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Sumbawa Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumbawa) is a Regency (Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and covers an area of 6,643.99 km2, following the separation on 18 December 2003 of what were until then its westernmost five districts to form the newly created West Sumbawa Regency. It includes the substantial island of Moyo, lying off the north coast of Sumbawa, as well as a number of smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa (in Alas Strait between Lombok and Sumbawa). The population of the Regency at the 2010 Census was 415,789,[2] which rose at the 2020 Census to 509,753;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 531,869 (comprising 266,023 males and 265,846 females).[1] The capital is the town of Sumbawa Besar on the north coast of Sumbawa Island, south of Moyo Island.

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Sumbawa Regency
Kabupaten Sumbawa
Coat of arms of Sumbawa Regency
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Location within West Nusa Tenggara
Sumbawa Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency is located in Indonesia
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency
Sumbawa Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8.744808°S 117.671525°E / -8.744808; 117.671525
Country Indonesia
Province West Nusa Tenggara
CapitalSumbawa Besar
Government
 • RegentSyarafuddin Jarot [id]
 • Vice RegentMohamad Ansori [id]
Area
 • Total
6,643.99 km2 (2,565.26 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2025 estimate)
 • Total
531,869
 • Density80.0526/km2 (207.335/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 371
Websitesumbawakab.go.id
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Administrative districts

Sumbawa Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 157 rural villages (desa) and 8 urban villages (kelurahan), the latter all in Sumbawa town District), and its postal code(s).

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Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
2010
Census
Pop'n
2020
Census
Pop'n
mid 2025
Estimate
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
52.04.02Lunyuk (a)513.7418,10922,11823,737Lunyuk Ode784373
52.04.28Orong Telu (a)465.974,5845,4785,597Kelawis484374
52.04.05Alas (b)123.0428,12133,28134,250Dalam884353
52.04.17Alas Barat
(Alas West) (c)
168.8818,38225,13725,491Usar Mapin884354
52.04.20Buer (d)137.0113,62116,96617,337Labuhan Burung684355
52.04.06Utan155.4228,74535,79937,788Jorok984351
52.04.21Rhee230.826,8999,0919,550Rhee484352
52.04.07Batu Lanteh391.4010,15611,82412,213Kelungkung684361
52.04.08Sumbawa (town)
(Sumbawa Besar)
44.8356,33762,75365,502Sumbawa8 (e)84311
- 84318
52.04.18Labuhan Badas (f)435.8929,09235,42736,943Karang Dima784316
52.04.22Unter Iwes82.3818,15023,36624,954Kerato884310
52.04.09Moyo Hilir (g)
(Lower Moyo)
186.7922,09927,96129,399Moyo1084381
52.04.23Moyo Utara (g)
(North Moyo)
90.809,12911,50912,295Sebewe684380
52.04.10Moyo Hulu (g)
(Upper Moyo)
311.9619,91124,63725,594Semamung1284371
52.04.11Ropang (a)444.485,0146,1416,524Ropang584375
52.04.27Lenangguar (a)504.326,3207,9128,300Lenangguar484370
52.04.29Lantung (a)167.452,7683,8794,029Lantung484372
52.04.12Lape204.4316,12019,92820,552Dete484382
52.04.26Lopok155.5917,56421,42221,627Langam784388
52.04.13Plampang (h)418.6927,83434,45336,077Plampang1184386
52.03.19Labangka (h)243.0810,21213,28314,920Suka Damai584383
52.04.24Maronge (h)274.759,77112,00712,284Maronge484387
52.04.14Empang (h)558.5521,65526,22026,786Empang Bawa1084384
52.04.25Tarano (h)333.7115,19619,16120,120Labuhan Bontong884385
Totals6,643.99415,789509,753531,869Sumbawa Besar165
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Note: (a) the five southern districts of Lunyuk, Orong Telu, Ropang, Lenangguar and Lantung are comparatively less densely populated; they cover a combined area of 2,095.96 km2 (31.5% of the regency) with 48,187 inhabitants (just 9.06% of the regency population) in mid 2025. Conversely, the five northwestern districts of Alas, Alas Barat, Buer, Utan and Rhee (including their offshore islands) cover a combined area of 815.17 km (12.27% of the regency) with 124,416 inhabitants (23.39% of the regency population) in mid 2025.[1]
(b) including several small islands in the Alas Strait off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
(c) including Panjang Island and Kalong Island in the Alas Strait off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
(d) including Saringi Island, Bedil Island and 3 smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.
(e) The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa (town) District are all classed as urban kelurahan (Brang Bara, Brang Biji, Bugis, Lempeh, Pekat, Samapuin, Seketeng and Uma Sima); the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural desa.
(f) Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial (in area) but sparsely populated island of Pulau Moyo (administratively, Labuhan Aji and Sebotok desa), covering 345 km2 with about 4,200 inhabitants; it also includes the smaller Pulau Medang (with even smaller Bajo Medang) to its west, and the small Pulau Sakonci to its northeast off the coast of the Sanggar Peninsula, together with an area of 66.46 km2 on mainland Sumbawa situated to the west of Sumbawa Besar (town), this mainland area containing most (29,389 people in 2024) of the district's population in the three suburban desa of Labuhan Sumbawa (14,878 inhabitants), Karang Dima (8,973) and Labuhan Badas (5,538).
(g) Note that the three districts with "Moyo" in their names do not include any part of Moyo Island, but are situated to its south on Sumbawa Island itself and on other small offshore islands.
(h) the last-named five districts constitute the eastern extension of the regency, with a combined area of 1,828.78 km2 and 110,207 inhabitants in mid 2025, based on the town of Plampang with 5,359 inhabitants in 2023.

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