Eastern Sumba

Kabupaten Sumba Timur Eastern Sumba Governorate
Symbols
coat of arms
Basic data
Country	Indonesia
province	East Nusa Tenggara
Seat	Waingapu
surface	7,000.5 km²
Residents	249,606 (2016)
density	36 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	ID-NT
politics
Bupati	Gidion Mbilijora
Waterfall in East Sumba

Coordinates: 9 ° 39 ′  S , 120 ° 16 ′  E

East Sumba ( Sumba Timur ) is a government district ( Kabupaten ) on the Indonesian island of Sumba . It is part of the East Nusa Tenggara Province .

geography

With an area of ​​7000.5 km², East Sumba takes up almost two thirds of the entire island. The capital is Waingapu , the largest city in Sumba.

The landscape is mountainous. 240,772.98 hectares are forested, but in the interior of the island there are large grasslands. Larger river systems are the Kambaniru , the Kaliongga , the Melolo , the Kadahang , the Mondu , the Rindi and the Rambangaru .

climate

The east of Sumba is drier than the west. Average temperatures fluctuate between 25 and 29 ° C during the year. Rain falls mainly from December to March. In 2016, a total of 730.5 mm of precipitation was registered in Waingapu.

Residents

Dutch colonial rulers in a village in Eastern Sumba

In 2016 there were 249,606 inhabitants living in 52,178 households. According to this, 36 people live on average in one square kilometer. In 2000, East Sumba had 184,475 inhabitants, in 2010 there were 231,393 inhabitants. In 2015, 4,801 children were born.

179,199 residents describe themselves as Protestant Christians, 23,282 are Catholics, 15,249 profess Islam, 399 Buddhism or Hinduism and 31,476 another religion, mostly the traditional Merapu religion. There are 34 mosques, 66 Catholic and 653 Protestant churches and two Hindu temples.

While several languages ​​are native to the west of Sumba, in the east the native tongue is almost exclusively the Malayo-Polynesian language Kambera . In the east of Sumba there are also immigrants from Sawu and Timor . Many Sawunese live with Melolo in particular.

Of the married girls and women aged 10 and over, 10.12% were 16 years old or younger when they first married, 19.87% were 17 or 18 years old, and 22.36% were 19 or 20 years old.

5.60% of the population are illiterate.

history

Graves of rulers of the Leva

Prehistoric finds prove the early settlement of Sumba. A prehistoric skeleton and a clay jug were found in Melolo and are now in a museum in Jakarta . In Melolo, a plaque at the location near the police station reminds of this. In 2017, another five skeletons with clay jugs were discovered in Lambanapu , on the outskirts of Wainfapu. All finds are said to be 2800 to 3000 years old.

politics

Official seat of the Bupatis

Distribution of seats in the regional parliament (election 2014)
Political party	Seats
Golkar	8th
democrat	4th
PDI-P	3
Nasdem	4th
Partai Gerindra	4th
PAN	3
Hanura	2
PKPI	1
total	30th

In the 2014 regional parliament elections, Golkar received the most of all parties with 26,905 votes (8 seats). Followed by the Partai Gerindra with 15,521, the PDI Perjuangan with 14,155 votes (3 seats), the Nasional Demokrat (Nasdem) with 11,881 votes and the Partai Demokrat with 10,856 votes (4 seats). Seven other parties received a total of 34,254 votes. Of the current 30 MPs, only two are women.

In the 2014 elections to the provincial parliament of East Nusa-Tenggara, PDI Perjuangan received 25,040 votes, Golkar 22,729 votes, Democrats 15,595 votes, Gerindra 14,079 votes, Nasdem 13,473 votes and the remaining seven parties together 22,235 votes.

In the 2014 elections for the national parliament of Indonesia , the Golkar won the most of all parties with 33,310 votes. Followed by the Partai Demokrat with 24,752 votes, the Nasdem party with 13,455 votes, the Partai Gerindra with 12,135 and the PDI Perjuangan with 10,514 votes. The seven other parties received a total of 18,341 votes.

Indonesia's administrative districts are run by a bupati . The current Bupati of East Sumba is called Gidion Mbilijora (as of August 2017).

Administrative division

Bukit Wairinding (Eastern Sumba)

Ruler's grave near traditional houses in the first half of the 20th century

East Sumba is divided into 22 districts ( Kecamatan ), which in turn are divided into 140 Desa and 16 Kelurahan ( German  villages ):

District	surface	Population (2016)
Haharu	601.5 km²	6,275
Kahaungu Eti	475.1 km²	8,799
Kambata Mapambuhang	412.7 km²	3,794
Kambera	52.0 km²	33.502
Kanatang	279.4 km²	10.185
Karera	334.6 km²	8.223
Katala Hamu Lingu	453.1 km²	4,050
Kota Waingapu	73.8 km²	38,759
Lewa	281.1 km²	16,935
Lewa Tidahu	322.1 km²	6,842
Mahu	196.6 km²	4,441
Matawai La Pawu	405.4 km²	6,421
Ngadu Ngala	207.9 km²	5,145
Nggaha Ori Angu	286.4 km²	9,635
Paberiwai	199.7 km²	6.005
Pahunga Lodu	349.8 km²	13,076
Pandawai	412.6 km²	16,057
Pinu Pahar	246.6 km²	7,334
Rindi	366.5 km²	9,911
Tabunding	514.4 km²	8,904
Umalulu	307.9 km²	17,727
Wula Waijelu	221.3 km²	7,586

Economy, transport and public institutions

Ikat fabric from East Sumba

Wet rice is grown on 14,150 hectares, on 5,949 hectares of dry rice corn is found on 14,284 hectares, peanuts on 1,406 hectares and cassava on 2,676 hectares. The export goods are 10,455 hectares of cashew nuts, 6,604 hectares of coconuts and, on a smaller scale, hazelnuts, areca nuts, coffee and cocoa. Cotton is planted on 2,160 hectares, on 693 hectares of jatropha .

36,599 cattle, 31,856 water buffalo and 27,042 horses are kept. 11,9967 tons of fish 3,301.6 tons of algae were caught or harvested in 2016. Most fishing boats do not have a motor.

The region is known for its ikat weaving .

In 2016, East Sumba had 1,578.91 km of roads, 971.74 km of which were paved. In 2016, 1,483 aircraft with a total of over 200,000 passengers took off and landed at Umbu Mehang Kunda Airport . Waingapu also has a port.

The district has 44 kindergartens, 259 elementary schools, 73 junior high schools and 29 senior high schools. There are three hospitals (two in Kota Waingapu and one in Kambera), 21 health centers, 79 sub-centers, 80 clinics and 555 posts available for health care. The only post office is in Waingapu. There are eight hotels and 64 restaurants for this.

35,852,202 kWh of electricity were generated in East Sumba in 2016.

Culture

East Sumba Girls (1930)

The region is known for its megalithic tombs.

During the Pasola ritual, hundreds of men from horses throw blunt spears at each other. Although the tips are missing, serious injuries and deaths often result. The celebrations are held in several locations from February to March. The exact date for this depends on the arrival of the little Nyale fish on the coast and is determined by the priests. The fighting usually begins on the coast and then moves to the interior of the island.

Web links

Commons : Eastern Sumba  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Kabupaten Sumba Timur Angka 2017 - Statistical data of Sumba Timur 2017 (Indonesian, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} Kabupaten Sumba Timur Angka 2017 - Statistical data from Sumba Timur 2017 (Indonesian, English)
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Indonesia Tourism: [1] , accessed on November 11, 2017.
3. ↑ Kambera at Ethnologue (17th edition, 2013)
4. ↑ Sumba Information History ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed November 11, 2017.