Alor Regency

Alor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Alor) is a regency (kabupaten) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[2] Alor Regency administers the Alor Archipelago with its seat (capital) in Kalabahi on Alor Island.

Alor Regency
Kabupaten Alor
Regency
Road in Maritaing, Eastern Alor Island
Road in Maritaing, Eastern Alor Island
Coat of arms of Alor Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Alor Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Alor Regency
Alor Regency
Alor Regency is located in Indonesia
Alor Regency
Alor Regency
Alor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8.3°S 124.5°E / -8.3; 124.5
Country Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalKalabahi
Government
 • RegentAmon Djobo
 • Vice RegentImran Duru
Area
 • Total1,130.85 sq mi (2,928.88 km2)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total216,626
 • Density190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 386
Websitealorkab.go.id

Alor Regency occupies 2,928.88 km2 land area and 10,973.62 km2 water area. There are seventeen islands in the archipelago, of which the largest by far are Alor itself and Pantar; there are another six inhabited islands (including Pura, Treweng, Kepa, Buaya, Kangge and Kura); the remaining nine islands (Sika, Nub, Kapas, Batang, Lapang, Ternate, Rusa, Tikus and Kambing) are uninhabited. To the east lies the island of (Atauro), part of the Republic of East Timor. Pantar and Alor Islands are separated by a wide strait with Pulau Buaya and Pulau Kambing at its northern point, Pulau Pura in the middle, and Pulau Treweng at its southern point. The regency had 190,026 inhabitants at the 2010 decennial census;[3] at the 2020 census this had risen to 211,872;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 216,626.[1]

The main transportation access in the regency is by means of sea. The state-owned PELNI sea liners operate in the archipelago for major transport to the main port hub in Kalabahi beside small boats operating between small islands. A small Perintis Mali airstrip (18 km east of Kalabahi) can only be used by small CASA airplanes, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines.

As is the case in other parts of NTT province, the provision of education is often a major problem, especially in remote areas. In recent years, the district (regency) government has been trying to make it easier for children to attend school by, amongst other things, increasing the number of one-roof junior high schools. The standard of teaching is often also a major problem because many teachers lack proper qualifications.[5]

Administration

At the 2010 Census the regency was divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), but an eighteenth district (Abad Selatan) was created in 2020 from part of the Alor Barat Daya District. All eighteen districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[3] and the 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (totaling 158 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan), and its post code.

Name of
District
(kecamatan)		English nameArea
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022		Admin
centre		No.
of
villages		Post
codes
Pantar (a)119.828,79810,06910,345Kabir11 (b)85881
Pantar Barat (c)West Pantar58.716,7296,8786,913Baranusa785880
Pantar Timur (d)East Pantar141.4410,74011,36811,504Bakalang1185884
Pantar Barat Laut (e)Northwest Pantar306.024,2764,9465,092Marisa785882
Pantar TengahCentral Pantar150.139,3139,7509,846Maliang1085883
PantarTotal Pantar Island776.1239,85643,01143,70046
Alor Barat DayaSouthwest Alor265.5921,53018,32718,824Moru13 (b)85861
Abad SelatanSouth Abad182.38(f)6,2836,454Tribur785861
Mataru102.785,5826,0436,142Kalunan785860
Alor SelatanSouth Alor192.978,8869,92910,154Apui14 (b)85871
Alor TimurEast Alor562.767,5058,6098,846Maritaing10 (b)85870
Alor Timur LautNortheast Alor208.498,6009,1179,229Bukapiting885873
Pureman147.883,4713,5613,582Peitoko485874
Teluk Mutiara (g)Mutiara Bay80.1848,41053,33954,399Kalabahi16 (h)85811
-85819
Kabola (i)73.017,3268,3858,615Wolibang5 (b)85819 (j)
Alor Barat Laut (k)Northwest Alor107.9618,76522,96123,897Kokar19 (b)85851
Alor Tengah UtaraNorth Central Alor125.1410,91912,32212,625Alim Mebung1485870
Lembur75.794,1314,5014,581Alemba685875
AlorTotal Alor Island2,124.93145,125163,377167,348123
Pulau Pura (l)Pura Island27.835,0455,4845,578Bolamelang6 (b)85874

Notes: (a) includes just the northern part of Pantar Island. (b) includes 1 kelurahan. (c) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kura and uninhabited Batang and Lapang.
(d) includes offshore Pulau Treweng. (e) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kangge and uninhabited Kambing, Rusa and Tikus.
(f) the 2010 population of the new Abad Selatan District is included with the figure for Alor Barat Daya District, from which it was subsequently split off in 2020.
(g) containing the town of Kalabahi, plus uninhabited Pulau Kapas. (h) comprises 10 kelurahan and 6 desa. (i) includes the uninhabited offshore islands of Sika and Nub.
(j) apart from villages of Alila Timur and Lawahing (which have a postcode of 85851). (k) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Kepa, Pulau Buaya and uninhabited Pulau Ternate.
(l) Pura island lies in the middle of the strait which separates Pantar and Alor Islands.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023, Kabupaten Alor Dalam Angka 2023 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5305)
  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 2007-08-24
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Yennis Fointuna, 'Schooling: Alor govt strives to improve education', The Jakarta Post, 16 June 2012.
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