Southeast Maluku Regency

Southeast Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara) is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It is coincident with the Kei Islands, except that the city of Tual, although within the Kei Islands geographically and the seat of the Regency's administration, is technically independent of the Regency. The land area of the Regency is 1,031.81 km2, and it had a population of 96,442 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 107,428. The capital is located in Langgur.[2]

Southeast Maluku Regency

Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within Maluku
Southeast Maluku Regency
Location in Maluku and Indonesia
Southeast Maluku Regency
Southeast Maluku Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.6548°S 132.7394°E / -5.6548; 132.7394
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
CapitalLanggur
Government
 • RegentM. Thaher Hanubun
 • Vice RegentPetrus Beruatwarin
Area
 • Total1,031.81 km2 (398.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total125,704
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 916
Websitemalukutenggarakab.go.id

Administration

As at 2010 the regency was divided into six districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[3]

NameEnglish nameArea in km2Population
Census 2010
Kei BesarGreat Kei278.022,489
Kei Besar SelatanSouth Great Kei117.97,589
Kei Besar Utara TimurNortheast Great Kei157.69,626
Kei KecilLittle Kei255.340,336
Kei Kecil BaratWest Little Kei89.25,728
Kei Kecil TimurEast Little Kei119.410,674

Subsequent to 2010, by 2018 five additional districts had been created from parts of existing districts - Hoat Sorbay, Kei Besar Selatan Barat (Southwest Great Kei), Kei Besar Utara Barat (Northwest Great Kei), Kei Kecil Timur Selatan (Southeast Little Kei) and Manyeuw.

Transport
Aerial view of Dumatubun Airport at Langgur

A small airport named Dumatubun Airport located in Langgur urban midwest.

Climate

Langgur, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.

Climate data for Langgur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.7
(87.3)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.2
(84.6)		 29.6
(85.3)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.6
(81.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.3
(79.3)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.8
(82.0)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.2
(81.0)
Average low °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.4
(74.1)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.1
(75.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 394
(15.5)		 338
(13.3)		 349
(13.7)		 275
(10.8)		 237
(9.3)		 154
(6.1)		 101
(4.0)		 72
(2.8)		 66
(2.6)		 75
(3.0)		 162
(6.4)		 332
(13.1)		 2,555
(100.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[4]

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 35 Tahun 2011 Tentang Pemindahan Ibu Kota Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Dari Wilayah Kota Tual Ke Wilayah Kecamatan Kei Kecil Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Provinsi Maluku Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. "Climate: Langgur". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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