# Sikka Regency

Sikka is a regency within East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, on the island of Flores. It is bordered to the west by Ende Regency and to the east by East Flores Regency. It covers an area of 1,675.36 km$^2$ and had a population of 300,301 at the 2010 census and 321,953 at the 2020 Census; the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 337,011. The capital is the town of Maumere, which comprises the districts of Alok Barat, Alok and Alok Timur (although the last two also include a number of notable islands to the north of Flores).

## Administrative divisions

The regency is divided into twenty-one districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 census and the 2020 census, together with the official estimates as at mid 2023. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 147 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan - the latter all in the three "Alok" districts which compose Maumere town), and its post code.
| Kode Wilayah | Name of District (kecamatan) | Area in km$^2$ | Pop'n census 2010 | Pop'n census 2020 | Pop'n estimate mid 2023 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
| 53.07.01 | Paga | 71.12 | 15,598 | 16,399 | 17,308 | Paga | 8 | 86153 |
| 53.07.02 | Mego | 74.89 | 11,873 | 12,939 | 13,816 | Lekebai | 10 | 86113 |
| 53.07.17 | Tana Wawo | 55.47 | 8,695 | 8,926 | 9,572 | Wolofeo | 6 | 86154 |
| 53.07.03 | Lela | 40.71 | 11,645 | 11,596 | 11,949 | Lela | 9 | 86161 |
| 53.07.11 | Bola | 43.11 | 10,785 | 10,797 | 10,893 | Bola | 6 | 86171 |
| 53.07.20 | Doreng | 53.60 | 11,191 | 12,002 | 12,382 | Waihawa | 7 | 86170 |
| 53.07.21 | Mapitara | 82.89 | 6,304 | 6,672 | 7,022 | Hebing | 4 | 86172 |
| 53.07.08 | Talibura | 259.70 | 20,454 | 22,424 | 24,436 | Talibura | 12 | 86183 |
| 53.07.09 | Waigete | 271.40 | 22,181 | 24,931 | 26,998 | Waigete | 6 | 86184 |
| 53.07.13 | Waiblama | 156.80 | 7,042 | 8,074 | 8,536 | Tanarawa | 9 | 86185 |
| 53.07.10 | Kewapante | 23.18 | 13,453 | 14,775 | 15,334 | Kewapante | 8 | 86182 |
| 53.07.18 | Hewokloang | 18.29 | 8,243 | 8,998 | 9,691 | Baowunut | 7 | 86181 |
| 53.07.19 | Kangae | 43.63 | 16,389 | 18,055 | 19,039 | Waippare | 9 | 86180 |
| 53.07.06 | Palu'e $^{(a)}$ | 39.69 | 9,553 | 9,681 | 9,874 | Uwa | 8 | 86110 |
| 53.07.16 | Koting | 15.44 | 6,360 | 6,526 | 6,751 | Koting D | 6 | 86116 |
| 53.07.07 | Nelle | 14.48 | 5,792 | 6,147 | 6,331 | Nelle Urung | 5 | 86119 |
| 53.07.04 | Nita | 106.42 | 21,223 | 22,748 | 22,796 | Nita | 12 | 86151 |
| 53.07.12 | Magepanda | 130.10 | 11,508 | 12,727 | 14,152 | Magepanda | 5 | 86152 |
| 53.07.05 | Alok $^{(b)}$ (Central Alok) | 15.71 (21.04) | 33,064 | 32,629 | 32,673 | Kota Uneng | 7 $^{(c)}$ | 86112 - 86118 |
| 53.07.14 | Alok Barat (West Alok) | 42.04 | 16,808 | 22,294 | 23,890 | Wailiti | 4 $^{(d)}$ | 86114 - 86115 |
| 53.07.15 | Alok Timur $^{(e)}$ (East Alok) | 19.09 (80.20) | 32,167 | 32,797 | 33,568 | Waioti | 10 $^{(f)}$ | 86111 - 86115 |
| | Totals | 1,675.36 | 300,328 | 321,953 | 337,011 | Maumere | 160 | |
Notes: (a) Palu'e is an island district, situated off the north coast of Flores.
(b) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Pemana Besar and Pulau Pemana Kecil (with a combined population of 4,917 in mid 2023) and, further north, Pulau Sukun or Samparong (with a population of 1,020 in mid 2023).
(c) comprises 4 kelurahan (Kabor, Kota Uneng, Madawat and Nangalimang) and 3 desa. (d) comprising four kelurahan (Hewuli, Wailiti, Wolomarang and Wuring).
(e) includes the offshore islands of Pulau Koja or Pulau Besar (with 3,038 inhabitants in mid 2023), Pulau Parumaan (with 1,900 inhabitants in mid 2023 - including Pulau Pangabatan, Pulau Mermaan and Pulau Dambila) - and (further northeast) Pulau Babi.
(f) comprising five kelurahan (Beru, Kota Baru, Nangameting, Waioti and Wairotang) and five desa (including three on the offshore islands).
A small Sikka region (non administrative) called Iwangeté or Iwang Geté encompasses the villages of Watublapi (Hewokloang district), Héwokloang, Kloangpopot (Doreng district), Hale (Mapitara district), and Hebingare (and quite a few others in between). Krowe is another name for this area, although neither names are quite accurate. People of this area produce a very distinctive ikat cloth: the widest bands (called ina geté) bear such motifs as lizard (teké), a circular motif seen on some antique plates (pigan uben), spinning wheel (jata selér) and pineapple flower (petan puhun).

## Politics

Paulus Moa was Regent of Sikka for a few years between 2002 and 2006.