Southwest Maluku Regency

Southwest Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya) is a regency of Maluku Province, Indonesia. Geographically it forms the most eastern portion of the Lesser Sunda Islands, although it has never been administratively included with them, and politically has always comprised a part of the Maluku Province. It comprises a number of islands and island groups in the south of the province, including (running from west to east) Lirang Island, Wetar Island (with almost half of the total land area of the regency), Kisar Island, Romang Island, the Letti Islands, the Damer Islands, Mdona Hyera (formerly called the Sermata Islands) and the Babar Islands.

Southwest Maluku Regency
Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya
Regency
Coat of arms of Southwest Maluku Regency
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Kalwedo
Location within Maluku
Location within Maluku
Southwest Maluku Regency is located in Maluku
Southwest Maluku Regency
Southwest Maluku Regency
Location in Maluku and Indonesia
Southwest Maluku Regency is located in Indonesia
Southwest Maluku Regency
Southwest Maluku Regency
Southwest Maluku Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°13′S 128°11′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
CapitalTiakur
Government
 • RegentBenyamin Thomas Noach
Area
 • Total8,633.15 km2 (3,333.28 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)[1]
 • Total82,560
 • Density9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 918
Websitemalukubaratdayakab.go.id

The administrative centre lies at Tiakur on Moa Island (in the Letti Islands), but the largest town is Wonreli (on Kisar Island). These islands were originally part of Maluku Tenggara Regency within Maluku, and then from 4 October 1999 part of Maluku Tenggara Barat Regency when that was created, but from 24 June 2008 became a separate regency within Maluku.

Administrative Districts

As at 2010 the Southwest Maluku Regency was administratively composed of eight districts (kecamatan). But by 2015 the number of districts had increased to seventeen by the splitting of existing districts; Pulau Pulau Wetar (the Wetar Islands) has been divided into four districts - Wetar, Wetar Barat (West Wetar), Wetar Timur (East Wetar) and Wetar Utara (North Wetar); the other six newly created districts are Dawelor Dawera and Pulau Masela (Masela Island) formed from parts of Babar Timur District, Kepulauan Romang (Romang Islands) and Kisar Utara (North Kisar) formed from parts of Pulau Pulau Terselatan District, Pulau Lakor (Lakor Island) formed from part of Moa Lakor District, and Pulau Wetang (Wetang Island) formed from part of Pulau Pulau Babar District.

The districts are formally grouped into three archipelagoes - the Terselatan Group (including Wetar, as well as Kisar and Romang Islands), the Lemola Group (Letti, Moa and Lakor) and the Babar Group (including the Damer and Sermata Islands). The areas (in km2)[2] and the populations at the 2010 census and 2020 census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022,[4] are listed below. The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NamecomprisingArea
in km2		Population
census
2010		Population
census
2020		Population
estimate
mid 2022		No. of
Villages		Post
Code
Wetarpart of Wetar1,725.247,9162,3592,364697446
Wetar Baratwestern part of Wetar, Lirang,
other islands west of Wetar		511.09(a)2,1812,184597447
Wetar Utaranorthern part of Wetar, Reong990.16(a)2,3652,390697449
Wetar Timureastern part of Wetar713.51(a)1,7171,722697448
Pulau Pulau Terselatanpart of Kisar50.5317,89910,02710,057697445
Kisar Utaranorthern part of Kisar Island16.79(b)3,1853,203397441
Kepulauan RomangRomang Islands280.94(b)4,1464,163397440
Totals for Terselatan Group4,288.2625,81525,98026,08335
(Pulau) LettiLeti Island243.307,5268,0608,102797444
Moa LakorMoa Island959.689,13816,29416,694897442
(Pulau) LakorLakor Island303.32(c)2,5162,535597443
Totals for Lemola Group1,506.2016,66426,87027,3312097651
DamerDamer, plus uninhabited Nus Leur, Terbang Utara and Terbang Selatan392.295,5605,7185,727797128
-97652
Mdona HyeraSermata Islands232.325,2695,1165,1221197652
Pulau Pulau BabarBabar (western half), Dai1,085.847,7526,4916,519997451
Pulau WetangWetang Island140.04(d)2,1252,130897652
Babar TimurBabar (eastern half)499.249,6546,0126,0231197654
Pulau MaselaMasela Island279.61(e)2,3222,3301197653
Dawelor DaweraDawelor Island and
Dawera Island		209.15(e)1,2941,295697651
Totals for Babar Group2,838.4928,23529,07829,1466397651

Notes:
(a) the 2010 populations for the four districts which comprised Pulau Pulau Wetar District are listed under the first district.
(b) the 2010 populations of Kisar Utara and Kepulauan Romang Districts are included under the figure for Pulau Pulau Terselatan District, from which they were split off.
(c) the 2010 population of Lakor District is included in the figure for Moa Lakor District, from which it was split off.
(d) the 2010 population of Pulau Wetang District is included in the figure for Pulau Pulau Babar District, from which it was split off.
(e) the 2010 populations of Pulau Masela and Daweloor Dawera Districts are included under the figure for Babar Timur District, from which they were split off.

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. Kabupaten Maluku Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2021, Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
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