Central Sumba Regency () is a

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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 new Central Sumba Regency was established on the island of

Sumba Sumba (; ), natively also spelt as Humba, Hubba, Suba, or Zuba (in Sumba languages) is an Indonesian island (part of the Lesser Sunda Archipelago group) located in the Eastern Indonesia and administratively part of the East Nusa Tenggara pro ...

when

West Sumba Regency West Sumba Regency () is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. Established in 1958, the regency was considerably reduced on 2 January 2007 with the creation of new Regencies on Sumba Island under Law UU No.16 of that year. Its a ...

was split into two regencies on 22 May 2007 and a further Regency was created in Central Sumba from parts of both West Sumba and East Sumba Regencies. The new Regency covers 2,060.54 km² and had a population of 62,485 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 85,482 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 92,354 (comprising 37,349 males and 4,005 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sumba Tengah Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5316) The seat (capital) of its government is located at Waibakul.

Administrative Districts

The Central Sumba Regency (following the re-organisation on 22 May 2007 which created it out of parts of both

and East Sumba Regency) was composed of five

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(''kecamatan''), but a sixth district (Umbu Ratu Nggay Tengah) has since been created by taking 7 villages from Umbu Ratu Nggay District and 3 villages from Umbu Ratu Nggay Barat District. The areas (in km²) and populations of these districts at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 CensusBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Sumba Tengah Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5316) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of

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s in each district (all classed as rural ''desa''), and its postal code. Note: (a) The populations at the 2010 and 2020 Censuses of the villages now forming the new Central Umbu Ratu Nggay District are included with the figures for the two districts from which they were cut out.

Administrative Districts

References

See also