Malaka Regency is a regency in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, comprising twelve districts which had formerly been the southern part of Belu Regency.
The area now comprising the new Regency (covering 1,160.63 km2) had 164,134 inhabitants at the 2010 Census,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which had risen to 183,900 at the 2020 Census;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 198,464 (comprising 97,988 males and 100,508 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog 1102001.5321) The capital of the regency is the town of Betun.
Demographics Of the population in mid 2025, 52,931 (26.67%) were below the age of 15, and 145,533 were aged 15 and above; of the latter, 129,214 (65.11%) were of working age and 16,319 (8.22%) were aged 65 and above.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog 1102001.5321) Administration The new Malaka Regency is composed of twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and populations at the 2010 Census and the 2020 Census, together with the official estimate as at early 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Malaka Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog 1102001.5321) The table also includes the locations of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (all classed as rural desa), and its postal code.
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Area in km2 Pop'nCensus2010 Pop'nCensus2020 Pop'nEstimateearly 2025AdmincentreNo. ofvillagesPostcode 53.21.03 Wewiku Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Wewiku Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321010). 97.9017,07918,63019,591Alkani1285775 53.21.02 Malaka Barat Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Malaka Barat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321020). (West Malaka) 87.4119,79222,63024,361Besikama1685763 53.21.04 WelimanBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Weliman Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321030). 88.2517,19419,71021,227Knoi Laran1485774 53.21.05 RinhatBadan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Rinhat Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321040). 151.7213,40813,51013,665Biudukfoho2085764 53.21.06 Io Kufeu Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Io Kufeu Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321050). 67.797,3638,1408,623Fatuao785768 53.21.07 Sasita Mean Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Sasita Mean Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321060). 65.487,9468,8809,448Kaputu985769 53.21.01 Malaka Tengah Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Malaka Tengah Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321070). (Central Malaka) 168.6934,03439,65043,028Betun1785762 53.21.12 Botin Laobele Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Botin Laobele Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321080). 39.034,4835,2205,671Sarina585765 53.21.08 Laen Manen Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Laen Manen Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321090). 94.0210,86812,70013,811Eokpuran985718 53.21.09 Malaka Timur Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Malaka Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321100). (East Malaka) 83.289,14210,00010,523Boas685761 53.21.11 Kobalima Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kobalima Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321110). 120.9516,81518,37019,327Raihenek885766 53.21.12 Kobalima Timur Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2025, Kecamatan Kobalima Timur Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5321120). (East Kobalima) 96.116,0106,4506,733Maroma Rai485767 Totals 1,160.63164,134183,898196,008 Betun127
Radio AM/FM In this newly established regency, there are 4 radio stations, which are all broadcast from Atambua (in Belu Regency), as help from RRI Atambua No. Name of Radio Frequency 1 RRI Programa 1 Atambua* FM 91.5 MHz 2 RRI Programa 2 Atambua FM 99.8 MHz 3 RRI Programa 3 FM 99.0 MHz Note: These radios only has mono channel in the regency.
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