Belu Regency

Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 20 December 1958,[3] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in the large town of Atambua.

Belu Regency
Kabupaten Belu
Rai Belu
Regency
Coat of arms
Nickname: 
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
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total227,397
 • Density460/sq mi (180/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%
Buddhism 0.02%[2]
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[4] and to 217,973 at the 2020 Census.[5] The official estimate as at mid 2021 was 227,397.[6]

Administrative Districts

The Belu Regency was until 2013 divided into twenty-four districts (kecamatan), but in December 2012, the twelve southern kecamatan were removed to form the new Malaka Regency, leaving the twelve northern kecamatan in Belu Regency. The residual Belu Regency is thus composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas (in km2) and their populations at the 2010 Census[7] and 2020 Census,[8] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[9] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal code.

NameArea
(in km2)		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Population
Estimate
mid 2021		Administrative
centre		Number
of
villages		Post
code
Kota Atambua
(Central Atambua)		24.9026,39630,83731,563Tenukiik485711
-85718
Atambua Barat
(West Atambua)		15.5521,60424,17824,210Sesekoe485713
-85718
Atambua Selatan
(East Atambua)		15.7322,46426,14426,423Asuulun485716
-85718
Total Atambua town56.1870,46481,15982,1961285711
-85718
Raimanuk179.4214,41116,75518,233Arekama985760
Tasifeto Barat
(West Tasifeto)		224.1922,36224,54526,480Kimbana885753
Kakulak Mesak187.5417,60821,98822,888Umarese685752
Nanaet Dubesi60.254,0064,7835,193Tete Seban485751
Tasifeto Timur
(East Tasifeto)		211.3720,93226,12127,103Wedomu1285771
Western rural sector (a)862.7779,31994,19299,89739
Raihat87.2013,31914,35915,276Bei Sari Loo685773
Lasiolat64.486,1667,0967,619Lafuli785771
Lamaknen105.9011,58312,63213,182Weluli985772
Lamaknen Selatan
(South Lamaknen)		18.417,3128,5359,227Pie Bulak885770
Eastern salient (b)365.9938,38042,62245,30430
Totals for regency1,284.94188,163217,973227,39781

Note: (a) the five westerly rural kecamatan, mainly surrounding or south of Atambua. (b) the area projecting into East Timor.

Media

Belu Regency is served with four radio stations that cover the wider area around this 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), and Saluran Citra Budaya Timor (alias Pro4) (FM 93.1 MHz). There's still a lot of radio that can be found in the town.

The regency is only served with two television stations (TVRI - including TVRI East Nusa Tenggara, Belu TV) and a few other East Timor stations that reach the border pass.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. "Kabupaten Belu Dalam Angka 2019". www.belukab.bps.go.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. 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
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  7. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.


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