Kalabahi is a town on Alor Island and it is the capital of Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. It is the only town on Alor Island. It lies on the north end of the narrow Kalabahi Bay, which is 16 kms long and 1 km wide, and separates the Bird's Head peninsula from the main part of the island. The town possesses the only puskesmas (health clinic) available in Teluk Mutiara District, in west Kalabahi.
It covers four kelurahan (villages) of the Teluk Mutiara District (Kalabahi Barat, Kalabahi Kota, Kalabahi Tengah and Kalabahi Timur), with a land area of 8.78 km2 and a population of 19,210 according to the official estimates for mid 2023.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Teluk Mutiara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5307010)
KodeWilayah Name of kelurahan or desa Area in km2 Pop'nEstimatemid 2023 Postcodes 53.05.01.1001 Kalabahi Barat (West Kalabahi) 3.39 3,909 85814 53.05.01.1002 Kalabahi Kota (Kalabahi Town) 0.51 2,799 85813 53.05.01.1003 Kalabahi Tengah (Central Kalabahi) 1.49 6,393 85812 53.05.01.1004 Kalabahi Timur (East Kalabahi) 3.39 6,109 85811 53.05.01 Kalabahi Totals 8.7819,210 53.05.01.1005 Binongko * 0.73 3,434 85815 53.05.01.1006 Nusa Kenari * 6.48 3,376 85819 53.05.01.1008 Welai Barat (West Welai) 17.51 3,351 85816 53.05.01.1009 Welai Timur (East Welai) 14.04 3,062 85817 53.05.01.1010 Mutiara * 5.77 5,121 85819 53.05.01.1011 Wetabua * 0.65 2,366 85819 53.05.01.2012 Lendola 4.25 3,917 85819 53.05.01.2013 Fanating 12.18 2,089 85819 53.05.01.2014 Motongbang 3.03 2,807 85819 53.05.01.2015 Air Kenari 0.86 2,309 85819 53.05.01.2018 Teluk Kenari 5.04 1,061 85819 53.05.01.2019 Adang Buom 0.87 1,925 85819 53.05.01 Rest of Teluk Mutiara District 71.4134,818 Note: The four kelurahan indicated by asterisks (*) are suburbs of Kalabahi town. Including them with Kalabahi town raises the population in mid 2023 to 33,507 and its area to 22.41 km2.
Transportation The town is served by Alor Island Airport.
Climate Kalabahi has a tropical savanna climate (Aw) with a long dry season and a short wet season.
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