Administration
The Mentawai Islands have been administered as a regency within the West Sumatra (Sumatera Barat) province since 1999. The regency seat is Tua Pejat, located on the island of Sipura. Padang, the capital of the province, lies on the Sumatran mainland opposite Siberut. The regency is divided in ten subdistricts (kecamatan), from north to south these comprise:
- Siberut Utara (North Siberut)
- Siberut Barat (West Siberut)
- Siberut Tengah (Mid Siberut)
- Siberut Selatan (South Siberut)
- Siberut Barat Daya (Southwest Siberut)
- Sipora Utara (North Sipura)
- Sipora Selatan (South Sipura)
- Sikakap (Sikakap - town on North Pagai)
- Pagai Utara (North Pagai)
- Pagai Selatan (South Pagai)
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