Alor Regency

Alor Regency
Kabupaten Alor
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Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Alor Regency
Alor Regency
Alor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°18′S 124°30′E / 8.3°S 124.5°E / -8.3; 124.5Coordinates: 8°18′S 124°30′E / 8.3°S 124.5°E / -8.3; 124.5
Country  Indonesia
Province  East Nusa Tenggara
Capital Kalabahi
Government
 • Regent Amon Djobo
 • Vice Regent Imran Duru
Area
 • Total 1,106.03 sq mi (2,864.60 km2)
Population (2010)
 • Total 190,253
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 386
Website alorkab.go.id

Alor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Alor) is a regency (kabupaten) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[1] Alor Regency administers the Alor Archipelago with its seat (capital) in Kalabahi on Alor Island.

Alor Regency occupies 2,864.60 km² land area and 10,973.62 km² water area. There are fifteen islands in the archipelago, of which the largest by far are Alor itself and Pantar; there are another seven inhabited islands (including Pura, Treweng, Kepa, Buaya, Kangge and Kura); the remaining six islands (Sika, Kapas, Batang, Lapang, Rusa and formerly Kambing Island) are uninhabited. To the east lies the island of (Atauro), part of the Republic of East Timor. The regency had 190,253 inhabitants at the 2010 decennial census.[2]

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.[3]

Districts

Alor Regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their populations at the 2010 Census:

NameEnglish nameArea
(in km2)		Population
Census 2010
Pantar Barat LautNorthwest Pantar147.04,276
Pantar BaratWest Pantar60.16,729
Pantar TengahCentral Pantar276.89,313
Pantar(Northeast Pantar)125.18,798
Pantar TimurEast Pantar161.610,740
Pulau PuraPura Island27.75,045
Pantar(total island)798.344,901
Alor Barat DayaSouthwest Alor416.421,530
Teluk MutiaraMutiara Bay71.448,410
Alor Barat LautNorthwest Alor113.018,765
Kabola78.77,326
Alor Tengah UtaraNorth Central Alor124.410,919
Lembur69.64,131
Alor Timur LautNortheast Alor195.08,600
Alor TimurEast Alor554.37,505
Pureman158.83,471
Alor SelatanSouth Alor232.98,886
Mataru124.65,582
Alor(total island)2,139.1145,125

References

  1. ↑ 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
  2. ↑ http://ntt.bps.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=120%3Ahasil-sensuspenduduk-2010&catid=1%3Aberita&Itemid=8
  3. ↑ Yennis Fointuna, 'Schooling: Alor govt strives to improve education', The Jakarta Post, 16 June 2012.
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