 [1]
Area code(+62) 380
Websitesaburaijuakab.go.id

Administration

The regency is divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] Note all districts are on Sabu Island except for Raijua District, which encompasses Rai Jua or Raijua Island (37.27 km2) and uninhabited Rai Dana Island (0.89 km2) much further to the west. The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 58 rural desa and 5 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		English nameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
53.20.06RaijuaRaijua Island38.167,6718,9509,149Ledeunu5 (a)85393
53.20.01Sabu BaratWest Savu185.1626,46333,22534,715Seba10 (b)85395
53.20.05Hawu Mehara(Southwest Savu)62.8115,36118,66419,312Tana Jawa1285391
53.20.03Sabu TimurEast Savu37.217,4538,9379,895Bolou18 (c)85394
53.20.04Sabu Liae(South Savu)57.628,84710,71811,080Eilogu885396
53.20.02Sabu TengahCentral Savu78.627,1658,8339,179Eimadake1085392
Totals459.5872,96089,32793,330Menia63

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - Ledeunu and Ledeke. (b) including one kelurahan - Mebba. (c) including 2 kelurahan - Bolou and Limaggu.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sabu Raijua Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5320)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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