Lembata Regency

Lembata Regency
Kabupaten Lembata
the peak of Mount Ile Lewotolok
Coat of arms of Lembata Regency
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
Lembata Regency is located in Lesser Sunda Islands
Lembata Regency
Lembata Regency
Lembata Regency is located in Indonesia
Lembata Regency
Lembata Regency
Lembata Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 8°25′59″S 123°28′01″E / 8.4330°S 123.4670°E / -8.4330; 123.4670
Country Indonesia
Province East Nusa Tenggara
CapitalLewoleba
Government
 • RegentPetrus Kanisius Tuaq
 • Vice RegentMuhamad Nasir
Area
 • Total
1,266.39 km2 (488.96 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
143,345
 • Density113.192/km2 (293.165/sq mi)
Area code(+62) 383
Websitelembatakab.go.id
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Lembata Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established on 4 October 1999 (under administrative Law UU 52/1999) from the most easterly part of East Flores Regency, the regency covers the island of Lembata (formerly known as Lomblen), together with three small offshore islands, forming the eastern part of the Solor Archipelago, and has its administrative seat (capital) in the town of Lewoleba. The population of the Regency was 117,829 at the 2010 decennial census and at the 2020 census was 135,930; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 143,345 (comprising 69,432 males and 73,913 females).