Banggai Regency

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Banggai Regency
Kabupaten Banggai
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Location within Central Sulawesi
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Banggai Regency
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Banggai Regency
Banggai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°57′26″S122°33′31″E / 0.957091°S 122.558593°E / -0.957091; 122.558593
Country Indonesia
Region Sulawesi
Province Central Sulawesi
Capital Luwuk
Government
  RegentAminuddin Tamoreka
  Vice RegentFurqaniddin Masulili
Area
  Total9,672.70 km2 (3,734.65 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
  Total373,693
  Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code (+62) 461
Website banggaikab.go.id

The Banggai Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Banggai) is a regency located at the eastern end of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It makes up a re-established regency ( kabupaten ), created on 4 October 1999 by splitting the existing Banggai Regency into this smaller Banggai Regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi (capital, Luwuk) and a new Banggai Islands Regency comprising the offshore islands to the southeast (capital, Banggai town) which are separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng). The residual Banggai Regency covers an area of 9,672.70 km2 and had a population of 323,626 at the 2010 census [2] and 362,275 at the 2020 census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 373,693 (comprising 190,430 males and 183,260 females). [1]

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Administration

At the 2010 census, the Banggai regency was divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, another five districts have been created by the division of four existing districts in 2012 and 2015. The twenty-three districts are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 [2] and 2020 [3] Census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid-2023 (rounded to the nearest 100 persons). [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (291 rural desa and 46 urban kelurahan in total), and its post code.

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
kelurahan
No.
of
desa
Post
code
72.01.09 Toili 762.6330,71634,42035,400Cendana Pura12494764
72.01.12Toili Barat
(West Toili)
993.6720,70822,86023,500Sindang Sari-1794766
72.01.14Moilong220.3218,09718,63618,800Toili-1694765
72.01.01 Batui 1,062.3614,72519,48621,100Batui7694762
72.01.15Batui Selatan
(South Batui)
327.9712,84715,56016,400Sinorang-1094763
72.01.02 Bunta 579.0018,27719,82920,200Bunta41894753
72.01.13Nuhon1,107.0017,88619,10519,400Tomeang-2094754
72.01.17Simpang Raya243.6913,58914,35714,500Rantau Jaya-1294755
72.01.03Kintom428.7813,02311,34311,900Kintom31194761
72.01.04 Luwuk 72.8273,90534,84935,000Luwuk8294711
- 94713
72.01.11Luwuk Timur
(East Luwuk)
216.3010,55712,08112,500Hunduhon-1394723
72.01.21Luwuk Utara
(North Luwuk)
246.08(a)20,07321,600Biak2994711
72.01.20Luwuk Selatan
(South Luwuk)
119.80(a)25,19826,600Simpong9194717
72.01.23Nambo169.70(b)8,5488,800Lontio6594760
72.01.07Pagimana957.3422,22323,28623,700Pagimana33094751
72.01.08Bualemo862.0016,96817,65017,600Bualemo-2094752
72.01.16Lobu138.443,3233,7653,900Lobu-1094750
72.01.05Lamala220.6612,5107,0087,400Bonebobakal-1294771
72.01.10Masama231.6410,51711,58511,900Tangeban-1494772
72.01.22Mantoh226.00(c)6,8386,900Sobol-1094770
72.01.06 Balantak 196.469,3005,9666,200Balantak31094773
72.01.18Balantak Selatan
(South Balantak)
146.504,4555,1655,400Tongke-1194774
72.01.19Balantak Utara
(North Balantak)
143.60(d)4,6674,900Teku-1094775
Totals9,672.70323,626362,275373,693Luwuk46291

Notes: (a) The 2010 populations of Luwuk Utara and Luwuk Selatan Districts are included in the figure for Luwuk District, from which they were split away in 2015 and 2012 respectively.
(b) The 2010 population of Nambo District is included in the figure for Kintom District, from which it was split away in 2012.
(c) The 2010 population of Mantoh District is included in the figure for Lamala District, from which it was split away in 2012.
(d) The 2010 population of Balantak Utara District is included in the figure for Balantak District, from which it was split away in 2012.

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