West Sumba Regency

West Sumba Regency
Kabupaten Sumba Barat
Regency
Coat of arms of West Sumba Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
West Sumba Regency is located in Sumba
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
West Sumba Regency is located in Indonesia
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency
West Sumba Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°34′00″S 119°27′00″E / 9.5667°S 119.4500°E / -9.5667; 119.4500
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalWaikabubak
Government
 • RegentAgustinus Niga Dapawole
 • Vice RegentMarthen Ngailu Toni
Area
 • Total284.72 sq mi (737.42 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total152,414
 • Density540/sq mi (210/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 387
Websitesumbabaratkab.go.id

West Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Barat) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[2] the regency was considerably reduced on 2 January 2007 with the creation of new Regencies on Sumba Island under Law UU No.16 of that year. Its area is now 737.42 km2, and its population was 110,993 at the 2010 census[3] and 145,097 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 152,414 (comprising 77,964 males and 74,450 females).[1] It has its seat (capital) in (Kota) Waikabubak.

The region is rather dry. One of the main problems for people living in rural areas in the province is frequent shortages of water. Although there are some local supplies of water from wells and springs, water from these sources often becomes scarce during the long dry seasons. In some villages local non-government organisations, some supported with international assistance, support small projects to improve village water supplies.[5]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sumba Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5312)
  2. ^ 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), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958, retrieved 2007-08-24
  3. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ Emanual Dapa Loka (27 April 2012). "Andrew Graff: Taking initiative in West Sumba". The Jakarta Post.