Malaka Regency is a
regency
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in the province of
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 ...
,
Indonesia
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. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, comprising twelve districts which had formerly been the southern part of
Belu Regency
Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Situated on the north side of Timor island, it originally stretched to the south coast, but in December 2012 its southern half was detached to form the new Malaka Regency. It ...
.
The area now comprising the new Regency (covering 1,160.63 km
2) had 164,134 inhabitants at the 2010 Census,
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] which had risen to 183,900 at the 2020 Census;
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 193,510 (comprising 95,589 males and 97,921 females).
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5321)] The capital of the regency is the town of
Betun.
Administration
The new Malaka Regency is composed of twelve
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census
[Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.] and the 2020 Census,
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.] together with the official estimate as at mid 2024.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5321)] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of
administrative village
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s in each district (all classed as rural ''desa''), and its postal code.
Radio AM/FM
In this newly established regency, there are 4 radio stations, which are all broadcast from
Atambua
Atambua is the regency seat of Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
The town stretches 8.5 km from north to south and 5 km from east to west, and is in the north of the western half of Timor Island. The town is located at an alt ...
(in Belu Regency), as help from
RRI Atambua
Atambua is the regency seat of Belu Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia.
The town stretches 8.5 km from north to south and 5 km from east to west, and is in the north of the western half of Timor Island. The town is located at an alt ...
Note: These radios only has mono channel in the regency.
References
{{East Nusa Tenggara
Regencies of East Nusa Tenggara