Central Sumba Regency
Central Sumba Regency
Kabupaten Sumba Tengah | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
Central Sumba Regency Central Sumba Regency Central Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands) Central Sumba Regency Central Sumba Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 9°37′46″S 119°37′09″E / 9.6294°S 119.6191°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Capital | Waibakul |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Paulus Sekayu Karugu Limu |
| • Vice Regent | Marthinus Umbu Djoka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,789.69 km2 (691.00 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 94,187 |
| • Density | 52.628/km2 (136.30/sq mi) |
| Area code | (+62) 386 |
| Website | sumbatengahkab |
Central Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Tengah) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara of Indonesia. The new Central Sumba Regency was established on the island of Sumba when West Sumba Regency was split into two regencies on 22 May 2007 and a further Regency was created in Central Sumba from parts of both West Sumba and East Sumba Regencies. The new Regency covers 1,789.69 km2 and had a population of 62,485 at the 2010 Census and 85,482 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 94,187 (comprising 48,274 males and 45,913 females). The seat (capital) of its government is located at Waibakul.