Regency in Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Sikka is a regency within East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on the island of Flores.[2] It is bordered to the west by Ende Regency and to the east by East Flores Regency. It covers an area of 1,731.91 km2 and had a population of 300,301 at the 2010 census[3] and 321,953 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 326,999.[1] The capital is the town of Maumere, which comprises the districts of Alok Barat, Alok and Alok Timur (although the last two also include a number of notable islands to the north of Flores).
Politics
Paulus Moa was Regent of Sikka for a few years between 2002 and 2006.
The regency is divided into twenty-one districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census[3] and the 2020 census,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 147 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan - the latter all in the three "Alok" districts which comprise Maumere town), and its post code.
Kode
Wilayah |
Name of
District
(kecamatan) |
Area
in
km2 |
Pop'n
census
2010 |
Pop'n
census
2020 |
Pop'n
estimate
mid 2022 |
Admin
centre |
No.
of
villages |
Post
codes
|
| 53.07.01 |
Paga |
82.85 |
15,598 |
16,399 |
16,580 |
Paga |
8 |
86153
|
| 53.07.02 |
Mego |
111.26 |
11,873 |
12,939 |
13,170 |
Lekebai |
10 |
86113
|
| 53.07.17 |
Tana Wawo |
79.78 |
8,695 |
8,926 |
8,980 |
Wolofeo |
6 |
86154
|
| 53.07.03 |
Lela |
31.33 |
11,645 |
11,596 |
11,610 |
Lela |
9 |
86161
|
| 53.07.11 |
Bola |
56.83 |
10,785 |
10,797 |
10,810 |
Bola |
6 |
86171
|
| 53.07.20 |
Doreng |
30.41 |
11,191 |
12,002 |
12,180 |
Waihawa |
7 |
86170
|
| 53.07.21 |
Mapitara |
81.02 |
6,304 |
6,672 |
6,750 |
Hebing |
4 |
86172
|
| 53.07.08 |
Talibura |
260.11 |
20,454 |
22,424 |
22,850 |
Talibura |
12 |
86183
|
| 53.07.09 |
Waigete |
217.65 |
22,181 |
24,931 |
25,530 |
Waigete |
6 |
86184
|
| 53.07.13 |
Waiblama |
144.36 |
7,042 |
8,074 |
8,300 |
Tanarawa |
9 |
86185
|
| 53.07.10 |
Kewapante |
24.14 |
13,453 |
14,775 |
15,060 |
Kewapante |
8 |
86182
|
| 53.07.18 |
Hewokloang |
17.58 |
8,243 |
8,998 |
9,160 |
Baowunut |
7 |
86181
|
| 53.07.19 |
Kangae |
38.43 |
16,389 |
18,055 |
18,420 |
Waippare |
9 |
86180
|
| 53.07.06 |
Palu'e (a) |
41.00 |
9,553 |
9,497 |
9,510 |
Uwa |
8 |
86110
|
| 53.07.16 |
Koting |
23.56 |
6,360 |
6,526 |
6,570 |
Koting D |
6 |
86116
|
| 53.07.07 |
Nelle |
14.65 |
5,792 |
6,147 |
6,230 |
Nelle Urung |
5 |
86119
|
| 53.07.04 |
Nita |
141.07 |
21,223 |
22,748 |
23,080 |
Nita |
12 |
86151
|
| 53.07.12 |
Magepanda |
166.15 |
11,508 |
12,727 |
12,990 |
Magepanda |
5 |
86152
|
| 53.07.05 |
Alok (b)
(Central Alok) |
14.64 |
33,064 |
32,629 |
32,670 |
Kota Uneng |
7 (c) |
86112
-86118
|
| 53.07.14 |
Alok Barat
(West Alok) |
62.75 |
16,808 |
22,294 |
23,580 |
Wailiti |
4 (d) |
86114
-86115
|
| 53.07.15 |
Alok Timur (e)
(East Alok) |
92.34 |
32,167 |
32,797 |
32,960 |
Waioti |
10 (f) |
86111
-86115
|
|
Totals |
1,731.91 |
300,328 |
321,953 |
326,999 |
Maumere |
160 |
|
Note: (a) Palu'e is an island district, situated off the north coast of Flores. (b) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Pemana Besar and Pulau Pemana Kecil (with a combined population of 4,268 in mid 2021) and, further north, Pulau Sukun or Samparong (with a population of 1,532 in mid 2021). (c) comprises 4 kelurahan and 3 desa. (d) all kelurahan. (e) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Koja or Pulau Besar (with 2,960 inhabitants in mid 2021), Pulau Parumaan (with 1,816 inhabitants in mid 2021 - including Pulau Pangabatan, Pulau Mermaan and Pulau Damhila), and nearby Pulau Babi. (f) comprising 5 kelurahan and 5 desa.
Indonesia
East Nusa Tenggara
