Malaka Regency

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. ^[2]

Malaka Regency Kabupaten Malaka
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
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Coordinates: 9°34′02″S 124°54′27″E
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Established	14 December 2012
Capital	Betun
Government
• Regent	Stefanus Bria Seran
• Vice Regent	vacant
Area
• Total	1,160.63 km2 (448.12 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)
• Total	193,510
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
	[1]
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 389
Website	malakakab.go.id

The area now comprising the new Regency (covering 1,160.63 km²) had 164,134 inhabitants at the 2010 Census,^[3] which had risen to 183,900 at the 2020 Census;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 193,510 (comprising 95,589 males and 97,921 females).^[1] 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^[3] and the 2020 Census,^[4] together with the official estimate as at mid 2024.^[1] 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.

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 [5]	97.90	17,079	18,630	19,395	Alkani	12	85775
53.21.02	Malaka Barat [6] (West Malaka)	87.41	19,792	22,630	24,004	Besikama	16	85763
53.21.04	Weliman [7]	88.25	17,194	19,710	20,914	Knoi Laran	14	85774
53.21.05	Rinhat [8]	151.72	13,408	13,510	13,633	Biudukfoho	20	85764
53.21.06	Io Kufeu [9]	67.79	7,363	8,140	8,525	Fatuao	7	85768
53.21.07	Sasitamean [10]	65.48	7,946	8,880	9,330	Kaputu	9	85769
53.21.01	Malaka Tengah [11] (Central Malaka)	168.69	34,034	39,650	42,329	Betun	17	85762
53.21.12	Botin Laobele [12]	39.03	4,483	5,220	5,578	Sarina	5	85765
53.21.08	Laen Manen [13]	94.02	10,868	12,700	13,581	Eokpuran	9	85718
53.21.09	Malaka Timur [14] (East Malaka)	83.28	9,142	10,000	10,415	Boas	6	85761
53.21.11	Kobalima [15]	120.95	16,815	18,370	19,131	Raihenek	8	85766
53.21.12	Kobalima Timur [16] (East Kobalima)	96.11	6,010	6,450	6,675	Maroma Rai	4	85767
	Totals	1,160.63	164,134	183,898	193,519	Betun	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

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.