Nagekeo Regency
Kabupaten Nagekeo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
  Nagekeo Regency  Nagekeo Regency Nagekeo Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)  Nagekeo Regency Nagekeo Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 8°52′20″S 121°12′35″E / 8.8721°S 121.2096°E | |
| Country |  Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province |  East Nusa Tenggara |
| Capital | Mbay |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Elias Djo |
| • Vice Regent | Paulinus Y. Nuwa Veto |
| Area | |
| • Total | 547.09 sq mi (1,416.96 km2) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 166,063 |
| • Density | 300/sq mi (120/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 380 |
| Website | nagekeokab |
Nagekeo Regency is a regency on the island of Flores in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 1,416.96 km2 and had a population of 130,120 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 159,732 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 166,063, comprising 82,016 males and 83,986 females.[1] The regency was established on 2 January 2007 by separation of the former eastern districts from Ngada Regency; it has its administrative seat (capital) in the town of Mbay on the north coast of Flores. It is bordered to the west by the residual Ngada Regency and to the east by Ende Regency, while to the north is the Flores Sea and to the south is the Savu Sea.