Labuan Bajo

Labuan Bajo
View of the port of Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo
Location in Indonesia
Labuan Bajo
Labuan Bajo (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°30′S 119°53′E / 8.500°S 119.883°E / -8.500; 119.883
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencyWest Manggarai
Area
 • Total
11.65 km2 (4.50 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
7,226
 • Density620.3/km2 (1,606/sq mi)
 
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA)

Labuan Bajo (Indonesian pronunciation: [laˌbuan ˈbad͡ʒo]) is a fishing town located at the western end of the large island of Flores in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is in Komodo District. It is the capital of the West Manggarai Regency, one of the eight regencies on Flores Island.

The urban area based on Labuan Bajo is chiefly composed of two urban kelurahan (Wae Kelambu and Labuan Bajo) and two nominally rural desa (Batu Cermin and Goron Talo. The areas and populations (as at mid 2024) of these communities are tabulated below.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
kelurahan
or desa
Area
in km2
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
53.15.05.2019 Batu Cermin 6.41 7,502
53.15.05.2020 Goron Talo 6.23 7,866
53.15.05.1024 Wae Kelambu 14.49 8,793
53.15.05.1025 Labuan Bajo 11.65 7,226
53.15.05 Totals 38.78 31,387