Editing Sumba (section)

{{Short description|Indonesian island in Lesser Sunda Islands}}
{{About|the Indonesian island|the village in the Faroe Islands|Sumba, Faroe Islands}}
{{distinguish|Sumbawa}}
{{Infobox islands
| name               = Sumba
| image_name         = Sumba Topography.png
| image_caption      = 
| locator_map        = 
| native_name        = ''Humba'' / ''Hubba'' (in [[Sumba languages|Sumba]])
| native_name_link   = 
| location           = [[Indonesia]]
| coordinates        = {{Coord|9|40|S|120|00|E|region:ID_type:isle_scale:2500000|display=inline,title}}
| archipelago        = [[Lesser Sunda Islands]]
| total_islands      = 
| major_islands      = 
| area_km2           = 11243.78
| rank               = 73rd
| highest_mount      = [[Mount Wanggameti]]
| elevation_m        = 1225
| country            = Indonesia
| country_admin_divisions_title = [[Provinces of Indonesia|Province]]
| country_admin_divisions = [[East Nusa Tenggara]]
| country_largest_city = [[Waingapu]]
| country_largest_city_population = 73166<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53)</ref> - comprising Kota Waingapu and Kambera Districts
| population         = 853,428
| population_as_of   = mid 2024 estimate<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2024">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, ''Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dalam Angka 2024'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53)</ref>
| density_km2        = 75.9
| ethnic_groups      = Predominantly [[Sumba people|Sumbans]]
| languages          = Predominantly native [[Sumba languages]] ([[Kambera language|Kambera]], [[Mamboru language|Momboru]], [[Anakalang language|Anakalang]], [[Wanukaka language|Wanukaka]], [[Wejewa language|Wejewa]], [[Lamboya language|Lamboya]], [[Kodi language|Kodi]], and [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]] (national language of Indonesia)
| demonym            = Sumbans; Sumbanese
}}

'''Sumba''' ({{langx|pey|Soemba-eiland}}; {{langx|id|pulau Sumba}}), natively also spelt as '''Humba''', '''Hubba''', '''Suba''', or '''Zuba''' (in [[Sumba languages]]) is an [[List of islands of Indonesia|Indonesian island]] (part of the [[Lesser Sunda Islands|Lesser Sunda Archipelago]] group) located in the Eastern Indonesia and administratively part of the [[East Nusa Tenggara]] provincial territory. Sumba has an area of {{convert|11243.78|km2|sqmi|abbr=off}}, about the same size as [[Jamaica]] or [[Hawaii (Island)]]. The population was 686,113 at the 2010 Census<ref name="Biro Pusat Statistik 2011">Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.</ref> and 779,049 at the 2020 Census;<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2021">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.</ref> the official estimate as of mid-2024 was 853,428 (comprising 436,845 males and 416,583 females).<ref name="Badan Pusat Statistik 2025">Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.53)</ref> To the northwest of Sumba is [[Sumbawa]], to the northeast, across the [[Sumba Strait]] (Selat Sumba), is [[Flores]], to the east, across the [[Savu Sea]] (including [[Savu Island]]), is [[Timor]], and to the south, across part of the [[Indian Ocean]], is [[Australia]].