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Tanimbar Islands Regency

{{Short description|Regency in Maluku, Indonesia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Tanimbar Islands Regency

| native_name = Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar

| native_name_lang = id

| image_skyline = File:Jembatan Leta Oar Ralan Tanimbar.jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = Leta Oar Ralan bridge

| type = Regency

| image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Barat.jpg

| shield_alt =

| motto = Duan Lolat

| image_map = Locator map of Tanimbar Islands Regency in Maluku.png

| map_alt =

| map_caption = Location within Maluku

| coordinates = {{coord|7.9742|S|131.3049|E|source:wikidata|display=title,inline}}

| coordinates_footnotes =

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Indonesia

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Maluku

| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Saumlaki

| leader_title = Regent

| leader_name = {{Ill|Ricky Jauwerissa|lt=Ricky Jauwerissa|id}}

| leader_title1 = Vice Regent

| leader_name1 = {{Ill|Juliana Chatarina Ratuanak|lt=Juliana Chatarina Ratuanak|id}}

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 10102.92

| elevation_min_m =

| elevation_max_m =

| elevation_m =

| population_as_of = mid 2022 estimate

| population_total = 124787

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_footnotes = Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103)

| timezone1 = IEST

| utc_offset1 = +9

| website = {{url|mtbkab.go.id}}

| footnotes =

| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = (+62) 918

| pushpin_map = Indonesia_Maluku#Indonesia

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maluku and Indonesia

| pushpin_label_position = top

}}

Tanimbar Islands Regency ({{langx|id|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 km2, and it had a population of 105,341 at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 123,572 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 124,787.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103) 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 {{startdate|2019|01|23|df=y}}; the legislation for this was passed on 28 January 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtbkab.go.id/post/berita/pp-nomor-2-tahun-2019-mtb-kep-tanimbar|title=PP NOMOR 2 TAHUN 2019, MTB MENJADI KEPULAUAN TANIMBAR|language=id|accessdate=1 February 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://tirto.id/maluku-tenggara-barat-resmi-ganti-nama-jadi-kepulauan-tanimbar-dfKL|title=Maluku Tenggara Barat Resmi Ganti Nama Jadi Kepulauan Tanimbar|language=id|accessdate=2 February 2019}}{{cite book|url=https://sipuu.setkab.go.id/puu/buka_puu/175741/PP_Nomor_2_Tahun_2019.pdf|title=Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 2 Tahun 2019|publisher=The Government of Indonesia|language=id}}

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 km2) - was by 2017 created from part of the existing Wuorlabobar District. The districts are tabulated below with their areas in km2 and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Kepulauan Tanimbar Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8103) 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.

class="sortable wikitable"
Kode
Wilayah || Name of
District
(kecamatan) || Area
in
km2 || Pop'on
Census
2010|| Pop'n
Census
2020|| Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2022||Admin
centre ||No. of
villages||Post
code
81.03.01Tanimbar Selatan
(South Tanimbar)		align="right"|825.69align="right"|31,571align="right"|39,085align="right"|39,861Saumlakialign="center"| 12 (a)97471
81.03.03Wertambrianalign="right"|1,298.45align="right"|9,708align="right"|11,629align="right"|11,785Lorulunalign="center"| 997473
81.03.04Wermaktianalign="right"|2,941.16align="right"|10,905align="right"|12,937align="right"|13,086Kamatubunalign="center"| 997472
81.03.02Selaru
(Selaru Island)		align="right"|826.26align="right"|12,249align="right"|14,263align="right"|14,375Adautalign="center"| 797481
81.03.05Tanimbar Utara
(North Tanimbar)		align="right"|1,075.74align="right"|13,226align="right"|13,860align="right"|13,687Ritabelalign="center"| 897464
81.03.06Fordata (b)
(Fordata Island)		align="right"|79.42align="right"|4,810align="right"|4,770align="right"|4,668Romeanalign="center"| 697466
81.03.07Wuar Labobaralign="right"|654.74align="right"|9,907align="right"|8,348align="right"|8,422Wunlahalign="center"| 1197465
81.03.18Molu Marualign="right"|(c)align="right"|(c)align="right"|3,692align="right"|3,818Adoda Moloalign="center"| 597462
81.03.09Nirunmasalign="right"|1,468.30align="right"|7,044align="right"|7,991align="right"|8,013Tutukembongalign="center"| 5097463
81.03.08Kormomolinalign="right"|933.16align="right"|5,921align="right"|6,997align="right"|7,072Alusi Kelaanalign="center"| 1097461
Totalsalign="right"|10,102.92align="right"|105,341align="right"|123,572align="right"|124,787Saumlakialign="center"| 82

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan - the towns of Saumlaki and Saumlaki Utara. (b) Yaru District changed its name to Fordata District in 2019.{{cite book|url=https://www.lelemuku.com/2019/05/inilah-alasan-perubahan-nama-kecamatan.html|title=Inilah Alasan Perubahan Nama Kecamatan Yaru ke Fordata |publisher=Lelemuku.com|language=id}}
(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.

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