North Central Timor Regency

North Central Timor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[1] the regency has its seat (capital) in Kefamenanu.

North Central Timor Regency

Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara
Regency
Seal
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
North Central Timor Regency
North Central Timor Regency
North Central Timor Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
North Central Timor Regency
North Central Timor Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°26′48″S 124°28′41″E
Country Indonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalKefamenanu
Government
 • RegentRaymundus Sau Fernandes
 • Vice RegentAloysius Kobes
Area
 • Total1,030 sq mi (2,670 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total229,603
 • Density220/sq mi (86/km2)
Area code(+62) 388
Websitettukab.go.id

The regional economy is underdeveloped with the main activity in many village areas being subsistence agriculture. Poverty is widespread. Infrastructure, particularly, is underdeveloped with local inhabitants noting that infrastructure in the nearby Oecussi enclave, part of Timor Leste, is much better developed.[2]

Development issues

There are high rates of poverty in the region. There are acute shortages of clean water for household use in the dry season in rural areas. The shortages exacerbate other factors which contribute to poor health, such as diarrhea and skin diseases, in villages in the regency. Stunting and undernourishment of children is common as well: one survey conducted by an international NGO (non-government organisation) reported that 57% of children were stunted and 44% were undernourished.[3]

Administration

The regency is divided into 24 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

NameEnglish namePopulation
Census 2010
Miomaffo BaratWest Miomaffo14,424
Miomaffo TengahCentral Miomaffo5,251
Musi4,070
Mutis6,576
Miomaffo TimurEast Miomaffo10,560
Noemuti10,926
Bikomi SelatanSouth Bikomi9,786
Bikomi TengahCentral Bikomi6,749
Bikomi Nilulat4,298
Bikomi UtaraNorth Bikomi5,564
Naibenu4,958
Noemuti TimurEast Noemuti3,708
Kota KefamenanuKefamenanu Town43,058
Insana18,078
Insana UtaraNorth Insana8,697
Insana BaratWest Insana8,879
Insana TengahCentral Insana9,171
Insana Fafinesu4,968
Biboki SelatanSouth Biboki8,667
Biboki Tanpah5,334
Biboki Moenleu7,034
Biboki UtaraNorth Biboki10,255
Biboki Anleu14,846
Biboki Feotleu3,946
Total229,603

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), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958
  2. 'East Timor side of the border has better infrastructure, TTU regent says', The Jakarta Post, 15 June 2012.
  3. Dessy Sagita, 'Battling the Elements, NTT Villagers Make Strides In Child Health', The Jakarta Globe, 18 September 2013.
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