Sabu Raijua Regency is one of the
regencies
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in the province of
East Nusa Tenggara,
Indonesia. It comprises the three
Savu Islands, lying between
Sumba
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and
Rote Island in the
Savu Sea. The regency was established by Indonesia's Minister of Home Affairs,
Mardiyanto, on 29 October 2008, partitioned from
Kupang Regency. The population was 72,960 at the 2010 census, and 89,327 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 90,837.
Administration
The regency is divided into six
districts
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(''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at miud 2021.
[Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.] Note all districts are on Sabu Island except for Raijua District, which encompasses Rai Jua or Raijua Island (37.27 km
2) and uninhabited Rai Dana Island (0.89 km
2) The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural ''desa'' and urban ''kelurahan'') in each district, and its post code.
References
Regencies of East Nusa Tenggara
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