South Central Timor Regency


South Central Timor Regency is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,
the regency has its seat in Soe.
Mount Mutis, the highest mountain in the province of East Nusa Tenggara, is in the northern part of the regency. International visitors have noted that the region rich in bird life and that the area is a good site for birdwatching.
The local economy in the area is poor and underdeveloped. Subsistence agriculture is the main economic activity in many villages. In addition, when opportunities are available, some local village communities sometimes undertake unregulated mining or other resource-based activities. For example, in the Kolbano Beach area south of Soe, there is a local industry in the collection of coloured stones. The stones, which come in a range of attractive shapes and sizes, are sold to local companies. The companies in turn export the stones to countries such as Australia, China, Malaysia, Singapore and elsewhere. Sacks of stones sell for between Rp 10,000 to Rp 25,000. Local villagers are reported to be able to earn around Rp 50,000 per day collecting stones although there are complaints that the prices paid to workers who collect the stones are too low.
However, there are concerns amongst some local community groups, such as the Molo people in the Mount Mutis Sanctuary, about the environmental impacts of mining in the area. There has been social resistance, for example, to the activities of mining firms conducting marble quarrying. Partly as a result of the local resistance, marble mining firms abandoned their work in the area in 2010.

Administration

The regency is divided into 32 districts, tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.
NameEnglish namePopulation
Census 2010
Mollo UtaraNorth Mollo23,282
Fatumnasi6,661
Tobu9,377
Nunbena5,078
Mollo SelatanSouth Mollo15,122
Polen13,668
Mollo BaratWest Mollo7,493
Mollo TengahCentral Mollo7,128
Kota SoeSoe Town39,285
Amanuban BaratWest Amanuban21,752
Batu Putih12,129
Kuatnana14,903
Amanuban SelatanSouth Amanuban24,051
Noebeba11,358
Kuan Fatu18,977
Kualin20,895
Amanuban TengahCentral Amanuban15,172
Kolbano18,476
Oenino10,533
Amanuban TimurEast Amanuban16,623
Fautmolo7,256
Fatukopa4,996
Kie21,318
Kot'olin11,125
Amanatun SelatanSouth Amanatun16,568
Boking9,892
Nunkolo13,744
Noebana4,662
Santian6,477
Amanatun UtaraNorth Amanatun16,348
Toianas12,382
Kokbaun3,163
Total440,470