Group of islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia
Solor Archipelago
Space Shuttle Photograph of Solor Archipelago
The Solor Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Solor) is a group of islands in the Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia, lying to the east of Flores and the west of the Alor Strait and the Alor Archipelago. To the north is the west part of the Banda Sea, while to the south across the Savu Sea lies the island of Timor. The largest islands are, from west to east, Solor, Adonara, and Lembata (formerly known as Lomblen), although there are many small islands as well.
Administratively, the islands of Solor and Adonara are included within the East Flores Regency, while Lembata (with smaller offshore islands) forms its regency (kabupaten), the Lembata Regency. Both regencies lie within the province of East Nusa Tenggara. The islands are listed below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[1] and the 2020 Census,[2] and according to the official estimates for mid-2023,[3] together with the number of administrative districts (kecamatan) on each island.
Name
Area in km2
Population Census 2010
Population Census 2020
Population Estimate mid 2023
Number of districts
Solor Island
226.34
27,041
34,029
36,000
3
Adonara Island
529.75
104,514
126,469
132,400
8
Lembata Island
1,266.39
117,829
135,930
141,400
9
Totals
2,022.48
249,384
296,428
309,800
20
In addition to the national language of Indonesian, the population also speaks Lamaholot as a lingua franca. There are also many local languages, for example, Adonara which is spoken on Adonara and Solor.
On the South coast of Lembata, the village of Lamalera (pop. 2,500) is known for its hunting of sperm whales and other deep-sea species. This is allowed under International Whaling Commission regulations around aboriginal whaling but conservationists worry that commercial whaling is being carried out in the garb of aboriginal whaling.[4] Lamalera and Lamakera (on the neighbouring island of Solor) are the last two remaining Indonesian whaling communities.
^Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
^Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
^Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Flores Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.5306)
^"A Whaling Way of Life Under Threat (Published 2017)". The New York Times.
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