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Tanimbar Islands Regency Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar
Regency
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Coat of arms
Motto: Duan Lolat
Location within Maluku
Tanimbar Islands RegencyLocation in Maluku and IndonesiaShow map of MalukuTanimbar Islands RegencyTanimbar Islands Regency (Indonesia)Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 7°58′27″S 131°18′18″E / 7.9742°S 131.3049°E / -7.9742; 131.3049
Country	Indonesia
Province	Maluku
Capital	Saumlaki
Government
• Regent	Petrus Fatlolon
• Vice Regent	Agustinus Utuwaly
Area
• Total	10,102.92 km (3,900.76 sq mi)
Population
• Total	124,787
• Density	12/km (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code	(+62) 918
Website	mtbkab.go.id

Tanimbar Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar) is a regency of Maluku province, Indonesia, consisting primarily of the Tanimbar Islands. The Regency covers a land area of 10,102 km, and it had a population of 105,341 at the 2010 Census and 123,572 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 124,787. The principal town and administrative centre lies at Saumlaki in Tanimbar Selatan District.

History

The regency was originally created from the western districts of Southeast Maluku Regency on 4 October 1999 as the "West Southeast Maluku Regency" (Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat). On 24 June 2008 the western districts of this Regency were split off to create the Southwest Maluku Regency (Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya), leaving only the archipelago of the Tanimbar Islands in the West Southeast Maluku Regency, which was later renamed as Tanimbar Islands Regency (Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar) on 23 January 2019 (2019-01-23); the legislation for this was passed on 28 January 2019.

Administration

As at 2010 the regency was divided into nine districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, a tenth district - Molu Maru (consisting of the two northernmost islands in the Tanimbars - Molu and Maru - with a combined land area of 63.8 km) - was by 2017 created from part of the existing Wuorlabobar District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas in km and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 80 rural desa and 2 urban kelurahan), and its postal code. Altogether the archipelago contains 99 islands, of which the principal island is Yamdena.

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - the towns of Saumlaki and Saumlaki Utara. (b) Yaru District changed its name to Fordata District in 2019.
(c) the area and 2010 population of Molu Maru District are included in the figures for Wuar Labobar District, from which it was split off.

References

1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103)
2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. "PP NOMOR 2 TAHUN 2019, MTB MENJADI KEPULAUAN TANIMBAR" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 February 2019.
5. "Maluku Tenggara Barat Resmi Ganti Nama Jadi Kepulauan Tanimbar" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 February 2019.
6. Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 2 Tahun 2019 (PDF) (in Indonesian). The Government of Indonesia.
7. Inilah Alasan Perubahan Nama Kecamatan Yaru ke Fordata (in Indonesian). Lelemuku.com.

External links

v t e Regencies and cities of Maluku
Capital: Ambon
Regencies	Aru Islands Buru Central Maluku East Seram South Buru Southeast Maluku Southwest Maluku Tanimbar Islands West Seram
Cities	Ambon Tual

• Regencies of Maluku (province)