Loli (district)

Loli
District
Loli
Location of Loli on Sumba
Coordinates: 09°34′29″S 119°26′42″E / 9.57472°S 119.44500°E / -9.57472; 119.44500
CountryIndonesia
RegionLesser Sunda Islands
ProvinceEast Nusa Tenggara
RegencyWest Sumba Regency
Area
  Total
132.36 km2 (51.10 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2022 estimate)
  Total
41,610
  Density314.37/km2 (814.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8

Loli, historically also known as Lauli, is a district (kecamatan) of West Sumba Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The district consists of nine rural villages (desa) and five urban villages (kelurahan) and has its seat in Doka Kaka village. The district has a total area of 132.36 square kilometres (51.10 sq mi) and had a population of 41,610 as at mid 2022. The most populous village in the district is Soba Wawi, which had a population of 6,092 people in 2020, while the most densely populated village was Wee Karou with a density of 731.67 people per square kilometre. The district is the site of Gollu Potto, a statue of Jesus which is one of the main landmarks of the regency itself and the largest in the island of Sumba.