Malaka Regency

{{Short description|Regency in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox settlement  | official_name = Malaka Regency | other_name = | native_name = ''Kabupaten Malaka'' | nickname = | settlement_type = Regency | motto =  | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_shield = Lambang Kabupaten Malaka.png | shield_size = | image_map = Lokasi Nusa Tenggara Timur Kabupaten Malaka.svg | mapsize = | map_caption = Location within East Nusa Tenggara | pushpin_map = Timor#Indonesia_Lesser Sunda_Islands#Indonesia | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_label_position = left | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Timor, Lesser Sunda Islands and Indonesia | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Indonesia | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Lesser Sunda Islands | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = East Nusa Tenggara | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Betun | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Regent | leader_name = {{Ill|Stefanus Bria Seran|lt=Stefanus Bria Seran|id}} | leader_title1 = Vice Regent | leader_name1 = Henri Melki Simu | established_title = Established | established_date = 14 December 2012 | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = metric  | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1160.63 | area_land_km2 =  | population_as_of = mid 2024 estimate | population_footnotes = | population_note = <ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5321)</ref> | population_total = 193510 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = ICST | utc_offset = +8 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|9|34|02|S|124|54|27|E|region:ID-NT_type:adm2nd_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=title,inline}} | elevation_footnotes =  | elevation_m = | elevation_ft =  | postal_code_type =  | postal_code = | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = (+62) 389 | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = {{URL|malakakab.go.id}} | footnotes = }} '''Malaka Regency''' is a regency in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, comprising twelve districts which had formerly been the southern part of Belu Regency. <ref>{{cite web| title = Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru | url=http://regional.kompas.com/read/2012/12/15/1727191/Malaka.Akhirnya.Menjadi.Daerah.Otonom.Baru |publisher= Kompas | accessdate = 30 December 2012}}</ref>

The area now comprising the new Regency (covering 1,160.63 km2) had 164,134 inhabitants at the 2010 Census,<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> which had risen to 183,900 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 193,510 (comprising 95,589 males and 97,921 females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5321)</ref> The capital of the regency is the town of Betun.

== Administration == The new Malaka Regency is composed of twelve districts (''kecamatan''), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011"/> and the 2020 Census,<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021"/> together with the official estimate as at mid 2024.<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog 1102001.5321)</ref> The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as rural ''desa''), and its postal code.

{| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! Kode Wilayah|| Name of District (''kecamatan'') || Area in km2 || Pop'n Census 2010 || Pop'n Census 2020|| Pop'n Estimate mid 2024||Admin centre||No. of villages||Post code |- | 53.21.03 || Wewiku <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Wewiku Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321010).</ref> ||align="right"|97.90||align="right"|17,079||align="right"|18,630||align="right"|19,395||Alkani||align="center"|12||85775 |- | 53.21.02 || Malaka Barat <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Malaka Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321020).</ref> (West Malaka) ||align="right"|87.41||align="right"|19,792||align="right"|22,630||align="right"|24,004||Besikama||align="center"|16||85763 |- | 53.21.04 || Weliman<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Weliman Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321030).</ref> ||align="right"|88.25||align="right"|17,194||align="right"|19,710||align="right"|20,914||Knoi Laran||align="center"|14||85774 |- | 53.21.05 || Rinhat<ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Rinhat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321040).</ref> ||align="right"|151.72||align="right"|13,408||align="right"|13,510||align="right"|13,633||Biudukfoho||align="center"|20||85764 |- | 53.21.06 || Io Kufeu <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Io Kufeu Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321050).</ref> ||align="right"|67.79||align="right"|7,363||align="right"|8,140||align="right"|8,525||Fatuao||align="center"|7||85768 |- | 53.21.07 || Sasitamean <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Sasita Mean Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321060).</ref> ||align="right"|65.48||align="right"|7,946||align="right"|8,880||align="right"|9,330||Kaputu||align="center"|9||85769 |- | 53.21.01 || Malaka Tengah <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Malaka Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321070).</ref> (Central Malaka) ||align="right"|168.69||align="right"|34,034||align="right"|39,650||align="right"|42,329||Betun||align="center"|17||85762 |- | 53.21.12 || Botin Laobele <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Botin Laobele Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321080).</ref> ||align="right"|39.03||align="right"|4,483||align="right"|5,220||align="right"|5,578||Sarina||align="center"|5||85765 |- | 53.21.08 || Laen Manen <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Laen Manen Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321090).</ref> ||align="right"|94.02||align="right"|10,868||align="right"|12,700||align="right"|13,581||Eokpuran||align="center"|9||85718 |- | 53.21.09 ||Malaka Timur <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Malaka Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321100).</ref> (East Malaka) ||align="right"|83.28||align="right"|9,142||align="right"|10,000||align="right"|10,415||Boas||align="center"|6||85761 |- | 53.21.11 || Kobalima <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kobalima Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321110).</ref> ||align="right"|120.95||align="right"|16,815||align="right"|18,370||align="right"|19,131||Raihenek||align="center"|8||85766 |- | 53.21.12 || Kobalima Timur <ref>Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kobalima Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321120).</ref> (East Kobalima) ||align="right"|96.11||align="right"|6,010||align="right"|6,450||align="right"|6,675||Maroma Rai||align="center"|4||85767 |- | || ''Totals'' ||align="right"|''1,160.63''||align="right"|''164,134''||align="right"|''183,898''||align="right"|''193,519''|| ''Betun''||align="center"|''127'' |}

== Radio AM/FM == In this newly established regency, there are 4 radio stations, which are all broadcast from Atambua (in Belu Regency), as help from RRI Atambua {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Name of Radio !! Frequency |- | 1 || RRI Programa 1 Atambua* || FM 91.5 MHz |- | 2 || RRI Programa 2 Atambua || FM 99.8 MHz |- | 3 || RRI Programa 3 || FM 99.0 MHz |} Note: These radios only has mono channel in the regency.

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