Lewoleba is a town and also the capital of the Lembata Regency,

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 ...

province of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

. It is located in Nubatukan District on

Lembata Lembata is an island in the Lesser Sunda Islands, also known as Lomblen or Kawela; it is the largest island of the Solor Archipelago, in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. It forms a separate regency of the province of Nusa Tenggara Timur. Th ...

Island, which comprises seven urban communities (''kelurahan'') and eleven rural villages (''desa'') that form that administrative district.

Communities

Nubatukan District comprises seven urban communities (''kelurahan'', primarily the component parts of Lewoleba town) and eleven rural villages (''desa''), listed below with their areas and their populations as officially estimated for mid 2023,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, ''Kecamatan Nubatukan Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5308050) together with their postcodes.

Transportation

The town is served by Wonopito Airport.

Climate

Lewoleba has a

tropical savanna climate Tropical savanna climate or tropical wet and dry climate is a tropical climate sub-type that corresponds to the Köppen climate classification categories ''Aw'' (for a dry "winter") and ''As'' (for a dry "summer"). The driest month has less than ...

(Aw) with long dry season and short wet season.

References

Populated places in East Nusa Tenggara Regency seats of East Nusa Tenggara Solor Archipelago {{ENusaTenggara-geo-stub