Dompu Regency

Dompu Regency is a regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and the capital is Dompu. It is bordered to the north and to the east by two non-contiguous parts of Bima Regency, and to the west by Sumbawa Regency, as well as on its coasts by Saleh Bay, Sanggar Bay, and Cempi Bay. It covers an area of 2,324.55 km2, and the population at the 2010 Census was 218,984[2] and at the 2020 Census was 236,665;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 238,201.[4]

Dompu Regency
Kabupaten Dompu
Regency
Coat of arms of Dompu Regency
Coat of arms
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Dompu Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency is located in Indonesia
Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency
Dompu Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°32′S 118°28′E
Country Indonesia
Province West Nusa Tenggara
CapitalDompu
Government
 • RegentBambang Muhammad Yasin
 • Vice RegentSafari Ramdhan
Area
 • Total2,324.55 km2 (897.51 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2021 estimate)[1]
 • Total238,201
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 373
Websitedompukab.go.id

Administrative Districts

Dompu Regency consists of eight districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census,[6] together with the official estimates as at mid 2021.[7] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) and the number of offshore islands in each district, and its postal codes.

District
(kecamatan)		Area
in km2		Population
2010
Census		Population
2020
Census		Population
mid 2021
Estimate		Administrative
centre		No. of
villages		No. of
islands		Post
code
Hu'u186.5016,05017,86417,980Rasabou8-84271
Pajo135.3212,54513,68917,864Ranggo6184272
Dompu
(district)		223.2749,85454,98755,344Bada15-84211
-84219
Woja301.1651,70457,01957,389Montabaru14184251
(a)
Kilo235.0011,97113,00313,087Malaju6-84252
Kempo191.6718,18518,96219,085Kempo8384261
Manggelewa176.4627,77730,23130,427Soriutu121784253
Pekat (b)875.1730,88730,91031,111Pekat12184260
Totals2,324.55218,973236,665238,201Dompu8123

Notes: (a) except the villages of Kandai II (with a post code of 84218) and Monta Baru (with a post code of 84219).
(b) comprises the southern half of the Sanggar Peninsula, plus the small island of Satonda off the north coast of that peninsula.

The 81 villages include 72 rural desa and 9 urban kelurahan - the latter comprise 6 in Dompu District and 3 in Woja District.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2022.
  • Official website
  • Hägerdal, Hans (2017), Held's History of Sumbawa. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press.


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