Alor Regency

{{Short description|Regency in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> | official_name = Alor Regency | other_name = | native_name = ''Kabupaten Alor'' | nickname = | settlement_type = Regency | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_skyline = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Alor.jpg | shield_size = | image_map = Lokasi Nusa Tenggara Timur Kabupaten Alor.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location within East Nusa Tenggara | pushpin_map = Indonesia_Lesser Sunda Islands#Indonesia | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Indonesia}} | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = {{flag|East Nusa Tenggara}} | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Kalabahi <!-- Politics -----------------> | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Regent | leader_name = {{Ill|Iskandar Lakamau|lt=Iskandar Lakamau|id}} | leader_title1 = Vice Regent | leader_name1 = {{Ill|Rocky Winaryo|lt=Rocky Winaryo|id}} | established_title = <!-- Settled --> | established_date = <!-- Area ---------------------> | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 2928.88 | area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> <!-- Population -----------------------> | population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate | population_footnotes = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Alor Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5307)</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 225020 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- General information ---------------> | timezone = ICST | utc_offset = +8 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|-8.3|124.5|display=title,inline}} | elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> tags--> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- accord. to Google Earth--> <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> | postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> | postal_code = | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = (+62) 386 | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = {{url|alorkab.go.id}} | footnotes = }} '''Alor Regency''' ({{langx|id|Kabupaten Alor}}) is a regency ({{lang|id|kabupaten}}) in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,<ref>{{Citation |author=Government of Indonesia |url=http://www.djpp.depkumham.go.id/incl-php/buka.php?d=1900+58&f=uu69-1958.htm |title=Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara |edition=in Indonesian |id=UU No. 69/1958 |date=9 August 1958 |access-date=2007-08-24 |publisher=Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Alor Regency administers the Alor Archipelago with its seat (capital) in Kalabahi on Alor Island.

Alor Regency occupies 2,928.88&nbsp;km² land area and 10,973.62&nbsp;km² water area. There are seventeen islands in the archipelago, of which the largest by far are Alor itself and Pantar; there are another six inhabited islands (including Pura, Treweng, Kepa, Buaya, Kangge and Kura); the remaining nine islands (Sika, Nub, Kapas, Batang, Lapang, Ternate, Rusa, Tikus and Kambing) are uninhabited. To the east lies the island of (Atauro), part of the Republic of East Timor. Pantar and Alor Islands are separated by a wide strait with Pulau Buaya and Pulau Kambing at its northern point, Pulau Pura in the middle, and Pulau Treweng at its southern point. The regency had 190,026 inhabitants at the 2010 decennial census;<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> at the 2020 census this had risen to 211,872;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 225,020.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Alor Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5307)</ref>

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. The Alor Island Airport is located 18&nbsp;km east of Kalabahi, and is used to be accessed by CASA airplanes, operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines. In 2018, the airport undergo massive overhaul, and due to Merpati's bankruptcy, the flight routes were currently operated by Wings Air.

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.<ref>Yennis Fointuna, '[http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2012/06/16/alor-govt-strives-improve-education.html Schooling: Alor govt strives to improve education'], ''The Jakarta Post'', 16 June 2012.</ref>

== Administration == At the 2010 Census the regency was divided into seventeen districts (''kecamatan''), but an eighteenth district (Abad Selatan) was created in 2020 from part of the Alor Barat Daya District. All eighteen districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and the 2020 census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Alor Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5307)</ref> The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 158 rural ''desa'' and 17 urban ''kelurahan''), and its post code.

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode <br>Wilayah|| Name of<br>District<br>(''kecamatan'')||English name|| Area <br>in <br>km²|| Pop'n<br>census<br>2010 || Pop'n<br>census<br>2020 || Pop'n<br>estimate<br>mid 2024 ||Admin<br> centre ||No.<br>of<br>villages||Post<br>codes |- | 53.05.06 || Pantar ^(a) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pantar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307010)</ref> || ||align="right"|119.82||align="right"|8,798||align="right"|10,069||align="right"|10,796||Kabir||align="center"|11 ^(b) ||85881 |- | 63.05.09 || Pantar Barat ^(c) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pantar Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307011)</ref> || West Pantar ||align="right"|58.71||align="right"|6,729||align="right"|6,878||align="right"|7,059||Baranusa||align="center"|7||85880 |- | 53.05.14 || Pantar Timur ^(d) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pantar Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307012)</ref> || East Pantar ||align="right"|141.44||align="right"|10,740||align="right"|11,368||align="right"|11,826||Bakalang||align="center"|11||85884 |- | 53.05.17 || Pantar Barat Laut ^(e) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pantar Barat Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307013)</ref> || Northwest Pantar ||align="right"|150.13||align="right"|4,276||align="right"|4,946||align="right"|5,325||Marisa||align="center"|7||85882 |- | 53.05.16 || Pantar Tengah <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pantar Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307014)</ref> || Central Pantar ||align="right"|306.02||align="right"|9,313||align="right"|9,750||align="right"|10,100||Maliang||align="center"|10||85883 |- | || ''Pantar'' || ''Total Pantar Island'' ||align="right"|''776.12''||align="right"|''39,856''||align="right"|''43,011''||align="right"|''45,106''|| ||align="center"|''46''|| |- | 53.05.03 || Alor Barat Daya <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Alor Barat Daya Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307020)</ref> || Southwest Alor ||align="right"|265.59||align="right"|21,530||align="right"|18,327||align="right"|19,818||Moru||align="center"|13 ^(f) ||85861 |- | 53.05.12 || Mataru <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mataru Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307021)</ref> || ||align="right"|102.77||align="right"|5,582||align="right"|6,043||align="right"|6,341||Kalunan||align="center"|7||85860 |- | 53.05.18 || Abad Selatan <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Abad Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307022)</ref> || South Abad ||align="right"|182.38||align="right"|^(g)||align="right"|6,283||align="right"|6,567||Tribur||align="center"|7||85861 |- | 53.05.04 || Alor Selatan <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Alor Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307030)</ref> || South Alor ||align="right"|192.98||align="right"|8,886||align="right"|9,929||align="right"|10,548||Apui||align="center"|14 ^(h) ||85871 |- | 53.05.05 || Alor Timur <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Alor Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307040)</ref> || East Alor ||align="right"|562.76||align="right"|7,505||align="right"|8,609||align="right"|9,239||Maritaing||align="center"|10 ⁽ⁱ⁾ ||85870 |- | 53.05.08 || Alor Timur Laut <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Alor Timur Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307041)</ref> || Northeast Alor ||align="right"|208.48||align="right"|8,600||align="right"|9,117||align="right"|9,490||Bukapiting||align="center"|8||85873 |- | 53.05.13 || Pureman <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pureman Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307042)</ref> || ||align="right"|147.88||align="right"|3,471||align="right"|3,561||align="right"|3,660||Peitoko||align="center"|4||85874 |- | 53.05.01 || Teluk Mutiara ^(j) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307050)</ref> || Mutiara Bay ||align="right"|80.18||align="right"|48,410||align="right"|53,339||align="right"|56,356||Kalabahi||align="center"|16 ^(k) ||85811<br>-85819 |- | 53.05.10 || Kabola ^(l) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kabola Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307051)</ref> || ||align="right"|73.01||align="right"|7,326||align="right"|8,385||align="right"|8,991||Wolibang||align="center"|5 ^(m) ||85819 ⁽ⁿ⁾ |- | 53.05.02 || Alor Barat Laut ^(p) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pantar Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307060)</ref> || Northwest Alor ||align="right"|107.96||align="right"|18,765||align="right"|22,961||align="right"|25,265||Kokar||align="center"|19 ^(q) ||85851 |- | 53.05.07 || Alor Tengah Utara <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Alor Tengah Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307061)</ref> || North Central Alor ||align="right"|125.14||align="right"|10,919||align="right"|12,322||align="right"|13,140||Alim Mebung||align="center"|14||85870 |- | 53.05.15 || Lembur <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Lembur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307063)</ref> || ||align="right"|75.79||align="right"|4,131||align="right"|4,501||align="right"|4,735||Alemba||align="center"|6||85875 |- | || ''Alor'' || ''Total Alor Island'' ||align="right"|''2,124.92''||align="right"|''145,125''||align="right"|''163,377''||align="right"|''174,150''|| ||align="center"|''123''|| |- | 53.05.11 || Pulau Pura ^(r) <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pulau Pura Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307062)</ref> || Pura Island ||align="right"|27.84||align="right"|5,045||align="right"|5,484||align="right"|5,764||Bolamelang||align="center"|6 ^(s) ||85874 |}

Notes: (a) includes just the northern part of Pantar Island. (b) includes the ''kelurahan'' of Kabir. (c) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kura and uninhabited Pulau Batang and Pulau Lapang. <br>(d) includes offshore Pulau Treweng. (e) includes offshore islands of Pulau Kangge and uninhabited Pulau Kambing, Pulau Rusa and Pulau Tikus. (f) including the ''kelurahan'' of Moru. <br>(g) the 2010 population of the new Abad Selatan District is included with the figure for Alor Barat Daya District, from which it was subsequently split off in 2020. <br>(h) including the ''kelurahan'' of Kelaisi Timur. (i) including the ''kelurahan'' of Kolana Utara. <br>(j) including the town of Kalabahi, and neighbouring rural ''desa'' on both sides of Mutiara Bay, plus uninhabited Pulau Kapas. <br>(k) comprises 10 ''kelurahan'' (Kalabahi Barat, Kalabahi Kota, Kalabahi Tengah, Kalabahi Timur, Binongko, Nusa Kenari, Welai Barat, Welai Timur, Mutiara and Wetabua) and 6 ''desa''. <br>(l) includes the uninhabited offshore islands of Sika and Nub. (m) includes the ''kelurahan'' of Kabola. (n) apart from villages of Alila Timur and Lawahing (which have a postcode of 85851). <br>(p) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Kepa, Pulau Buaya and uninhabited Pulau Ternate. (q) includes the ''kelurahan'' of Adang. <br>(r) Pura island lies in the middle of the strait which separates Pantar and Alor Islands. (s) includes the ''kelurahan'' of Pura.

== References == {{Portal|Indonesia}} {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.alorkab.go.id/}} * Van Galen's memorandum on the Alor Islands [https://web.archive.org/web/20120311185511/http://lnu.se/polopoly_fs/1.24684!HumaNetten,%20Nr%2025,%20v%C3%A5ren%202010.pdf]

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