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Southwest Maluku Regency

Coordinates: 8°13′S 128°11′E / 8.217°S 128.183°E / -8.217; 128.183
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Southwest Maluku Regency
Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya
Regency
Damer volcanic island
Damer volcanic island
Coat of arms of Southwest Maluku Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Kalwedo
Location within Maluku
Location within Maluku
Southwest Maluku Regency is located in Maluku
Southwest Maluku Regency
Southwest Maluku Regency
Location in Maluku and Indonesia
Southwest Maluku Regency is located in Indonesia
Southwest Maluku Regency
Southwest Maluku Regency
Southwest Maluku Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°13′S 128°11′E / 8.217°S 128.183°E / -8.217; 128.183
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
CapitalTiakur
Government
 • RegentBenyamin Thomas Noach
Area
 • Total4,581.06 km2 (1,768.76 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total93,766
 • Density20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 918
Websitemalukubaratdayakab.go.id

Southwest Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya) is a regency of Maluku Province, Indonesia. Geographically it forms the most eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, although it has never been administratively included with them, and politically has always comprised a part of the Maluku Province. It comprises a number of islands and island groups in the south of the province, including (running from west to east) Lirang Island, Wetar Island (with almost half of the total land area of the regency), Kisar Island, Romang Island, the Letti Islands, the Damer Islands, the Sermata Islands (formerly called Mdona Hyera) and the Babar Islands. The total land area is 4,581.06 km2, and the population was 70,714 at the 2010 Census[2] and 81,928 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 93,766 (comprising 47,943 males and 45,823 females).[1]

The administrative centre lies at Tiakur on Moa Island (in the Letti Islands), but the largest town is Wonreli (on Kisar Island). These islands were originally part of Maluku Tenggara Regency within Maluku, and then from 4 October 1999 part of Maluku Tenggara Barat Regency when that was created, but from 24 June 2008 became a separate regency within Maluku.

Administrative Districts

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As at 2010 the Southwest Maluku Regency was administratively composed of eight districts (kecamatan). But by 2015 the number of districts had increased to seventeen by the splitting of existing districts, although by 2023 the names of several of these districts had been altered; Pulau Pulau Wetar (the Wetar Islands) has been divided into four districts - Wetar (now Wetar Selatan or South Wetar), Wetar Barat (West Wetar), Wetar Timur (East Wetar) and Wetar Utara (North Wetar); the other six newly created districts are Dawelor Dawera and Pulau Masela (Masela Island) formed from parts of Babar Timur District, Kepulauan Roma (Romang Islands) and Kisar Utara (North Kisar) formed from parts of Pulau Pulau Terselatan District (itself now renamed Kisar Selatan), Pulau Lakor (Lakor Island) formed from part of Moa Lakor District (itself now renamed Moa District), and Pulau Wetang (Wetang Island) formed from part of Pulau Pulau Babar District (itself now renamed Babar Barat or West Babar District).

The districts are formally grouped into three archipelagoes - the Terselatan Group (including Wetar, as well as Kisar and Romang Islands), the Lemola Group (Letti, Moa and Lakor) and the Babar Group (including Damer Island and the Sermata Islands). The areas (in km2)[1] and the populations at the 2010 census[2] and 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023,[1] are listed below. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 117 rural desa and 1 urban kelurahan - the latter being Tiakur on Moa Island), and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
district
(kecamatan)		 comprising Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
census
2010		 Pop'n
census
2020		 Pop'n
estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
Villages		 Post
Code
81.08.06 Wetar Selatan southern part of Wetar Island 1,157.60 7,916 2,359 2,830 Ilwaki 6 97446
81.08.14 Wetar Barat western part of Wetar Island, plus Lirang Island,
and other islands west of Wetar		 345.70 (a) 2,181 2,732 Ustutun 5 97447
81.08.13 Wetar Utara northern part of Wetar Island, plus Reong Island 677.60 (a) 2,365 3,421 Lurang 6 97449
81.08.15 Wetar Timur eastern part of Wetar Island 470.90 (a) 1,717 2,126 Arwala 6 97448
81.08.07 Kisar Selatan southern part of Kisar Island 65.40 17,899 10,027 10,803 Wonreli 6 97445
81.08.17 Kisar Utara northern part of Kisar Island 18.59 (b) 3,185 3,274 Putihair Timur 3 97441
81.08.16 Kepulauan Roma Romang Islands 194.30 (b) 4,146 4,430 Rumkuda 3 97440
Totals for Terselatan Group 2,930.09 25,815 25,980 29,616 35
81.08.08 Letti Leti Island 90.10 7,526 8,060 9,019 Serwaru 7 97444
81.08.01 Moa Moa Island 361.60 9,138 16,294 18,953 Weet 8 97442
81.08.12 Lakor Lakor Island 112.60 (c) 2,516 2,865 Wewawan 5 97443
Totals for Lemola Group 564.30 16,664 26,870 30,837 20
81.08.02 Damer Damer Island, plus uninhabited Nus Leur,
Terbang Utara and Terbang Selatan		 201.80 5,560 5,718 6,362 Wulur 7 97128
-97652
81.08.03 Luang Sermata Sermata Islands 125.50 5,269 5,116 6,365 Lelang 11 97652
81.08.04 Babar Barat Babar Island (western half), plus Dai Island 359.70 7,752 6,491 7,234 Tepa 9 97451
81.08.05 Babar Timur Babar Island (eastern half) 281.30 9,654 6,012 6,759 Letwurung 11 97654
81.08.09 Pulau Masela Masela Island 46.71 (e) 2,322 2,705 Latalola Besar 11 97653
81.08.10 Dawelor Dawera Dawelor Island and
Dawera Island		 27.06 (e) 1,294 1,476 Watuwey 6 97651
81.08.11 Pulau Wetang Wetang Island 44.60 (d) 2,125 2,412 Rumah Lewang Besar 8 97652
Totals for Babar Group 1,086.679 28,235 29,078 33,313 63

Notes:
(a) the 2010 populations for the four districts which comprised Pulau Pulau Wetar District are listed under Wetar Selatan District.
(b) the 2010 populations of Kisar Utara and Kepulauan Roma Districts are included under the figure for Kisar Selatan District (formerly called Pulau Pulau Terselatan District), from which they were split off.
(c) the 2010 population of Lakor District is included in the figure for Moa District, from which it was split off.
(d) the 2010 population of Pulau Wetang District is included in the figure for Babar Barat District (formerly called Pulau Pulau Babar District), from which it was split off.
(e) the 2010 populations of Pulau Masela and Daweloor Dawera Districts are included under the figure for Babar Timur District, from which they were split off.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8108)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
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