Belu Regency
Kabupaten Belu Rai Belu | |
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Nickname: Belu | |
![]() Location within East Nusa Tenggara | |
Coordinates: 9°20′45″S 124°57′2″E / 9.34583°S 124.95056°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Lesser Sunda Islands |
Province | ![]() |
Settled | 20 December 1956 |
Capital | Atambua |
Government | |
• Regent | Willy Lay |
• Vice Regent | J. T. Ose Luan |
Area | |
• Total | 496.12 sq mi (1,284.94 km2) |
Elevation | 1,230 ft (375 m) |
Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
• Total | 231,008 |
• Density | 470/sq mi (180/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
Postcodes | 856xx, 857xx |
Area code | (+62) 389 |
Religion | Christianity 95.45% — Catholic 88.39% — Protestant 7.10% Islam 4.30% Hindu 0.19% Buddhism 0.02%[2] |
Website | belukab |
Belu Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Situated on the north side of Timor island, it adjoins the North Central Timor Regency to the west and the separate nation of East Timor to the east. Established on 20 December 1958,[3] Belu Regency has its seat (capital) in the large town of Atambua.