East Flores Regency

East Flores Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Flores Timur) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,[2] the regency has its seat (capital) in Larantuka on Flores Island. It covers a land area of 1,812.85 km2, and it had a population of 232,605 as of the 2010 census,[3] 246,742 at the 2015 Census[4] and 276,896 at the 2020 Census.[1] It encompasses the eastern tip of the island of Flores, together with all of the smaller islands of Adonara and Solor, both part of the Solor Archipelago, and much smaller offshore islands. In 1999 the island of Lembata (formerly called Lomblen) at the eastern end of the Archipelago was separated out to create its own Regency.

East Flores Regency
Kabupaten Flores Timur
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
East Flores Regency
East Flores Regency
East Flores Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands)
East Flores Regency
East Flores Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8.2422°S 122.9682°E / -8.2422; 122.9682
Country Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalLarantuka
Government
 • RegentAntonius Gege Hadjon
 • Vice RegentAgustinus Payong Boli
Area
 • Total699.95 sq mi (1,812.85 km2)
Population
 (2020 Census)
 • Total276,896
 • Density400/sq mi (150/km2)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 383
Websiteflorestimurkab.go.id

Administration

The regency is divided into nineteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[3] and the 2020 Census.[1] The table also includes the number of villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its post code.

NameArea
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Number
of
villages		Post
codes
Wulanggitang225.8513,14314,7801186256
Titehena154.8411,14512,9741486255
Ile Bura118.326,1657,517786254
Tanjung Bunga257.5711,88014,1841686251
Lewo Lema92.847,9519,694786252
Larantuka
(town)		48.9137,34840,8282086212
-86219
Ile Mandiri72.769,14511,506886211
Demon Pagong85.404,2834,916786219
Totals on Flores Island1,056.49101,060116,39890
Solor Barat
(West Solor)		128.209,32111,1801586272
Solor Selatan
(South Solor)		31.584,8416,874786273
Solor Timur
(East Solor)		66.5612,87915,9751786271
Totals on Solor Island226.3427,04134,02939
Adonara Barat
(West Adonara)		79.7111,74313,5291886263
Wotan Ulu Mado86.317,8719,9681286260
Adonara Tengah
(Central Adonara)		42.7310,68613,3121386264
Adonara Timur
(East Adonara)		91.0626,16130,2992186261
Ile Boleng49.3013,95817,4162186253
Witihama79.4314,14017,4601686266
Kelubagolit44.4110,21012,6501286265
Adonara (a)56.809,74511,835886262
Totals on Adonara Island529.75104,514126,469121

Note: (a) Adonara District covers only the northern part of Adonara Island ("Adonara Utara").

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Government of Indonesia (9 August 1958), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2018.


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