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 Bowokan 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 substantially comprises the residual Banggai Islands Regency.
The new Banggai Sea Regency covers a land area of 725.67km2 (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 as at mid-2024 was 77,830 (comprising 39,279 males and 38,551 females).[1]
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 2024.[1] 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 2024
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post codes
72.11.04
Bangkurung (island)
116.55
8,196
8,928
9,530
Lantibung
12 (a)
94892
72.11.05
Labobo (island) (b)
85.65
5,341
6,036
6,431
Mansaleang
8
94893
72.11.02
Banggai Utara (North Banggai)
58.05
6,007
7,042
7,667
Lokotoy
6
94896
72.11.01
Banggai (district) (c)
86.95
19,977
22,591
25,679
Lompio
10
94891
72.11.07
Banggai Tengah (Central Banggai)
68.19
6,362
7,902
8,977
Adean
8
94895
72.11.06
Banggai Selatan (South Banggai)
81.20
4,809
5,803
6,642
Matanga
6
94890
72.11.03
Bokan Kepulauan (d) (Bowokan Islands)
229.08
11,571
12,133
12,904
Bungin
16
94894
Totals
725.67
62,263
70,435
77,830
66
Notes: (a) including three kelurahan - Dodung, Lompio, and Tano Bonunungan. (b) including 10 small offshore islands. (c) including 42 small offshore islands. (d) the Bowokan Islands to the southeast of Banggai Island, comprises 91 islands of which the largest is Pulau Salue Besar (Greater Salue Island).
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.
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