Sitaro Islands Regency

Sitaro Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Sitaro
Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro
Regency

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Location within North Sulawesi
Sitaro Islands Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sitaro Islands Regency
Sitaro Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 2°45′56″N 125°24′13″E / 2.76556°N 125.40361°E / 2.76556; 125.40361Coordinates: 2°45′56″N 125°24′13″E / 2.76556°N 125.40361°E / 2.76556; 125.40361
Country  Indonesia
Province North Sulawesi
Capital Ondong
Government
 • Regent Toni Supit
 • Vice Regent Siska Salindeho
Area
 • Total 275.96 km2 (106.55 sq mi)
Population (2014)
 • Total 66,958
 • Density 240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code (+62) 432
Website www.sitarokab.go.id

Sitaro Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Sitaro, full name: Kabupaten Kepulauan Siau Tagulandang Biaro) is a regency located off the northern extremity of Sulawesi Island in the southern Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The Regency was formed under Law Number 15 Year 2007 from 2 January 2007 (Indonesian: Undang-Undang Nomor 15 Tahun 2007), by separation from the Sangihe Islands Regency of which it had previously formed the southern part.

The main island is Siau, while further south (nearer Sulawesi) are Tagulandang and Biaro. The new regency's area is 275.96 km² and the total population was 63,801 at the 2010 Census;[1] the latest official estimate (as at January 2014) was 66,958. Most of the population are fishers and farmers. The majority's of the population religion is Christianity and Catholicism, but there are also followers of Islam and Buddhism.

Administration

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

Name(English name)Population
Census 2010
Biaro3,248
Tagulandang Selatan(South Tagulandang)4,171
Tagulandang11,597
Tagulandang Utara(North Tagulandang)4,027
Siau Barat Selatan(Southwest Siau)4,073
Siau Timur Selatan(Southeast Siau)7,283
Siau Barat(West Siau)7,849
Siau Tengah(Central Siau)1,850
Siau Timur(East Siau)15,816
Siau Barat Utara(Northwest Siau)3,887

References

  1. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ↑ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
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