Southwest Sumba Regency
Southwest Sumba Regency
Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya | |
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Mandorak beach | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Loda Wee Maringi Pada Wee Malala, (Blessed land, briskly place) | |
Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
Southwest Sumba Regency Southwest Sumba Regency Southwest Sumba Regency (Lesser Sunda Islands) Southwest Sumba Regency Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesia) | |
| Coordinates: 9°33′44″S 119°05′21″E / 9.5622°S 119.0891°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
| Province | East Nusa Tenggara |
| Capital | Tambolaka |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Ratu Ngadu Bonu Wulla |
| • Vice Regent | Dominikus Alphawan Rangga Kaka |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,381.94 km2 (533.57 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 335,500 |
| • Density | 242.8/km2 (628.8/sq mi) |
| Area code | (+62) 387 |
| Website | sbdkab |
Southwest Sumba Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya) is a regency on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 2 January 2007 out of parts of West Sumba Regency, the regency has its seat (capital) in Tambolaka (part of the town of Waitabula in the north), while Bondokodi in the largest village in the west. Its population was 283,818 in the 2010 decennial census and had risen to 303,650 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 335,500 (comprising 171,513 males and 163,987 females.