East Sumba Regency
East Sumba Regency
Kabupaten Sumba Timur | |
|---|---|
Warinding Hill | |
Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
| Coordinates: 9°53′00″S 120°15′00″E / 9.8833°S 120.2500°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Capital | Waingapu |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Umbu Lili Pekuwali |
| • Vice Regent | Yonathan Hani |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,000.5 km2 (2,702.9 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2024 estimate) | |
• Total | 277,290 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 387 |
| Website | sumbatimurkab |
East Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Timur) is geographically the largest of the four regencies which divide the island of Sumba, within East Nusa Tenggara Province of Indonesia. It occupies 62% (nearly two-thirds) of the entire island, being much less densely populated than the western third. The town of Waingapu is the capital of East Sumba Regency (its urban area comprises the kecamatan of Kota Waingapu and Kambera). The population of East Sumba Regency was 227,732 at the 2010 Census and 244,820 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 277,290 (comprising 142,097 males and 135,193 females).