Dompu Regency is a
regency ( id,
Kabupaten
A regency ( id, kabupaten), sometimes incorrectly referred to as a district, is an administrative division of Indonesia, directly under a province and on the same level with city (''kota''). Regencies is divided into districts (''Kecamatan'', ''D ...
) of the
Indonesian Province of
West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of
Sumbawa and the capital is
Dompu. It is bordered to the north and to the east by two non-contiguous parts of
Bima Regency, and to the west by
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency ( id, 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 6,643.98 km2 following the separation on 18 December 2003 of ...
, as well as on its coasts by
Saleh Bay
Saleh Bay (Indonesian: ''Teluk Saleh'') is the largest bay in the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia, roughly on the north central part. It is semi enclosed by Moyo Island and the peninsula of Tambora, Sanggar Peninsula. 3 larger islands in the ba ...
,
Sanggar Bay, and
Cempi Bay
Cempi Bay (Indonesian: ''Teluk Cempi'') or Cempi Gulf is a bay which borders the southern part of Dompu Regency of Sumbawa island facing the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering o ...
. It covers an area of 2,324.55 km
2, and the population at the 2010 Census was 218,984 and at the 2020 Census was 236,665; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 238,201.
Administrative Districts
Dompu Regency consists of eight
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''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its postal codes.
Notes: (a) except the villages of Kandai II (with a post code of 84218) and Monta Baru (with a post code of 84219).
(b) comprises the southern half of the
Sanggar Peninsula, plus the small island of
Satonda off the north coast of that peninsula.
The 81 villages include 72 rural ''desa'' and 9 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter comprise 6 in Dompu District and 3 in Woja District.
References
External links
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* Hägerdal, Hans (2017), ''Held's History of Sumbawa''. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Pres
Regencies of West Nusa Tenggara
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