Kadi Roma – village in Wewewa Tengah District, Sumba Barat Daya Regency
Kadi Roma is an Indonesian village (desa) located in Wewewa Tengah District (Kecamatan Wewewa Tengah) within Sumba Barat Daya Regency, in East Nusa Tenggara Province (Nusa Tenggara Timur). It is situated on the island of Sumba, which belongs to the macroregion of Bali and the Lesser Sunda Islands, at coordinates 9.5570° south latitude, 119.3016° east longitude. The settlement's postal code is 87252, and its territorial identification code is 53.18.10.2015. According to sources available in the Indonesian Wikipedia article, Kadi Roma is administratively clearly assigned to Wewewa Tengah district and to Kabupaten Sumba Barat Daya.
General overview
Kadi Roma is a relatively small, poorly documented rural settlement for which detailed demographic or territorial data does not appear in publicly available sources. The settlement forms part of Wewewa Tengah District, which is located in the interior, hilly and plateau areas of Sumba Barat Daya Regency. Sumba Barat Daya itself became an independent regency in 2007, when it separated from the territory of Kabupaten Sumba Barat; its seat is the city of Tambolaka. The district to which Kadi Roma belongs is primarily agricultural in character, with local communities engaged in traditional farming and livestock raising. Across the entire island of Sumba, traditional marapu religious customs and their associated ritual practices are a defining element of local identity; this cultural context also applies in Wewewa Tengah District, though specific source data is not available regarding Kadi Roma. The settlement is accessible by road through district and regency-level administrative centers, the nearest major air connection point being Tambolaka Airport (Bandar Udara Tambolaka), which serves the Sumba Barat Daya region.
Real estate and investment
Settlement-level real estate market data is not available for Kadi Roma. The broader Sumba Barat Daya Regency and the eastern and western areas of Sumba island have received increased investor attention over the past decade, primarily in connection with tourism development initiatives underway on Sumba, including the so-called Mandalika and broader Lesser Sunda Islands tourism development program. Nevertheless, interior rural villages of Sumba Barat Daya – such as Kadi Roma – currently typically remain outside the scope of direct tourism-related real estate development; local land use is determined primarily by agricultural and community purposes. In Indonesia, direct land ownership (hak milik) is not legally possible for foreign nationals; foreigners typically can participate in long-term rental arrangements (hak sewa, hak pakai), the detailed rules of which require the involvement of Indonesian legal counsel. Before any more concrete decision regarding the rural Sumban real estate market, on-site consultation and legal review are necessary, as market dynamics at the regency level and the actual buying and selling practices in villages can differ significantly.
Safety and security
Publicly available, verifiable settlement-level statistical data on public safety in Kadi Roma is not available. For Sumba island as a whole and East Nusa Tenggara Province in general, it can be said that the public safety situation in rural areas is suited to the province's level of development, infrastructure conditions, and the density of police presence. In Indonesia's rural, less tourist-trafficked interior villages, everyday security is generally organized within the framework of local community norms and customary law. For travelers and those interested, it is always advisable to follow current travel advisories (such as those from their own country's foreign affairs information services), as these can provide a more up-to-date picture of the actual situation than general descriptions.
Tourist attractions
The available sources make no mention of a named tourist attraction in the immediate vicinity of Kadi Roma. The broader Sumba Barat Daya Regency and Wewewa Tengah District are, however, a region of cultural and natural significance. Across the entire island of Sumba, traditional megalithic monuments and ritual villages connected to animistic and ancient traditions are well known; these are scattered across the island's interior areas and form part of the regency's tourism offering. The areas near Tambolaka Airport and the traditional Sumban villages accessible from the city of Waikabubak are the most extensively documented visiting points in the region, but their exact distance from Kadi Roma cannot be stated precisely due to lack of sources. For those interested, consultation with local administrative and tourism authorities is recommended regarding accessibility within the district.
Summary
Kadi Roma is a rural settlement in Wewewa Tengah District of Sumba Barat Daya Regency, in East Nusa Tenggara Province. Based on information available in sources, the settlement's administrative classification and postal code are established, though detailed demographic, tourism, or real estate market data is not available. Understanding the location and making any visit or investment decisions requires consultation at the regency and district level, as well as on-site information gathering.
