Belu Regency
Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 20 December 1958,[2] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in Atambua.
Belu Regency Kabupaten Belu Rai Belu | |
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Regency | |
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Nickname(s): Belu | |
![]() Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
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Coordinates: 9°20′45″S 124°57′2″E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Province | ![]() |
Settled | 20 December 1956 |
Capital | Atambua |
Government | |
• Regent | Willy Lay |
• Vice Regent | J. T. Ose Luan |
Area | |
• Total | 496.12 sq mi (1,284.94 km2) |
Elevation | 1,230 ft (375 m) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 216,783 |
• Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
Postcodes | 856xx, 857xx |
Area code | (+62) 389 |
Religion | Christianity 95,45% — Catholic 88,39% — Protestant 7,10% Islam 4,30% Hindu 0,19% Buddha 0,02%[1] |
Website | belukab |
In December 2012 a separate Regency - Malaka Regency - was created from the twelve districts that formerly comprised the southern half of Belu Regency. Belu means friend in Tetum. The residual part of Belu Regency had a population of 188,163 at the 2010 Census, which rose to 206,476 at the 2015 Census.[3]
Press and media
Television
This regency is only served with 2 TV Channel, which are:
- TVRI Nasional
- Belu TV
and a few other East Timor TVs that reach the border pass.
Radio
This regency is served with 4 radio that spreads in the big 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)
- Saluran Citra Budaya Timor (alias Pro4) (FM 93.1 MHz)
And there's still a lot of radio that can be found in the city.
Administration
The Belu Regency was until 2013 divided into 24 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. In December 2012, the 12 southern kecamatan were removed to form the new Malaka Regency, leaving the 12 northern kecamatan in Belu Regency.
Name | English name | Population Census 2010 |
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Kota Atambua Pusat | Central Atambua City | 26,396 |
Kota Atambua Barat | West Atambua City | 21,604 |
Kota Atambua Selatan | South Atambua City | 22,464 |
Kakuluk Mesak | 17,608 | |
Lamaknen | 11,583 | |
Lamaknen Selatan | South Lamaknen | 7,312 |
Lasiolat | 6,166 | |
Nanaet Dubesi | 4,0063 | |
Raihat | 13,319 | |
Rai Manuk | 14,411 | |
Tasifeto Barat | West Tasifeto | 22,362 |
Tasifeto Timur | East Tasifeto | 20,932 |
Total for (reduced) Belu Regency | 188,163 | |
Botin Leobele | 4,483 | |
Io Kufeu | 7,363 | |
Kobalima | 16,815 | |
Kobalima Timur | East Kobalima | 6,010 |
Laen Manen | 10,868 | |
Malaka Barat | West Malaka | 19,792 |
Malaka Tengah | Central Malaka | 34,034 |
Malaka Timur | East Malaka | 9,142 |
Rinhat | 13,408 | |
Sasita Mean | 7,946 | |
Weliman | 17,194 | |
Wewiku | 17,079 | |
Total for (new) Malaka Regency | 164,134 |
References
- "Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2019". www.belukab.bps.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- 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
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.