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Indonesia’s coastal setback (sempadan pantai) shapes where a house can sit on beachfront land in Sumba. This guide explains the rules from the official legal texts and the checks that get you reliable answers before you commit.

Nihi Sumba was Travel + Leisure’s number one hotel in the world in 2016 and 2017. A guide to Sumba’s small luxury hotel sector — Nihi, Cap Karoso, Lelewatu, Maringi — and what it signals for land.

Marapu belief, the Pasola spear-throwing ceremony, ikat weaving and megalithic tombs still being built — and why Sumba’s customary land system is the most important check in any land purchase.

Weekuri Lagoon, Tanggedu Waterfall, Walakiri Beach and the savannah interior — a guide to Sumba’s natural landmarks, when to visit, and what the terrain means for land buyers.

Sumba is twice the size of Bali with a fifth of the population and a tiny fraction of the visitors. Five structural reasons the island stayed undeveloped, and what an early market means for land buyers.

Sustainability on Sumba is a constraint, not a slogan. The Sumba Iconic Island renewable-energy programme, why plots are large, and what off-grid building here actually requires.