Sumbawa Regency
Introduction '''Sumbawa Regency''' () is a Regency (''Kabupaten'') of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and covers an area of 6,643.98 km2 following the separation on 18 December 2003 of what were until then its westernmost five districts to form the newly-created West Sumbawa Regency. It includes the substantial island of Moyo, lying off the north coast of Sumbawa. The population of the Regency at the 2010 Census was 415,789, which rose at the 2020 Census to 509,753; the official estimate as at mid 2021 was 527,607 (comprising 264,152 males and 263,455 females). The capital is the town of Sumbawa Besar on the north coast of Sumbawa Island.
Administrative districts Sumbawa Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts (''kecamatan''), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2022.The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 157 rural ''desa'' and 8 urban ''kelurahan'', the latter all in Sumbawa District), and its postal code(s). Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(''kecamatan'')  Areainkm2  Pop'n  2010Census  Pop'n 2020 Census Pop'n mid 2022 EstimateAdmin centre  No.ofvillagesPostcode 52.04.02  Lunyuk      Lunyuk Ode 84373 52.04.28  Orong Telu      Kelawis 84374 52.04.05  Alas      Dalam 84353 52.04.17  Alas Barat  (Alas West)  (a)     Usar Mapin 84354 52.04.20  Buer (b)     Labuhan Burung 84355 52.04.06  Utan      Jorok 84351 52.04.21  Rhee      Rhee 84352 52.04.07  Batu Lanteh      Kelungkung  84361 52.04.08  Sumbawa (town)(Sumbawa Besar)      Sumbawa  (c) 84311-84318 52.04.18  Labuhan Badas (d)      Karang Dima  84316 52.04.22  Unter Iwes       Kerato  84310 52.04.09  Moyo Hilir (Lower Moyo)       Moyo  84381 52.04.23  Moyo Utara (North Moyo)       Sebewe  84380 52.04.10  Moyo Hulu (Upper Moyo)       Semamung  84371 52.04.11  Ropang       Ropang  84375 52.04.27  Lenangguar       Lenangguar  84370 52.04.29  Lantung       Lantung  84372 52.04.12  Lape       Dete  84382 52.04.26  Lopok       Langam  84388 52.04.13  Plampang       Plampang  84386 52.03.19  Labangka       Suka Damai  84383 52.04.24  Maronge       Maronge  84387 52.04.14  Empang       Empang Bawa  84384 52.04.25  Tarano       Labuhan Bontong  84385  '''''Totals'''''    '''' '''' '''' ''Sumbawa Besar'' ''''Note: (a) including Panjang Island off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (b) including Saringi Island and 4 smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (c) The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa (town) District are classed as urban ''kelurahan''; the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural ''desa''. (d) Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial island of Pulau Moyo (administratively, Labuhan Aji and Sebotok ''desa''), the smaller Pulau Medang (with even smaller Bajo Medang) to its west, and the small Pulau Sakonci to its northeast off the coast of the Sanggar Peninsula, together with a substantial area on mainland Sumbawa situated to the west of Sumbawa Besar (town) and containing most of the district's population. Note that the three districts with "Moyo" in their names do not include any part of Moyo Island, but are situated to its south on Sumbawa Island itself and on other offshore islands.
Sister Districts  Kulim, Malaysia
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