Sangihe Islands Regency

Sangihe Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe
Regency

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Location within North Sulawesi
Sangihe Islands Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sangihe Islands Regency
Sangihe Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 03°00′N 125°30′E / 3.000°N 125.500°E / 3.000; 125.500Coordinates: 03°00′N 125°30′E / 3.000°N 125.500°E / 3.000; 125.500
Country  Indonesia
Province  North Sulawesi
Capital Tahuna
Government
 • Regent Jabes Ezar Gaghana
 • Vice Regent Helmud Hontong
Area
 • Total 461.11 km2 (178.04 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 132,339
 • Density 290/km2 (740/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code (+62) 432
Website www.sangihekab.go.id

The Sangihe Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe, Filipino: Rehensiya ng Kapuluan ng Sangihe) is a regency of North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. It comprises a group of islands situated to the north of Sulawesi. It covers a land area of 461.11 sq.km, and had a population of 126,100 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest estimate (as at January 2014) was 132,339. The principal island is also named Sangihe, on which lies the main town of Tahuna.

Administration

The Regency is divided into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[2]

Name(English name)Population
Census 2010
Manganitu Selatan(South Manganitu)9,902
Tatoareng4,358
Tamako12,991
Tabukan Selatan(South Tabukan)5,860
Tabukan Selatan Tengah(South Central Tabukan)2,708
Tabukan Selatan Tenggara(South Southeast Tabukan)2,107
Tabukan Tengah(Central Tabukan)10,217
Manganitu13,904
Tahuna15,948
Tahuna Timur(East Tahuna)12,377
Tahuna Barat(West Tahuna)5,943
Tabukan Utara(North Tabukan)2,919
Nusa Tabukan2,919
Kepulauan Marore(Marore Islands)1,371
Kendahe6,463

Underwater volcano

300 metres southeast of Mahangetang Island, there is the Mahangetang underwater volcano with bubbles and hot water surrounding the peak which only 4 metres below the water at low tide and 8 metres at high tide.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Kepulauan Sangihe". September 2, 2012.


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