Southwest Maluku Regency

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The South Moluccas ( Maluku Barat Daya, short MBD ) is an administrative district ( kabupaten ) in the Indonesian province of Maluku.

In the South Moluccas 70 372 people ( census 2010).

Geography

The South Moluccas have an area of ​​8648 km ². The kabupaten consists of 48 islands in the Banda arc, which is the eastern extension of the Lesser Sunda Islands. These include the Barat Daya Islands, with Wetar, Liran, Romang and Damar Islands, the Leti Islands with Leti, Moa and Lakor that Sermata Islands with Sermata, the Babar Islands with Babar, Wetan and Masela and the Kisar island.

To the north lies the Banda Sea, to the south, across the street from Wetar, the island of Timor and the Timor Sea, east of the Tanimbarese Islands and west of the islands of Alor and Atauro.

Capital since the November 26, 2012 Tiakur on Moa. Prior Wonreli was on Kisar the de facto capital of the company founded 16 September 2008 Kabupatens.

The kabupaten divided into the Kecamatans ( Subdistrikte ) Pulau - Pulau Wetar, Pulau - Pulau Terselatan, Leti Moa Lakor, Pulau Lakor, Pulau Moa, Damar ( Damer ), Mdona Hiera ( Mdona Hyera ), Pulau - Pulau Babar and Babar Timur ( East Babar ).