| Official Name: | South Minahasa Regency |
| Native Name: | (Kabupaten Minahasa Selatan) |
| Native Name Lang: | id |
| Type: | Regency |
| Motto: | Cita Waya Esa (We Are All One) |
| Pushpin Map: | Indonesia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Indonesia |
| Coordinates: | 0.5833°N 142°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Indonesia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Sulawesi |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Amurang |
| Leader Title: | Regent |
| Leader Name: | Franky Donny Wongkar |
| Leader Title2: | Vice Regent |
| Leader Name2: | Petra Yanni Rembang |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1456.74 |
| Population As Of: | mid 2023 estimate |
| Population Total: | 244590 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Timezone1: | WITA |
| Utc Offset1: | +8 |
South Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is the town of Amurang. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 25 February 2003.[3] In turn, nearly four years later, a new Southeast Minahasa Regency was established as a separate regency from part of the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007.[4] The residual Regency now covers an area of 1,456.74 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census;[5] this had risen to 236,463 at the 2020 Census;[6] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 244,590.[7]
The regency is divided into seventeen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and population totals from the 2010 Census[8] and the 2020 Census,[9] together with the official estimates as at mid 2023.[10] The table also includes the locations of the administrative centres, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 163 rural desa and 14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71.05.01 | Modoinding | 53.37 | 11,324 | 13,748 | 14,232 | Pinasungkulan | 10 | 95958 | |
| 71.05.02 | Tompaso Baru | 105.41 | 11,774 | 13,511 | 13,763 | Tompaso Baru Dua | 10 | 95358 | |
| 71.05.16 | Maesaan | 140.03 | 9,717 | 12,020 | 12,511 | Tumani Utara | 12 | 95357 | |
| 71.05.03 | Ranoyapo | 93.68 | 11,832 | 14,361 | 14,866 | Pontak Satu | 12 | 95944 | |
| 21.05.07 | Motoling | 23.88 | 7,191 | 8,650 | 8,931 | Motoling | 7 (a) | 95941 | |
| 21.05.15 | Kumelembuai | 45.42 | 6,650 | 7,847 | 8,056 | Kumelembuai Satu | 8 | 95956 | |
| 71.05.21 | Motoling Barat (West Motoling) | 110.90 | 7,661 | 9,655 | 10,104 | Raanon Baru Dua | 8 | 95942 | |
| 71.05.22 | Motoling Timur (East Motoling) | 68.25 | 8,673 | 10,277 | 10,564 | Wanga Amongena | 8 | 95943 | |
| 71.05.08 | Sinonsayang | 133.31 | 15,203 | 18,860 | 19,647 | Ongkaw Dua | 13 | 95959 | |
| 71.05.09 | Tenga | 122.98 | 17,184 | 21,522 | 22,482 | Pakuweru | 18 | 95355 | |
| 71.05.10 | Amurang | 66.37 | 16,260 | 18,182 | 18,378 | Buyungon | 8 (b) | 95957 | |
| 71.05.17 | Amurang Barat (West Amurang) | 87.63 | 14,898 | 17,307 | 17,689 | Kapitu | 10 (c) | 95955 | |
| 71.05.18 | Amurang Timur (East Amurang) | 113.36 | 13,390 | 16,455 | 17,029 | Lopana | 10 (d) | 95954 | |
| 71.05.13 | Tareran | 65.77 | 12,129 | 14,234 | 14,591 | Rumoong Atas | 13 | 95953 | |
| 71.05.23 | Suluun Tareran ("Sulta") | 40.54 | 7,098 | 8,169 | 8,326 | Suluun Empat | 9 | 95952 | |
| 71.05.12 | Tumpaan | 73.33 | 15,434 | 20,095 | 21,229 | Tumpaan Satu | 10 | 95352 | |
| 71.05.19 | Tatapaan (e) | 111.52 | 8,965 | 11,570 | 12,192 | Paslaten | 11 | 95351 | |
| Totals | 1,456.74 | 195,553 | 236,463 | 244,590 | Amurang | 177 |
Notes: (a) comprises 4 kelurahan (Motoling, Motoling Dua, Motoling Mawale and Motoling Satu) and 3 desa.
(b) comprises 6 kelurahan (Bitung, Buyungon, Lewet, Ranoyapo, Uwuran I and Uwuran II) and 2 desa.
(c) comprises 2 kelurahan (Kawangkoan Bawah and Rumoong Bawah) and 8 desa.
(d) comprises 2 kelurahan (Pondang and Ranomea) and 8 desa. (e) including 4 small offshore islands.
Amurang, the seat of the regency has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from July to September and heavy rainfall in the remaining months.