Waikabubak

Waikabubak
Waikabubak
Waikabubak
Location in Indonesia
Waikabubak
Waikabubak (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 9°38′09″S 119°24′47″E / 9.63583°S 119.41306°E / -9.63583; 119.41306
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencyWest Sumba
Area
 • Total
44.71 km2 (17.26 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
 • Total
33,821
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (WITA / UTC)

Waikabubak is a town in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia and it is the capital of West Sumba Regency. Waikabubak is the second largest town on Sumba island after Waingapu; it had a population of 33,064 at the 2020 Census,[2] and the official estimate as at mid 2022 was 33,821.[3]

  • The traditional village of Tarung near Waikabubak (picture taken in 2008)
  • 1910 picture of a Marapu holy place in Tarung
  • 1910 picture of a richly decorated grave in Waikabubak

References

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2023.


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