Banggai Regency

Banggai Regency
Kabupaten Banggai
Regency

Seal

Banggai Archipelago
Banggai Regency
Location in Banggai Islands, Sulawesi and Indonesia
Banggai Regency
Banggai Regency (Sulawesi)
Banggai Regency
Banggai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°35′35″S 123°30′15″E / 1.59306°S 123.50417°E / -1.59306; 123.50417Coordinates: 1°35′35″S 123°30′15″E / 1.59306°S 123.50417°E / -1.59306; 123.50417
Country Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Province Central Sulawesi
Capital Luwuk
Government
 • Regent Herwin Yatim
 • Vice Regent Mustar Labolo
Area
 • Total 9,672 km2 (3,734 sq mi)
Population (2010)
 • Total 323,626
 • Density 33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 461
Website banggaikab.go.id

The Banggai Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Banggai) is a regency located at the eastern end of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It makes up a re-established regency (kabupaten), created by splitting the existing Banggai Regency into this smaller Banggai Regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi (capital, Luwuk) and a new Banggai Islands Regency comprising the offshore islands (capital, Banggai town); the archipelago is separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng).

Administration

The Banggai regency was divided at 2010 into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations.[1]

NameArea in
sq.km		Population
Census 2010
Nuhon791.0717,886
Simpang Raya253.0113,589
Bunta576.3818,277
Lobu58.073,323
Pagimana 958.7122,223
Bualemo872.8416,968
Balantak277.039,300
Balantak Selatan
(South Balantak)		91.614,455
Lamala321.6812,510
Masama263.3210,517
Luwuk Timur
(East Luwuk)		243.1410,557
Luwuk411.5073,905
Kintom492.1813,023
Batui515.4014,725
Batui Selatan
(South Batui)		639.1512,847
Moilong120.8918,097
Toili734.1330,716
Toili Barat
(West Toili)		504.2120,708

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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