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
Regency
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Belu
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Belu Regency
Belu Regency
Belu Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
Belu Regency
Belu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°20′45″S 124°57′2″E
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Settled20 December 1956
CapitalAtambua
Government
 • RegentWilly Lay
 • Vice RegentJ. T. Ose Luan
Area
 • Total496.12 sq mi (1,284.94 km2)
Elevation
1,230 ft (375 m)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total216,783
 • Density440/sq mi (170/km2)
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%
Buddha 0,02%[1]
Websitebelukab.go.id

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.

NameEnglish namePopulation
Census 2010
Kota Atambua PusatCentral Atambua City26,396
Kota Atambua BaratWest Atambua City21,604
Kota Atambua SelatanSouth Atambua City22,464
Kakuluk Mesak17,608
Lamaknen11,583
Lamaknen SelatanSouth Lamaknen7,312
Lasiolat6,166
Nanaet Dubesi4,0063
Raihat13,319
Rai Manuk14,411
Tasifeto BaratWest Tasifeto22,362
Tasifeto TimurEast Tasifeto20,932
Total for (reduced)
Belu Regency		188,163
Botin Leobele4,483
Io Kufeu7,363
Kobalima16,815
Kobalima TimurEast Kobalima6,010
Laen Manen10,868
Malaka BaratWest Malaka19,792
Malaka TengahCentral Malaka34,034
Malaka TimurEast Malaka9,142
Rinhat13,408
Sasita Mean7,946
Weliman17,194
Wewiku17,079
Total for (new)
Malaka Regency		164,134

References
  1. "Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2019". www.belukab.bps.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. 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
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
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