Mining permits and environmental impact in Kupang Regency
· Illustrative sample figures; live figures are on the map.
Kupang Regency, Nusa Tenggara Timur, has 3 registered mining permits, mainly manganese. Its administrative area is about 5,108 km². The mapped area opened and affected by mining covers 59 ha, and 941 ha of tree cover was lost in 2025. No environmental bulletins have been published for this area yet.
Affected areas cover pollution and physical damage to land, from licensed and unlicensed mining alike.
Permits by commodity
| Commodity | Permits |
|---|---|
| manganese | 3 |
Source: ESDM MODI / Geoportal ESDM · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Forest loss per year
| Year | ha |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,263 |
| 2022 | 555 |
| 2023 | 1,371 |
| 2024 | 1,065 |
| 2025 | 941 |
Source: Hansen/GFW 2025 v1.12 · Updated 22 Oct 2026
Administrative area
5,108 km²
Source: BPS/OCHA COD-AB administrative boundaries (2020), simplified · Ministry of Home Affairs code 53.01
Province: Nusa Tenggara Timur
Other regencies and cities in Nusa Tenggara Timur
- Timor Tengah Selatan Regency
- Timor Tengah Utara Regency
- Belu Regency
- Alor Regency
- Flores Timur Regency
- Sikka Regency
- Ende Regency
- Ngada Regency
- Manggarai Regency
- Sumba Timur Regency
- Sumba Barat Regency
- Lembata Regency
- Rote Ndao Regency
- Manggarai Barat Regency
- Nagekeo Regency
- Sumba Tengah Regency
- Sumba Barat Daya Regency
- Manggarai Timur Regency
- Sabu Raijua Regency
- Malaka Regency
- Kupang City
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