East Manggarai Regency

East Manggarai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Manggarai Timur) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 17 July 2007 (out of the eastern six districts of the Manggarai Regency), the regency has its seat (capital) in the town of Borong. The population at the 2010 Census was 252,754,[2] and at the 2020 Census was 275,603;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 277,910.[4]

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
East Manggarai Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
East Manggarai Regency
East Manggarai Regency
East Manggarai Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
East Manggarai Regency is located in Indonesia
East Manggarai Regency
East Manggarai Regency
East Manggarai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8.5553°S 120.5976°E / -8.5553; 120.5976
Country Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalBorong
Government
 • RegentYoseph Tote
 • Vice RegentAgas Andreas
Area
 • Total927.18 sq mi (2,401.39 km2)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total277,910
 • Density300/sq mi (120/km2)
Area code(+62) 384
Websitemanggaraitimurkab.go.id

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[5] and the 2020 Census.[6] 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
Borong177.0961,50942,600Kota Ndora1886571
Rana Mese207.10(a)28,9002186570
Kota Kombo511.0046,17151,300Watu Nggene2286572
Elar276.7129,98115,100Tiwu Kondo1586581
Elar Selatan
(South Elar)		239.24(b)17,600Lempang Paji1486580
Sambi Rampas368.8726,17527,300Pota2086584
Poco Ranaka121.9957,45933,400Mandosawu2486583
Poco Ranaka Timur
(East Poco Ranaka)		104.24(c)26,6001886585
Lamba Leda395.0831,44932,600Tengku Leda2486582
Totals2,401.39252,754275,603Borong176

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:[7]

  • 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.[8]

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,[9]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2020.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Markus Makur, 'Nanga Labang in NTT set to become tourist village', The Jakarta Post, 5 May 2011.
  8. Markus Makur, 'East Nusa Tenggara: Pota komodo population dwindling', The Jakarta Post, 29 June 2013.
  9. Markus Makur, 'Polish couple get married in remote village', The Jakarta Post, 11 September 2012.


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