Lembata Regency

Lembata Regency Kabupaten Lembata
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
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Coordinates: 8°25′59″S 123°28′01″E / 8.4330°S 123.4670°E / -8.4330; 123.4670
Country	Indonesia
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Capital	Lewoleba
Government
• Regent	Marsianus Jawa
• Vice Regent	-
Area
• Total	488.96 sq mi (1,266.39 km2)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
• Total	141,391
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Area code	(+62) 383
Website	lembatakab.go.id

Lembata Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia.^[2] Established on 4 October 1999 (under administrative Law UU 52/1999) from the most easterly part of East Flores Regency, the regency covers the island of Lembata (formerly known as Lomblen), together with three small offshore islands together forming the eastern part of the Solor Archipelago, and has its administrative seat (capital) in Lewoleba. The population of the Regency was 117,829 at the 2010 decennial census^[3] and at the 2020 census was 135,930;^[4] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 141,391 - comprising 68,409 males and 72,982 females.^[1]