Malaka Regency

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. [1]

Malaka Regency

Kabupaten Malaka
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Malaka Regency
Malaka Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°34′02″S 124°54′27″E
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
Settled14 December 2012
CapitalBetun
Government
  RegentStefanus Bria Seran
  Vice Regentvacant
Area
  Total448.12 sq mi (1,160.63 km2)
Population
 (2015)
  Total180,119
  Density400/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 389
Websitemalakakab.go.id

The new Regency had 164,135 inhabitants at the 2010 Census, which had risen to 180,119 at the 2015 Census.[2] The capital of the regency is the town of Betun.

Administration

The new Malaka Regency is composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census populations:

NameEnglish namePopulation
Census 2010
Botin Leobele4,483
Io Kufeu7,363
Kobalima16,815
Kobalima TimurEast Kobalima6,010
Laen Manen10,868
Malaka BaratWest Malaka19,792
Malaka TengahCentral Malaka34,034
Malaka TimurEast Malaka9,142
Rinhat13,408
Sasita Mean7,946
Weliman17,194
Wewiku17,079
Total for (new) Malaka Regency164,134

Radio AM/FM

In this newly established regency, there are 4 radio, which are all from Atambua, as help from RRI Atambua

No.Name of RadioFrequency
1RRI Programa 1 Atambua*FM 91.5 MHz
2RRI Programa 2 AtambuaFM 99.8 MHz
3RRI Programa 3FM 99.0 MHz

Note: These radios only has mono channel in the regency.

References

  1. "Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru". Kompas. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
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