Malaka Regency

Malaka Regency
Kabupaten Malaka
Coat of arms of Malaka Regency
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Malaka Regency is located in Timor
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Malaka Regency is located in Indonesia
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°34′02″S 124°54′27″E / 9.56722°S 124.90750°E / -9.56722; 124.90750
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
Settled14 December 2012
CapitalBetun
Government
 • RegentStefanus Bria Seran
 • Vice Regentvacant
Area
 • Total
461.44 sq mi (1,195.12 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total
203,606
 • Density440/sq mi (170/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 389
Websitemalakakab.go.id

Malaka Regency is a regency in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, comprising twelve districts which had formerly been the southern part of Belu Regency. [2]

The area now comprising the new Regency (covering 1,195.12 km2} had 164,134 inhabitants at the 2010 Census,[3] which had risen to 183,900 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 203,606.[1] The capital of the regency is the town of Betun.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2024 (sum of returns from district Katalogs as referenced below)
  2. ^ "Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru". Kompas. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.