Belu Regency

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Belu Regency
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
Atambua 26,396
Atambua Barat West Atambua21,604
Atambua Selatan South Atambua22,464
Kakuluk Mesak 17,608
Lamaknen 11,583
Lamaknen Selatan South Lamaknen7,312
Lasiolat 6,166
Nanaet Dubesi 4,0063
Raihat 13,319
Rai Manuk 14,411
Tasifeto Barat West Tasifeto22,362
Tasifeto Timur East Tasifeto20,932
Total for (reduced) Belu Regency 188,163
Botin Leobele 4,483
Io Kufeu 7,363
Kobalima 16,815
Kobalima Timur East Kobalima6,010
Laen Manen 10,868
Malaka Barat West Malaka19,792
Malaka Tengah Central Malaka34,034
Malaka Timur East Malaka9,142
Rinhat 13,408
Sasita Mean 7,946
Weliman 17,194
Wewiku 17,079
Total for (new) Malaka Regency 164,134

References

  1. 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 / -9.100; 124.900

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