Belu Regency
Belu Regency
Kabupaten Belu Rai Belu | |
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Regency | |
Website | belukab |
Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Situated on the north side of Timor island, it adjoins the North Central Timor Regency to the west and the separate nation of East Timor to the east. Established on 20 December 1958,[3] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in the large town of Atambua.
In December 2012 a separate Regency -
Administrative Districts
The Belu Regency was until 2013 divided into twenty-four
Kode Wilayah |
Name of District (kecamatan) |
Area in km2 |
Pop'n Census 2010 |
Pop'n Census 2020 |
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023 |
Admin centre |
No. of villages |
Post code |
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53.04.12 | Kota Atambua (Central Atambua) |
24.90 | 26,396 | 30,837 | 32,747 | Tenukiik | 4 | 85711 -85718 |
53.04.21 | Atambua Barat (West Atambua) |
15.55 | 21,604 | 24,178 | 25,358 | Sesekoe | 4 | 85713 -85718 |
53.04.22 | Atambua Selatan (East Atambua) |
15.73 | 22,464 | 26,144 | 27,733 | Asuulun | 4 | 85716 -85718 |
Total Atambua town | 56.18 | 70,464 | 81,159 | 85,838 | 12 | 85711 -85718 | ||
53.04.13 | Raimanuk | 179.42 | 14,411 | 16,755 | 17,768 | Arekama | 9 | 85760 |
53.04.04 | Tasifeto Barat (West Tasifeto) |
224.19 | 22,362 | 24,545 | 25,598 | Kimbana | 8 | 85753 |
53.04.05 | Kakulak Mesak | 187.54 | 17,608 | 21,988 | 23,806 | Umarese | 6 | 85752 |
53.04.23 | Nanaet Dubesi | 60.25 | 4,006 | 4,783 | 5,112 | Tete Seban | 4 | 85751 |
53.04.02 | Tasifeto Timur (East Tasifeto) |
211.37 | 20,932 | 26,121 | 28,275 | Wedomu | 12 | 85771 |
Western rural sector (a) | 862.77 | 79,319 | 94,192 | 100,559 | 39 | |||
53.04.03 | Raihat | 87.20 | 13,319 | 14,359 | 14,897 | Bei Sari Loo | 6 | 85773 |
53.04.17 | Lasiolat | 64.48 | 6,166 | 7,096 | 7,503 | Lafuli | 7 | 85771 |
53.04.01 | Lamaknen | 105.90 | 11,583 | 12,632 | 13,149 | Weluli | 9 | 85772 |
53.04.18 | Lamaknen Selatan (South Lamaknen) |
18.41 | 7,312 | 8,535 | 9,062 | Pie Bulak | 8 | 85770 |
Eastern salient (b) | 365.99 | 38,380 | 42,622 | 44,611 | 30 | |||
Totals for regency | 1,284.94 | 188,163 | 217,973 | 231,008 | 81 |
Note: (a) the five westerly rural kecamatan, mainly surrounding or south of Atambua, including the northern coast.
(b) the area projecting into East Timor.
Media
Belu Regency is served with four radio stations that cover the wider area around this regency (including
The regency is only served with two television stations (TVRI - including TVRI East Nusa Tenggara, Belu TV) and a few other East Timor stations that reach the border pass.
References
- ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5304)
- ^ "Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2019". www.belukab.bps.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Government of Indonesia (9 August 1958), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958, retrieved 24 August 2007[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.