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South Central Timor Regency

Coordinates: 9°28′18″S 124°48′17″E / 9.47167°S 124.80472°E / -9.47167; 124.80472
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South Central Timor Regency
Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan
Regency
A rumah bulat ("round house") traditional house of South Central Timor
A rumah bulat ("round house") traditional house of South Central Timor
Coat of arms of South Central Timor Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
South Central Timor Regency is located in Timor
South Central Timor Regency
South Central Timor Regency
South Central Timor Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
South Central Timor Regency
South Central Timor Regency
South Central Timor Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
South Central Timor Regency is located in Indonesia
South Central Timor Regency
South Central Timor Regency
South Central Timor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°28′18″S 124°48′17″E / 9.47167°S 124.80472°E / -9.47167; 124.80472
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalSoe
Government
 • Regentir. Egusem Pieter Tahun, ST,MM
 • Vice RegentJohny Army Konay,SH
Area
 • Total1,527.17 sq mi (3,955.36 km2)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
 • Total474,521
 • Density310/sq mi (120/km2)
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Area code(+62) 388
Websitettskab.go.id

South Central Timor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[2] the regency has its seat (capital) in the town of Soe. It covers an area of 3,955.36 km2 and had a population of 440,470 at the 2010 Census[3] and 455,410 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 474,521 (comprising 235,486 males and 239,035 females).[1]

Mount Mutis, the highest mountain in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, is in the northern part of the regency. International visitors have noted that the region is rich in bird life and so is a good site for birdwatching.[5]

The local economy in the area is poor and underdeveloped. Subsistence agriculture is the main economic activity in many villages. In addition, when opportunities are available, some local village communities sometimes undertake unregulated mining or other resource-based activities. For example, in the Kolbano Beach area south of Soe, there is a local industry in the collection of coloured stones. The stones, which come in a range of attractive shapes and sizes, are sold to local companies. The companies in turn export the stones to countries such as Australia, China, Malaysia, Singapore and elsewhere. Sacks of stones sell (mid-2012) for between Rp 10,000 to Rp 25,000 (about US$1.00 to US$2.50). Local villagers are reported to be able to earn around Rp 50,000 (US$5) per day collecting stones although there are complaints that the prices paid to workers who collect the stones are too low.[6]

However, there are concerns amongst some local community groups, such as the Molo people in the Mount Mutis Sanctuary, about the environmental impacts of mining in the area. There has been social resistance, for example, to the activities of mining firms conducting marble quarrying. Partly as a result of the local resistance, marble mining firms abandoned their work in the area in 2010.[7]

Administration

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The regency is divided into thirty-two districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 266 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 English name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 Post
codes
53.02.03 Mollo Utara North Mollo 208.22 23,282 22,870 23,534 Kapan 18 85552
53.02.12 Fatumnasi 198.65 6,661 6,780 7,007 Kuanoel 5 85561
53.02.31 Tobu 98.89 9,377 9,930 10,389 Tobu 8 85552 (a)
53.02.32 Nunbena 134.49 5,078 5,460 5,742 Numbena 6 85544
53.02.02 Mollo Selatan South Mollo 147.18 15,122 17,420 18,139 Siso 7 85542
53.02.13 Polen 250.29 13,668 13,760 14,187 Puna 11 85545
53.02.22 Mollo Barat West Mollo 165.14 7,493 7,300 7,512 Kiukole 5 85541
53.02.30 Mollo Tengah Central Mollo 99.69 7,128 7,670 8,063 Saktao 6 85543
53.02.01 Kota Soe Soe Town 28.08 39,285 40,190 41,640 Soe 13 (b) 85511
-85519
53.02.07 Amanuban Barat West Amanuban 114.30 21,752 24,840 26,576 Neonmat 8 85551 (c)
53.02.14 Batu Putih 102.32 12,129 13,350 14,132 Oebobo 7 85565
53.02.27 Kuatnana 141.22 14,903 16,320 17,242 Tetaf 8 85551
53.02.06 Amanuban Selatan South Amanuban 326.01 24,051 24,430 25,257 Panite 10 85562
53.02.26 Noebeba 186.02 11,358 12,290 12,937 Oepliki 7 85567
53.02.11 Kuanfatu 136.52 18,977 19,700 20,496 Kuanfatu 13 85564
53.02.21 Kualin 195.84 20,895 20,400 20,997 Kualin 8 85566
53.02.05 Amanuban Tengah Central Amanuban 87.71 15,172 16,130 16,677 Niki-Niki 10 (d) 85571
53.02.19 Kolbano 108.70 18,476 19,260 20,062 Kolbano 12 85563
53.02.18 Oenino 154.96 10,533 11,068 12,250 Oenin 7 85583
53.02.04 Amanuban Timur East Amanuban 149.26 16,623 16,110 16,583 Oe’Ekam 10 85572
53.02.28 Fautmolo 46.34 7,256 7,460 7,739 Oeleon 7 85582
53.02.29 Fatukopa 65.59 4,996 5,870 6,326 Nunfutu 7 85581
53.02.10 Kie 162.78 21,318 23,140 24,392 Napi 13 85575
53.02.20 Kot'olin 58.94 11,125 10,650 10,963 Hoibeti 8 85576
53.02.98 Amanatun Selatan South Amanatun 82.64 16,568 18,380 18,966 Oinlasi 13 85573
53.02.15 Boking 94.58 9,892 9,630 9,915 Boking 7 85584
53.02.17 Nunkolo 69.09 13,744 13,410 13,801 Nunkolo 9 85586
53.02.24 Noebana 49.63 4,662 4,780 4,957 Noebana 5 85585
53.02.25 Santian 48.17 6,477 6,000 6,172 Santian 5 85587
53.02.09 Amanatun Utara North Amanatun 105.84 16,348 16,160 16,564 Snok 9 85574
53.02.16 Toianas 103.95 12,382 11,860 12,211 Toianas 9 85578
53.02.23 Kokbaun 34.22 3,163 3,010 3,093 Lotas 6 85577
Totals 3,955.36 440,470 455,410 474,521 Soe 278

Notes: (a) except the two desa (villages) of Bonleu and Tune (which have a post code of 85561).
(b) comprising 11 kelurahan (Cendana, Kampung Baru, Karang Sirih, Kobekamusa, Kuatae, Nonohonis, Nunumeu, Oekefan, Oebesa, Soe and Taubneno) and 2 desa.
(c) except the desa (village) of Mnelalete (which has a post code of 85514). (d) including one kelurahan - Niki-niki.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Timor Tengah Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5302)
  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
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ Neville Kemp, 'Bird-watching on Timor a rewarding experience' Archived 2013-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Jakarta Post, 3 May 2005.
  6. ^ Yemris Foituna, 'East Nusa Tenggara: Farmers shift tactics to collecting stones', The Jakarta Post, 4 August 2012.
  7. ^ Nani Afrida, 'Aleta Baun: Environmental heroine', The Jakarta Post, 18 April 2013.
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