Belu Regency

Belu Regency
Kabupaten Belu
Rai Belu
Regency
Coat of arms of Belu Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
Belu
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Belu Regency is located in Timor
Belu Regency
Belu Regency
Belu Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Belu Regency
Belu Regency
Belu Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Belu Regency is located in Indonesia
Belu Regency
Belu Regency
Belu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°20′45″S 124°57′2″E / 9.34583°S 124.95056°E / -9.34583; 124.95056
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Settled20 December 1956
CapitalAtambua
Government
 • RegentWillybrodus Lay
 • Vice RegentVicente Hornai Gonsalves
Area
 • Total
1,284.94 km2 (496.12 sq mi)
Elevation
375 m (1,230 ft)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
 • Total
232,788
 • Density181.166/km2 (469.219/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Postcodes
856xx, 857xx
Area code(+62) 389
ReligionChristianity 95.45%
— Catholic 88.39%
— Protestant 7.10%
Islam 4.30%
Hindu 0.19%
Buddhism 0.02%[2]
Websitebelukab.go.id

Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Situated on the north side of Timor island, it originally stretched to the south coast, but in December 2012 its southern half was detached to form the new Malaka Regency. It now adjoins the North Central Timor Regency to the west, the new Malaka Regency to the south, and the separate nation of East Timor to the east, while to the north lies the Sawu Sea. Established on 20 December 1958,[3] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in the large town of Atambua, which lies inland from the coastal port of Atapupu (in Kakuluk Mesak District).

Etymology

"Belu" means "friend" in the indigenous language of Tetum.

Administrative districts

The Belu Regency was until 2013 divided into twenty-four districts (kecamatan), but in December 2012, the twelve southern kecamatan were removed to form the new Malaka Regency, leaving the twelve northern kecamatan in Belu Regency. The residual Belu Regency is thus composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and 2020 Census,[5] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 69 rural desa and 12 urban kelurahan - the latter being the 12 comprising Atambua town), and its postal code.

Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
(kecamatan)		Area
in
km2		Pop'n
Census
2010		Pop'n
Census
2020		Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
code
53.04.12Kota Atambua[6]
(Central Atambua)		24.9026,39630,83732,119Tenukiik485711
-85718
53.04.21Atambua Barat[7]
(West Atambua)		15.5521,60424,17823,440Sesekoe485713
-85718
53.04.22Atambua Selatan[8]
(East Atambua)		15.7322,46426,14426,699Asuulun485716
-85718
Total Atambua town56.1870,46481,15982,2581285711
-85718
53.04.13Rai Manuk [9]179.4214,41116,75519,281Arekama985760
53.04.04Tasifeto Barat [10]
(West Tasifeto)		224.1922,36224,54527,892Kimbana885753
53.04.05Kakuluk Mesak [11]187.5417,60821,98823,140Umarese685752
53.04.23Nanaet Dubesi [12]60.254,0064,7835,441Tete Seban485751
53.04.02Tasifeto Timur [13]
(East Tasifeto)		211.3720,93226,12127,979Wedomu1285771
Western rural sector (a)862.7779,31994,192103,73339
53.04.03Raihat [14]87.2013,31914,35915,852Bei Sari Loo685773
53.04.17Lasiolat [15]64.486,1667,0967,863Lafuli785771
53.04.01Lamaknen [16]105.9011,58312,63213,506Weluli985772
53.04.18Lamaknen Selatan [17]
(South Lamaknen)		108.417,3128,5359,576Pie Bulak885770
Eastern salient (b)365.9938,38042,62246,79730
Totals for regency1,284.94188,163217,973232,78881

Note: (a) the five westerly rural kecamatan, mainly surrounding or south of Atambua, including the northern coast.
(b) the area projecting into East Timor.

Media

Belu Regency is served with four radio stations that cover the wider area around this regency (including Malaka Regency, Alor Regency, and Timor Tengah Utara Regency), which are RRI Pro1 Atambua (FM 91.5 MHz) RRI Pro2 Atambua (FM 99.8 MHz) RRI Pro3 (FM 99.0 MHz), and Saluran Citra Budaya Timor (alias Pro4) (FM 93.1 MHz). There's still a lot of radio that can be found in the town.

The regency is only served with two television stations (TVRI - including TVRI East Nusa Tenggara, Belu TV) and a few other East Timor stations that reach the border pass.

References

  1. 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog 1102001.5306)
  2. ↑ "Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2019". www.belukab.bps.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ↑ 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 24 August 2007
  4. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Atambua Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306060).
  7. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Atambua Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306061).
  8. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Atambua Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306062).
  9. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Raimanuk Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306032).
  10. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tasifto Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306050).
  11. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kakuluk Mesak Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306051).
  12. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Nanaet Dubesi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306052).
  13. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Tasifeto Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306070).
  14. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Raihat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306071).
  15. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Lasiolat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306072).
  16. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Lamaknen Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306080).
  17. ↑ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Lamaknen Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306081).
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