Southwest Sumba Regency
Introduction '''Southwest Sumba Regency''' () is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 2007 out of parts of West Sumba Regency, the regency has its seat (capital) in Tambolaka. Its population was 283,818 in the 2010 decennial census and had risen to 303,650 at the 2020 census, comprising 155,716 male and 147,934 female; the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 308,106.
Administrative districts The Southwest Sumba Regency when created was composed of eight districts (''kecamatan''), but since 2010, three additional districts have been created within the Regency, by the splitting of existing districts. The areas (in km2) and the populations of the districts at the 2010 census and the 2020 census are listed below, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 173 rural ''desa'' and 2 urban ''kelurahan'' - the latter both in Kota Tambolaka District). KodeWilayah Name ofDistrict(''kecamatan'')  Area inkm2  Pop'ncensus2010  Pop'ncensus2020 Pop'nestimatemid 2022 Admin  centre No. ofvillages 53.18.06  Kodi Bangedo 73.2236,05717,22017,239Walla Ndimu15 53.18.11  Kodi Balaghar 144.67 (a)17,98018,000Panenggo Ede14 53.18.07  Kodi 111.8631,22330,01030,061Bondo Kodi19 53.18.08  Kodi Utara (North Kodi)243.8250,86448,86049,006Kori21  ''Totals western (Kodi) part'' ''573.57''''118,149''''114,070''''114,306'' ''69'' 53.18.05  Wewewa Selatan (South Wewewa) 174.1421,69122,80022,919Tena Teke14 53.18.04  Wewewa Barat (West Wewewa) 147.3445,48242,27043,501Waimangura20 53.18.03  Wewewa Timur (East Wewewa) 139.8853,91126,41026,465Elopada19 53.18.10  Wewewa Tengah (Central Wewewa)  109.67 (b)31,16031,593Ndapa Taka20 53.18.02  Wewewa Utara (North Wewewa) 63.2611,63812,64012,782Palla12 53.18.01  Loura 138.5134,03718,54019,613Karuni11 53.18.09  Kota Tambolaka  (Tambolaka town) 98.95 (b)35,79036,927Tambolaka10  ''Totals eastern (Wewewa) part'' ''871.75''''166,759''''191,762''''193,800'' ''106''Notes: (a) The 2010 census populations of Kodi Balaghar is included with the figures for Kodi Bangedo, from which it was split. (b) The 2010 census populations of Kota Tambolaka and Wewewa Tengah Districts are included with the figures for the districts from which they were split.
Tourism Several tourist attractions in this district have been widely explored and visited by a variety of local and foreign tourists, but there are only a few who have access to roads and adequate facilities and infrastructure available, namely Mananga Aba Beach, Mbawana beach, Oro Beach, Kawona Beach, Newa Beach, Pantai Waikelo, Sumba Cultural Home, Lake Saltwater Weekuri, and Pabeti Waterfall.
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