North Central Timor Regency

North Central Timor Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Timor Tengah Utara) is a regency in East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia. Established in 1958,^[1] the regency has its seat (capital) in Kefamenanu.

The regional economy is underdeveloped with the main activity in many village areas being subsistence agriculture. Poverty is widespread. Infrastructure, particularly, is underdeveloped with local inhabitants noting that infrastructure in the nearby Oecussi enclave, part of Timor Leste, is much better developed.^[2]

Development issues

There are high rates of poverty in the region. There are acute shortages of clean water for household use in the dry season in rural areas. The shortages exacerbate other factors which contribute to poor health, such as diarrhea and skin diseases, in villages in the regency. Stunting and undernourishment of children is common as well: one survey conducted by an international NGO (non-government organisation) reported that 57% of children were stunted and 44% were undernourished.^[3]

Administration

The regency is divided into 24 districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.

Name	English name	Population Census 2010
Miomaffo Barat	West Miomaffo	14,424
Miomaffo Tengah	Central Miomaffo	5,251
Musi		4,070
Mutis		6,576
Miomaffo Timur	East Miomaffo	10,560
Noemuti		10,926
Bikomi Selatan	South Bikomi	9,786
Bikomi Tengah	Central Bikomi	6,749
Bikomi Nilulat		4,298
Bikomi Utara	North Bikomi	5,564
Naibenu		4,958
Noemuti Timur	East Noemuti	3,708
Kota Kefamenanu	Kefamenanu Town	43,058
Insana		18,078
Insana Utara	North Insana	8,697
Insana Barat	West Insana	8,879
Insana Tengah	Central Insana	9,171
Insana Fafinesu		4,968
Biboki Selatan	South Biboki	8,667
Biboki Tanpah		5,334
Biboki Moenleu		7,034
Biboki Utara	North Biboki	10,255
Biboki Anleu		14,846
Biboki Feotleu		3,946
Total		229,603

References

↑ Government of Indonesia (9 August 1958), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions under the First-level Administrative Region of Bali, West Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara (in Indonesian), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 69/1958 |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ 'East Timor side of the border has better infrastructure, TTU regent says', The Jakarta Post, 15 June 2012.
↑ Dessy Sagita, 'Battling the Elements, NTT Villagers Make Strides In Child Health', The Jakarta Globe, 18 September 2013.

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Regencies and cities of East Nusa Tenggara

Capital: Kupang

Regencies	Alor Belu Central Sumba East Flores East Manggarai East Sumba Ende Kupang Lembata Malaka Manggarai Nagekeo Ngada North Central Timor Rote Ndao Sabu Raijua Sikka South Central Timor Southwest Sumba West Manggarai West Sumba

Cities	Kupang

See also: List of regencies and cities of Indonesia

Coordinates: 9°26′48″S 124°28′41″E / 9.44667°S 124.47806°E / -9.44667; 124.47806

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