Southeast Maluku Regency

Southeast Maluku Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara) is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It is coincident with the Kei Islands, except that the city of Tual, although within the Kei Islands geographically and the seat of the Regency's administration, is technically independent of the Regency. The land area of the Regency is 1,031.81 km2, while the sea area administered by the regency was 3,181 km2; it had a population of 96,442 at the 2010 Census;[2] this increased to 127,843 at the 2020 Census.[3] The capital is located in Langgur.[4]

Southeast Maluku Regency
Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara
Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Larvul Ngabal
Location within Maluku
Southeast Maluku Regency
Location in Maluku and Indonesia
Southeast Maluku Regency
Southeast Maluku Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5.6548°S 132.7394°E / -5.6548; 132.7394
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceMaluku
CapitalLanggur
Government
 • RegentM. Thaher Hanubun
 • Vice RegentPetrus Beruatwarin
Area
 • Total1,031.81 km2 (398.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total127,843
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 916
Websitemalukutenggarakab.go.id

Administrative Districts

At the time of the 2010 Census the regency was divided into six districts (kecamatan), but by 2016 five additional districts had been created by the division of the existing districts. These are tabulated below with their land and sea areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[5] and the 2020 Census.[6] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (a total of 185 rural desa and 6 urban kelurahan) and its postal code.

NameEnglish nameLand
area
in km2		Sea
area
in km2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Admin centreNumber
of
villages		Post
code
Kei Kecil (a)Little Kei109.27283.2340,33634,421Langgur1597622
Kei Kecil Barat (b)West Little Kei95.76870.275,7287,884Ohoira1097624
Kei Kecil Timur (c)East Little Kei68.2685.8110,6748,812Rumat1897625
Hoat Sorbay82.2822.62(d)10,354Tetoat1397621
Manyeuw61.93231.93(d)6,326Rumahdian997623
Kei Kecil Timur SelatanSoutheast Little Kei55.48125.49(e)5,969Danar Ternate1197626
Total Kei KecilLittle Kei472.981,419.3556,73873,76676
Kei Besar (f)Great Kei112.97371.2122,48919,804Elat3797631
Kei Besar Utara Timur (g)Northeast Great Kei167.09351.629,62612,903Hollat3097635
Kei Besar Selatan (h)South Great Kei78.83325.327,5897,532Weduar1097632
Kei Besar Utara BaratNorthwest Great Kei157.81353.55(i)9,998Uwat Reyaan2597634
Kei Besar Selatan BaratSouthwest Great Kei42.13159.68(j)3,840Rahangiar1397633
Total Kei BesarGreat Kei558.831,561.3839,70454,077115

Notes: (a) includes 33 offshore islands. (b) includes 16 offshore islands. (c) includes 2 offshore islands. (d) the 2010 population of Hoat Sorbay and Manyeuw Districts were included in the figure for Kei Kecil District, from which they were split off. (e) the 2010 population of Kei Kecil Timur Selatan District was included in the figure for Kei Kecil Timur District, from which it was split off.
(f) includes 10 offshore islands. (g) includes 3 offshore islands. (h) includes 8 offshore islands. (i) the 2010 population of Kei Besar Utara Barat District was included in the figure for Kei Besar District, from which it was split off. (j) the 2010 population of Kei Besar Selatan Barat District was included in the figure for Kei Besar Selatan District, from which it was split off.

Transport
Aerial view of Dumatubun Airport at Langgur

A small airport named Dumatubun Airport located in Langgur urban midwest.

Climate

Langgur, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to October and heavy to very heavy rainfall from November to June.

Climate data for Langgur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)		 30.0
(86.0)		 30.3
(86.5)		 30.9
(87.6)		 30.7
(87.3)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.2
(84.6)		 29.6
(85.3)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.7
(89.1)		 30.8
(87.4)		 30.4
(86.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.2
(81.0)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.3
(81.1)		 27.7
(81.9)		 27.6
(81.7)		 26.8
(80.2)		 26.1
(79.0)		 26.3
(79.3)		 27.1
(80.8)		 27.8
(82.0)		 28.1
(82.6)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.2
(81.0)
Average low °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.0
(75.2)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.1
(73.6)		 23.4
(74.1)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.1
(75.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 394
(15.5)		 338
(13.3)		 349
(13.7)		 275
(10.8)		 237
(9.3)		 154
(6.1)		 101
(4.0)		 72
(2.8)		 66
(2.6)		 75
(3.0)		 162
(6.4)		 332
(13.1)		 2,555
(100.6)
Source: Climate-Data.org[7]

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Peraturan Pemerintah Republik Indonesia Nomor 35 Tahun 2011 Tentang Pemindahan Ibu Kota Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Dari Wilayah Kota Tual Ke Wilayah Kecamatan Kei Kecil Kabupaten Maluku Tenggara Provinsi Maluku Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  7. "Climate: Langgur". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
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