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Sumbawa Regency

*Kabupaten Sumbawa*
Sumbawa Regency Kabupaten Sumbawa
Regency
	Coat of arms
	Location within West Nusa Tenggara
	Sumbawa Regency Location in Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia Sumbawa Regency Sumbawa Regency (Indonesia)
	Coordinates: 8°44′41″S 117°40′17″E / 8.744808°S 117.671525°E
Country	Indonesia
Province	West Nusa Tenggara
Capital	Sumbawa Besar
Government
• Regent	Mahmud Abdullah
• Vice Regent	Dewi Noviani
Area
• Total	6,643.99 km2 (2,565.26 sq mi)
Population (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	529,487
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 371
Website	sumbawakab.go.id

Sumbawa Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumbawa) is a Regency (Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and covers an area of 6,643.99 km², following the separation on 18 December 2003 of what were until then its westernmost five districts to form the newly created West Sumbawa Regency. It includes the substantial island of Moyo, lying off the north coast of Sumbawa. The population of the Regency at the 2010 Census was 415,789,^[2] which rose at the 2020 Census to 509,753;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 529,487 (comprising 263,272 males and 266,215 females).^[1] The capital is the town of Sumbawa Besar on the north coast of Sumbawa Island.

Administrative districts

Sumbawa Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census^[2] and the 2020 Census,^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 157 rural desa and 8 urban kelurahan, the latter all in Sumbawa town District), and its postal code(s).

Kode Wilayah	Name of District (kecamatan)	Area in km²	Pop'n 2010 Census	Pop'n 2020 Census	Pop'n mid 2023 Estimate	Admin centre	No. of villages	Post code
52.04.02	Lunyuk	513.74	18,109	22,118	22,939	Lunyuk Ode	7	84373
52.04.28	Orong Telu	465.97	4,584	5,478	5,645	Kelawis	4	84374
52.04.05	Alas	123.04	28,121	33,281	34,201	Dalam	8	84353
52.04.17	Alas Barat (Alas West) ^(a)	168.88	18,382	25,137	26,939	Usar Mapin	8	84354
52.04.20	Buer ^(b)	137.01	13,621	16,966	17,696	Labuhan Burung	6	84355
52.04.06	Utan	155.42	28,745	35,799	37,338	Jorok	9	84351
52.04.21	Rhee	230.82	6,899	9,091	9,638	Rhee	4	84352
52.04.07	Batu Lanteh	391.40	10,156	11,824	12,093	Kelungkung	6	84361
52.04.08	Sumbawa (town) (Sumbawa Besar)	44.83	56,337	62,753	63,362	Sumbawa	8 ^(c)	84311 -84318
52.04.18	Labuhan Badas ^(d)	435.89	29,092	35,427	36,710	Karang Dima	7	84316
52.04.22	Unter Iwes	82.38	18,150	23,366	24,606	Kerato	8	84310
52.04.09	Moyo Hilir (Lower Moyo)	186.79	22,099	27,961	29,297	Moyo	10	84381
52.04.23	Moyo Utara (North Moyo)	90.80	9,129	11,509	12,046	Sebewe	6	84380
52.04.10	Moyo Hulu (Upper Moyo)	311.96	19,911	24,637	25,648	Semamung	12	84371
52.04.11	Ropang	444.48	5,014	6,141	6,374	Ropang	5	84375
52.04.27	Lenangguar	504.32	6,320	7,912	8,265	Lenangguar	4	84370
52.04.29	Lantung	167.45	2,768	3,879	4,187	Lantung	4	84372
52.04.12	Lape	204.43	16,120	19,928	20,740	Dete	4	84382
52.04.26	Lopok	155.59	17,564	21,422	22,208	Langam	7	84388
52.04.13	Plampang	418.69	27,834	34,453	35,870	Plampang	11	84386
52.03.19	Labangka	243.08	10,212	13,283	14,030	Suka Damai	5	84383
52.04.24	Maronge	274.75	9,771	12,007	12,474	Maronge	4	84387
52.04.14	Empang	558.55	21,655	26,220	27,124	Empang Bawa	10	84384
52.04.25	Tarano	333.71	15,196	19,161	20,057	Labuhan Bontong	8	84385
	Totals	6,643.99	415,789	509,753	529,487	Sumbawa Besar	165

Note: (a) including Panjang Island off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (b) including Saringi Island and 4 smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
(c) The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa (town) District are all classed as urban kelurahan (Brang Bara, Brang Biji, Bugis, Lempeh, Pekat, Samapuin, Seketeng and Uma Sima); the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural desa.
(d) Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial island of Pulau Moyo (administratively, Labuhan Aji and Sebotok desa), the smaller Pulau Medang (with even smaller Bajo Medang) to its west, and the small Pulau Sakonci to its northeast off the coast of the Sanggar Peninsula, together with a substantial area on mainland Sumbawa situated to the west of Sumbawa Besar (town) and containing most of the district's population. Note that the three districts with "Moyo" in their names do not include any part of Moyo Island, but are situated to its south on Sumbawa Island itself and on other offshore islands.

Sister Districts

Kulim, Malaysia

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204)
^ ^a ^b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.