Banggai Sea Regency Explained

Official Name:Banggai Sea Regency
Native Name:Kabupaten Banggai Laut
Native Name Lang:id
Settlement Type:Regency
Pushpin Map:Indonesia_Banggai#Indonesia_Sulawesi#Indonesia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Banggai Islands, Sulawesi and Indonesia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Indonesia
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Central Sulawesi
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Banggai
Leader Title:Regent
Leader Name:Wenny Bukamo
Leader Title1:Vice Regent
Leader Name1:Tuty Hamid
Established Date:14 December 2012
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:725.67
Population As Of:mid 2023 estimate
Population Note:[1]
Population Total:73100
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:ICST
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:-1.5888°N 123.5008°W
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:(+62) 461

Banggai Sea Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Banggai Laut, "Marine Banggai Regency") is a regency in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, partitioned from the Banggai Islands Regency.[2] It comprises the southern part of the Banggai Islands archipelago, including the main island of Banggai itself (including 40 offshore islets), the islands of Labobo and Bangkurung to the southwest of Banggai Island, and the numerous small Bokan Islands (Kepulauan Bokan) to the southeast; it does not include the larger island of Peleng to the north (between Banggai Island and the mainland of Sulawesi) which forms the Banggai Islands Regency. The new Banggai Sea Regency covers a land area of 725.67 km2 (and an associated marine area of 12,156.78 km2), and the districts now comprising the new Regency had a population of 62,183 at the 2010 Census[3] and 70,435 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official population estimate at mid-2023 was 73,100 (comprising 36,900 males and 36,200 females).[5]

Administration

The new Banggai Sea Regency is composed of seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census populations,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[6] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (in total, 63 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
72.11.04 Bangkurung (island) 116.558,1968,9289,160Lantibung12 (a)94892
72.11.05 Labobo (island) (b) 85.655,2416,0366,260Mansaleang894893
72.11.02 Banggai Utara
(North Banggai)
58.056,0077,0427,380Lokotoy694896
72.11.01 Banggai (district) (c) 86.9519,97722,59123,430Lompio1094891
72.11.07 Banggai Tengah
(Central Banggai)
68.196,3627,9028,420Adean894895
72.11.06 Banggai Selatan
(South Banggai)
81.204,8095,8036,130Matanga694890
72.11.03 Bokan Kepulauan (d)
(Bokan Islands)
229.0811,57112,13312,310Bungin1694894
Totals 725.6762,16370,43573,10066

Notes: (a) including three kelurahan - Dodung, Lompio, and Tano Bonunungan. (b) including 10 small offshore islands. (c) including 42 small offshore islands. (d) comprising 91 islands.

Climate

Banggai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to December and heavy to very heavy rainfall from January to August.

References

-1.5888°N 123.5008°W

Notes and References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banggai Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7211)
  2. Web site: Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru . . 30 December 2012.
  3. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banggai Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7211)
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banggai Laut Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7211)