East Manggarai Regency

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East Manggarai Regency
Kabupaten Manggarai Timur
Regency
Official seal of East Manggarai Regency
Seal
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
East Manggarai Regency is located in Flores
East Manggarai Regency
East Manggarai Regency
Coordinates: 8°33′19″S 120°35′51″E / 8.5553°S 120.5976°E / -8.5553; 120.5976Coordinates: 8°33′19″S 120°35′51″E / 8.5553°S 120.5976°E / -8.5553; 120.5976
Country Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
Capital
Government
 • RegentYoseph Tote
 • Vice RegentAgas Andreas
Area
 • Total927.18 sq mi (2,401.39 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total275,603
 • Density300/sq mi (110/km2)
Area code(+62) 384
Websitemanggaraitimurkab.go.id

East Manggarai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Manggarai Timur) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 2007 (out of a part of the Manggarai Regency), the regency has its seat (capital) in the town of . The population at the 2010 Census was 252,754,[2] and at the 2020 Census was 275,603.[3]

Administrative Districts[]

The East Manggarai Regency as at 2010 was divided into six districts (kecamatan), but since 2010 three additional districts (Elar Selatan, Poco Ranaka Timur and Rana Mese) have been created by splitting of existing districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the administrative centres and the number of administrative villages (a total of 159 rural desa and 17 urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.

District
Name		 Area
in km2		 Population
Census
2010		 Population
Census
2020		 Administrative
centre		 Number
of
villages		 Post
codes
Borong 177.09 61,509 42,600 Kota Ndora 18 86571
Rana Mese 207.10 (a) 28,900 21 86570
Kota Kombo 511.00 46,171 51,300 Watu Nggene 22 86572
Elar 276.71 29,981 15,100 Tiwu Kondo 15 86581
Elar Selatan
(South Elar)		 239.24 (b) 17,600 Lempang Paji 14 86580
Sambi Rampas 368.87 26,175 27,300 Pota 20 86584
Poco Ranaka 121.99 57,459 33,400 Mandosawu 24 86583
Poco Ranaka Timur
(East Poco Ranaka)		 104.24 (c) 26,600 18 86585
Lamba Leda 395.08 31,449 32,600 Tengku Leda 24 86582
Totals 2,401.39 252,754 275,603 176

Notes: (a) the 2010 population of the new Rana Mese District is included with the figure for Borong District.
(b) the 2010 population of the new Elar Selatan District is included with the figure for Elar District.
(c) the 2010 population of the new Poco Ranaka Timur District is included with the figure for Poco Ranaka District.

Tourism[]

The local government is aiming to promote a range of tourist sites including the following:[6]

  • Nanga Labang village, on the seashore with pristine beaches
  • Lake Air Panas (Hot Water) in Rana Masak
  • Gampang Mas village near Borong
  • Laka Rana Tojong where the Victoria amazonica giant lily grows.

An additional feature of interest in the regency is the Pota Komodo dragon which has similar traits to the more well-known Komodo dragon found in neighbouring West Manggarai Regency. The population of the Pota Komodo dragon has been declining and there is now concern about conservation of the local dragon population.[7]

International visitors travel through various parts of the district, sometimes liaising with local groups such as village Catholic communities. In late 2012, one visiting Polish couple took the decision to be married in Lait Valley in the Kota Komba area,[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. ^ Markus Makur, 'Nanga Labang in NTT set to become tourist village', The Jakarta Post, 5 May 2011.
  7. ^ Markus Makur, 'East Nusa Tenggara: Pota komodo population dwindling', The Jakarta Post, 29 June 2013.
  8. ^ Markus Makur, 'Polish couple get married in remote village', The Jakarta Post, 11 September 2012.


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