Sabu Raijua Regency

Sabu Raijua Regency Kabupaten Sabu Raijua
Regency
A school in West Savu
Coat of arms
Location within East Nusa Tenggara
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Coordinates: 10°33′46″S 121°47′20″E / 10.5629°S 121.7889°E / -10.5629; 121.7889
Country	Indonesia
Region	Lesser Sunda Islands
Province	East Nusa Tenggara
Capital	Menia, West Savu
Government
• Regent	Nikodemus Rihi Heke
• Vice Regent	vacant
Area
• Total	177.44 sq mi (459.58 km2)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate)
• Total	93,330
• Density	530/sq mi (200/km2)
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Area code	(+62) 380
Website	saburaijuakab.go.id

Sabu Raijua Regency is one of the regencies in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It comprises the three Savu Islands, lying between Sumba and Rote Island in the Savu Sea, with a land area of 459.58 km². The regency was established by Indonesia's Minister of Home Affairs, Mardiyanto, on 29 October 2008, when it was partitioned from Kupang Regency. The population was 72,960 at the 2010 census,^[2] and 89,327 at the 2020 Census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 93,330.^[1]

It has the lowest HDI out of all regencies and cities in Indonesia not in the Indonesian part of the island New Guinea. Its HDI score is 0.588.