Sumbawa Regency () is a Regency (Kabupaten) of the Indonesian Province of West Nusa Tenggara. It is located on the island of Sumbawa and covers an area of 6,643.99 km2, following the separation on 18 December 2003 of what were until then its westernmost five districts to form the newly created West Sumbawa Regency. It includes the substantial island of Moyo, lying off the north coast of Sumbawa, as well as a number of smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa (in Alas Strait between Lombok and Sumbawa). The population of the Regency at the 2010 Census was 415,789,Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. which rose at the 2020 Census to 509,753;Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. the official estimate as at mid 2025 was 531,869 (comprising 266,023 males and 265,846 females).Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204) The capital is the town of Sumbawa Besar on the north coast of Sumbawa Island, south of Moyo Island.
Administrative districts Sumbawa Regency is divided into twenty-four administrative districts (kecamatan), listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 CensusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and the 2020 Census,Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021. together with the official estimates as at mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204) The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 157 rural villages (desa) and 8 urban villages (kelurahan), the latter all in Sumbawa town District), and its postal code(s).
Kode Wilayah Name ofDistrict(kecamatan) Areainkm2 Pop'n 2010Census Pop'n 2020 Census Pop'n mid 2025 EstimateAdmin centre No.ofvillagesPostcode 52.04.02 Lunyuk (a) Lunyuk Ode 84373 52.04.28 Orong Telu (a) Kelawis 84374 52.04.05 Alas (b) Dalam 84353 52.04.17 Alas Barat (Alas West) (c) Usar Mapin 84354 52.04.20 Buer (d) Labuhan Burung 84355 52.04.06 Utan Jorok 84351 52.04.21 Rhee Rhee 84352 52.04.07 Batu Lanteh Kelungkung 84361 52.04.08 Sumbawa (town)(Sumbawa Besar) Sumbawa (e) 84311- 84318 52.04.18 Labuhan Badas (f) Karang Dima 84316 52.04.22 Unter Iwes Kerato 84310 52.04.09 Moyo Hilir (g) (Lower Moyo) Moyo 84381 52.04.23 Moyo Utara (g) (North Moyo) Sebewe 84380 52.04.10 Moyo Hulu (g) (Upper Moyo) Semamung 84371 52.04.11 Ropang (a) Ropang 84375 52.04.27 Lenangguar (a) Lenangguar 84370 52.04.29 Lantung (a) Lantung 84372 52.04.12 Lape Dete 84382 52.04.26 Lopok Langam 84388 52.04.13 Plampang (h) Plampang 84386 52.03.19 Labangka (h) Suka Damai 84383 52.04.24 Maronge (h) Maronge 84387 52.04.14 Empang (h) Empang Bawa 84384 52.04.25 Tarano (h) Labuhan Bontong 84385 Totals Sumbawa Besar
Note: (a) the five southern districts of Lunyuk, Orong Telu, Ropang, Lenangguar and Lantung are comparatively less densely populated; they cover a combined area of 2,095.96 km2 (31.5% of the regency) with 48,187 inhabitants (just 9.06% of the regency population) in mid 2025. Conversely, the five northwestern districts of Alas, Alas Barat, Buer, Utan and Rhee (including their offshore islands) cover a combined area of 815.17 km (12.27% of the regency) with 124,416 inhabitants (23.39% of the regency population) in mid 2025.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Sumbawa Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5204)(b) including several small islands in the Alas Strait off the northwest coast of Sumbawa.(c) including Panjang Island and Kalong Island in the Alas Strait off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (d) including Saringi Island, Bedil Island and 3 smaller islands off the northwest coast of Sumbawa. (e) The 8 villages comprising Sumbawa (town) District are all classed as urban kelurahan (Brang Bara, Brang Biji, Bugis, Lempeh, Pekat, Samapuin, Seketeng and Uma Sima); the other 157 villages in the regency are all classed as rural desa. (f) Labuhan Badas District comprises the substantial (in area) but sparsely populated island of Pulau Moyo (administratively, Labuhan Aji and Sebotok desa), covering 345 km2 with about 4,200 inhabitants; it also includes the smaller Pulau Medang (with even smaller Bajo Medang) to its west, and the small Pulau Sakonci to its northeast off the coast of the Sanggar Peninsula, together with an area of 66.46 km2 on mainland Sumbawa situated to the west of Sumbawa Besar (town), this mainland area containing most (29,389 people in 2024) of the district's population in the three suburban desa of Labuhan Sumbawa (14,878 inhabitants), Karang Dima (8,973) and Labuhan Badas (5,538). (g) Note that the three districts with "Moyo" in their names do not include any part of Moyo Island, but are situated to its south on Sumbawa Island itself and on other small offshore islands. (h) the last-named five districts constitute the eastern extension of the regency, with a combined area of 1,828.78 km2 and 110,207 inhabitants in mid 2025, based on the town of Plampang with 5,359 inhabitants in 2023.
Sister Districts Kulim, Malaysia
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