South Halmahera Regency

South Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It covers a land area of 8,148.90 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people,[1] while the 2015 Intermediate Census showed that this had risen to 219,559.[2] The capital lies at Labuha on Bacan Island.

South Halmahera Regency

Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan
Regency
Seal
South Halmahera Regency
Location in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Maluku)
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0.3955°S 127.9083°E / -0.3955; 127.9083
Country Indonesia
Province North Maluku
CapitalLabuha
Government
 • RegentBahrain Kasuba
 • Vice RegentIswan Hasjim
Area
 • Total8,148.90 km2 (3,146.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total219,559
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 927
Websitehalselkab.go.id

Islands

Besides the southern part of Halmahera Island, the Regency includes a number of archipelagoes and islands. Among them:

  • Obi Islands, including Obira (main), Bisa, Obilatu and other small islands, comprising in all five kecamatan with 41,455 people at the 2010 census.
  • Bacan Islands, including:
    • Bacan Island itself, comprising 7 kecamatan with 60,742 people
    • Batan Lomang Island, comprising 1 kecamatan with 6,177 people
    • Mandioli, comprising 2 kecamatan with 8,788 people
    • Kasiruta, comprising 2 kecamatan with 8,368 people
  • Kayoa Group, comprising 4 kecamatan with 20,176 people
  • Makian, comprising 2 kecamatan with 12,394 people
  • Joronga Islands, comprising 1 kecamatan with 5,264 people, including the southern tip of Halmahera Island
  • the southern peninsula of Halmahera Island (the area is known as Gane), comprising 6 kecamatan with 35,547 people.[3]

Administration

The regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations.

NameEnglish nameArea in
km2		Population
Census 2010		Island
or Group
Obi TimurEast Obi586.233,389Obi Islands
Obi SelatanSouth Obi1,020,0212,128Obi Islands
Obi985.6914,125Obi Islands
Obi BaratWest Obi88.983,586Obi Islands
Obi UtaraNorth Obi142,518,227Obi Islands
Bacan Timur SelatanSoutheast Bacan329.426,460Bacan Islands
Bacan Timur TengahEast Central Bacan236.295,229Bacan Islands
Bacan TimurEast Bacan424.339,051Bacan Islands
Bacan SelatanSouth Bacan141.6013,265Bacan Islands
Bacan288.7519,092Bacan Islands
Bacan Barat UtaraNorthwest Bacan239.954,096Bacan Islands
Bacan BaratWest Bacan173.973,549Bacan Islands
Batan Lomang50.386,177Batan Lomang Island
Mandioli SelatanSouth Mandioli130.975,798Mandioli
Mandioli UtaraNorth Mandioli85.362,990Mandioli
Kasiruta TimurEast Kasiruta217.713,847Kasiruta
Kasiruta BaratWest Kasiruta261.334,521Kasiruta
Kayoa BaratWest Kayoa24.743,469Kayoa Islands
Kayoa77.548,180Kayoa Islands
Kayoa SelatanSouth Kayoa23.295,856Kayoa Islands
Kayoa UtaraNorth Kayoa34,122,671Kayoa Islands
Makian BaratWest Makian33.473,417Makian
Pulau MakianMakian Island50.898,977Makian
Gane Barat UtaraNorthwest Gane441.866,027Halmahera
Gane BaratWest Gane532.537,972Halmahera
Gane Barat SelatanSouthwest Gane203.195,545Halmahera
Kepulauan JorongaJoronga Islands127.125,264Joronga Islands
Gane Timur SelatanSoutheast Gane289.833,478Halmahera
Gane Timur TengahEast Central Gane302.473,796Halmahera
Gane TimurEast Gane602.428,729Halmahera

Economy

South Halmahera has been designated by provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba as a region for tourism development.[4] The Widi International Fishing Tournament was founded for this purpose.[5] Kasuba also successfully negotiated for the China-based Jinchun Group to build a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter in the Obi Islands.[6]

References
  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  3. http://www.halmaheraselatankab.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152:penduduk-halsel&catid=62:penduduk&Itemid=41
  4. Widi Islands to be the Future of North Maluku Tourism. Tempo, 21 May 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  5. Aria Cindyara, N Maluku to boost maritime sector through fishing tourism. Antara, 24 August 2017. Accessed 30 August 2017.
  6. China`s Jinchun to in vest Rp9 trillion in North Maluku. Antara, 16 July 2016. Accessed 18 September 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.