Belu Regency
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Belu Regency | |
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Regency | |
Location of Belu Regency in East Nusa Tenggara | |
Country | Indonesia |
Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
Capital | Atambua |
Area | |
• Total | 944.24 sq mi (2,445.57 km2) |
Population (2010 Census) | |
• Total | 352,400 |
• Density | 370/sq mi (140/km2) |
(including Malaka Regency) | |
Website | http://www.belukab.go.id/ |
Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[1] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in Atambua. In December 2012 a separate Regency - Malaka Regency - was created from the southern half of Belu Regency.
Belu means friend in Tetum.
Administration
The Belu Regency was until 2013 divided into 24 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. In 2013, the 12 southern kecamatan were removed to form the new Malaka Regency, leaving the 12 northern kecamatan in Belu Regency.
Name | English name | Population Census 2010 |
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Atambua | 26,396 | |
Atambua Barat | West Atambua | 21,604 |
Atambua Selatan | South Atambua | 22,464 |
Kakuluk Mesak | 17,608 | |
Lamaknen | 11,583 | |
Lamaknen Selatan | South Lamaknen | 7,312 |
Lasiolat | 6,166 | |
Nanaet Dubesi | 4,0063 | |
Raihat | 13,319 | |
Rai Manuk | 14,411 | |
Tasifeto Barat | West Tasifeto | 22,362 |
Tasifeto Timur | East Tasifeto | 20,932 |
Total for (reduced) Belu Regency | 188,163 | |
Botin Leobele | 4,483 | |
Io Kufeu | 7,363 | |
Kobalima | 16,815 | |
Kobalima Timur | East Kobalima | 6,010 |
Laen Manen | 10,868 | |
Malaka Barat | West Malaka | 19,792 |
Malaka Tengah | Central Malaka | 34,034 |
Malaka Timur | East Malaka | 9,142 |
Rinhat | 13,408 | |
Sasita Mean | 7,946 | |
Weliman | 17,194 | |
Wewiku | 17,079 | |
Total for (new) Malaka Regency | 164,134 |
References
- ↑ 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 2007-08-24
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Coordinates: 9°06′S 124°54′E / 9.100°S 124.900°E
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