Alor (administrative district)

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Alor Governorate
Kabupaten Alor
Alor
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country Indonesia
Capital Kalabahi
surface 2,864.6 km²
Residents 190,026 (2010)
density 66 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2 ID-NT
Website www.alorkab.go.id (Indonesian)
politics
District President (Bupati) Simeon Thomas Pally

Coordinates: 8 ° 15 ′  S , 124 ° 45 ′  E

Alor ( Indonesian Kabupaten Alor ) is an Indonesian administrative district in the province of East Nusa Tenggara .

geography

District location
Kabola Coast in northwest Alor

with the island of Sika

Lembur North coast of Alor
Mataru In the southwest of Alor
North Central Alor ( Alor Tengah Utara ) In the northwest of Alor
East Alor ( Alor Timur ) Entire east of Alor
Ostalor Meer ( Alor Timur Laut ) North center of Alor
Eastern pantar ( Pantar Timur ) East coast of Pantar
Pantar Northeast Pantar and the Batang Islands

and Lapang

Pura Island ( Pulau Pura ) Pura Island
Pureman Eastern south coast of Alor
South Alor ( Alor Selatan ) South center of Alor
Southwest Alor ( Alor Barat Daya ) Southwest Alor
Teluk Mutiara In the northwest of Alor
West Alor Sea ( Alor Barat Laut ) Northwest Alor with the islands

Nuba , Kepa , Buaya and
Ternate

West Pantar ( Pantar Barat ) To the west of Pantar with the island of Kura
West Pantar Sea ( Pantar Barat Laut ) Extreme west of Pantar and the
islands of Rusa , Kambing and Kangge
Central pantar ( Pantar Tengah ) Center Pantars and the island of
Tereweng

The administrative district consists of the Alor archipelago , in the far east of Nusa Tenggara , north of the island of Timor . It is divided into 17 districts ( Kecamatan ) and 175 villages. The capital is Kalabahi on Alor.

Alor , the largest island, is divided into eleven districts, and Pantar has five districts. The small island of Pura between the two forms its own district.

population

In addition to two Malayo-Polynesian languages , at least a dozen Papuan languages ​​are spoken in the administrative district.

politics

From 1999 to 2009 Ansgerius Takalapeta was District President Alors. In 2009 he was replaced by Simeon Thomas Pally .

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the administrative district shows, among other things, a traditional house in front of a banyan tree , framed by a wreath of rice ears and cotton.

Web links

Commons : Alor (Administrative Region)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Administrative map of the Alor archipelago
  2. ↑ List of the administrative units of Indonesia down to the Desas 2010 ( Memento from April 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English; PDF; 5.9 MB)
  3. ^ A b Regional Government of Alor: General Information ( Memento from February 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive )