Komodo is an administrative district (Indonesian: kecamatan) in the regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) of West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The district includes not only the islands of Komodo and Rinca (with other smaller islands) off the west coast of Flores (altogether there are 128 islands in Komodo District), but also much of the mainland part of West Manggarai Regency including the town of Labuan Bajo (which is the capital of the regency and of the district). In mid 2024 it had a population of 62,224, comprising 31,446 males and 30,778 females.
The areas and populations (as at mid 2024) of the component two urban kelurahan (Wae Kelambu and Labuan Bajo) and seventeen rural desa of Komodo District are tabulated below.
Note: (a) mainly Great Serayu Island (Pulau Serayu Besar), an island to the north of Labuan Bajo. <br>(b) the southern portion of the 'mainland' part of the administrative district, including Motang Island off the southwest coast of Flores. <br>(c) mainly Papagarang Island (Pulau Papagarang) to the north of Rinca Island.
The Komodo National Park (Indonesian: Taman Nasional Komodo) is a national park in Indonesia located within West Manggarai Regency. The park includes the three larger islands of Komodo, Padar and Rinca, and 26 smaller ones, with a total area of 1,817 km<sup>2</sup>. The national park was founded in 1980 to protect the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard. In 1991 the national park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve. It is considered one of the world's 25 biodiversity hotspots, and is also a part of the Coral Triangle, which contains some of the richest marine biodiversity on Earth.
It is also a WWF Global 200 Marine Eco-region, a WWF/IUCN Centre of Plant Diversity, one of the world's Endemic Bird Areas and an ASEAN Heritage Park.
Land area reference: https://manggaraibaratkab.bps.go.id/publication/2017/09/20/8f9cc9fda1662b6f26cdedd2/kecamatan-komodo-dalam-angka-2017.html