Belu Regency

Belu Regency
Kabupaten Belu
Rai Belu

Regency

Seal

Nickname(s): Belu

Location of Belu Regency in East Nusa Tenggara

Country

Indonesia

Province

East Nusa Tenggara

Settled

20th December 1956

Capital

Atambua

Government

• Type

Regent

• Drs.

Welem Foni

Area

• Total

944.24 sq mi (2,445.57 km²)

Elevation

1,230 ft (375 m)

Population (2010 Census)

• Total

352,400

• Density

370/sq mi (140/km²)

(including Malaka Regency)

Time zone

UTC (UTC+8:00)

• Summer (DST)

GMT (UTC+8:00)

Post code

85700

Website

http://www.belukab.go.id/

Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in December 20, 1958,^[1] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in Atambua. In December 2012 a separate Regency - Malaka Regency - was created from the southern half of Belu Regency.

Belu means friend in Tetum.

Press and Media

Television

This regency is only served with 2 TV Channel, which are:

TVRI Nasional
Belu TV

and a few other East Timor TVs that reach the border pass.

Radio

This regency is served with 4 radio that spreads in the big regency (including Malaka Regency, Alor Regency, and Timor Tengah Utara Regency), which are:

RRI Pro1 Atambua (FM 91.5 MHz)
RRI Pro2 Atambua (FM 99.8 MHz)
RRI Pro3 (FM 99.0 MHz)
Saluran Citra Budaya Timor (alias Pro4) (FM 93.1 MHz)

And there's still a lot of radio that can be found in the city.

Administration

The Belu Regency was until 2013 divided into 24 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population. In 2013, the 12 southern kecamatan were removed to form the new Malaka Regency, leaving the 12 northern kecamatan in Belu Regency.

Name	English name	Population Census 2010
Kota Atambua Pusat	Central Atambua City	26,396
Kota Atambua Barat	West Atambua City	21,604
Kota Atambua Selatan	South Atambua City	22,464
Kakuluk Mesak		17,608
Lamaknen		11,583
Lamaknen Selatan	South Lamaknen	7,312
Lasiolat		6,166
Nanaet Dubesi		4,0063
Raihat		13,319
Rai Manuk		14,411
Tasifeto Barat	West Tasifeto	22,362
Tasifeto Timur	East Tasifeto	20,932
Total for (reduced) Belu Regency		188,163
Botin Leobele		4,483
Io Kufeu		7,363
Kobalima		16,815
Kobalima Timur	East Kobalima	6,010
Laen Manen		10,868
Malaka Barat	West Malaka	19,792
Malaka Tengah	Central Malaka	34,034
Malaka Timur	East Malaka	9,142
Rinhat		13,408
Sasita Mean		7,946
Weliman		17,194
Wewiku		17,079
Total for (new) Malaka Regency		164,134

References

↑ 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 ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958, retrieved 2007-08-24

External pages

Atambua

East Nusa Tenggara

Regencies and cities of East Nusa Tenggara

Capital: Kupang

Regencies	Alor Belu Central Sumba East Flores East Manggarai East Sumba Ende Kupang Lembata Malaka Manggarai Nagekeo Ngada North Central Timor Rote Ndao Sabu Raijua Sikka South Central Timor Southwest Sumba West Manggarai West Sumba

Cities	Kupang

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

Coordinates: 9°06′S 124°54′E / 9.100°S 124.900°E / -9.100; 124.900

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