Sigi Regency

Sigi Regency Kabupaten Sigi
Regency
Monument in Sigi Biromaru
Coat of arms
Motto(s):  Mareso Masagena (Kaili) (Difficult and Happy to be Together)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Sigi Regency Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia Show map of Sulawesi Sigi Regency Sigi Regency (Indonesia) Show map of Indonesia
Coordinates: 1°23′06″S119°58′01″E / 1.38500°S 119.96694°E / -1.38500; 119.96694
Country	Indonesia
Province	Central Sulawesi
Capital	Sigi Biromaru
Government
• Regent	Mohammad Rizal Intjenae  [ id ]
• Vice Regent	Samuel Yansen Pongi  [ id ]
Area
• Total	5,196.02 km2 (2,006.19 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2023 estimate) [1]
• Total	270,189
• Density	51.9992/km2 (134.677/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 451
Website	sigikab.go.id

Sigi Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was created on 21 July 2008 by splitting off the southern districts from Donggala Regency. It lies upstream on the Palu River, and immediately south of Palu city, the provincial capital. The regency is almost landlocked; it has a small coastline between Palu city and the western part of Donggala regency. It covers an area of 5,196.02 km² and had a population of 215,030 at the 2010 Census ^[2] and 239,421 at the 2020 Census; ^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 270,189 (comprising 138,405 males and 131,784 females). ^[1] The principal town lies at Sigi Biromaru.

The northern part of the Sigi Regency was one of the areas in northwest Sulawesi most affected by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi. Dozens of people were reported to have been killed by the earthquake and there were reports of "massive liquification" which caused homes to be swept away.

Prince and princess of Kulawi

Marego dancers in Kulawi

Woman in traditional dress in Kulawi

Conflicts

Following religious conflicts in the neighbouring Poso Regency, the Indonesia government mounted Operation Tinombala in early 2016 to combat local terrorist activities carried out by the East Indonesia Mujahiddin (Mujahiddin Indonesian Timur, or MIT) in the province. ^[4] In late November 2020, there were indications that the conflict had spread into Sigi Regency when four residents of remote Lembantongoa village were killed in an apparent terrorist attack attributed to MIT. ^[5] Indonesia's senior Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Minister Mahfud MD issued a statement saying that the government was committed to tracking down those responsible for the murders and the accompanying destruction.

Administrative districts

The Sigi Regency was divided at 2010 and at 2020 into fifteen districts (kecamatan), but on 14 September 2020 a sixteenth district (Sigi Kota) was formed from parts of Sigi Biromaru (7 desa), Dolo (2 desa) and Palolo (1 desa) Districts. The districts are tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census ^[2] and 2020 Census, ^[3] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. ^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, and the numbers of villages (all rated as rural desa) in each district.

For ease of reference, they are grouped below into two sectors (which have no administrative function); the southern group forms the geographically larger but less well populated part of the regency in the extensive valley of the Palu River, with an average population density of 27 per km², while the northern group forms the geographically smaller but more populated and faster-growing area to the immediate south of the city of Palu, with an average population density of over 204 per km². The southern part includes the large Lore Lindu National Park.

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 desa
72.10.07	Pipikoro	956.13	7,817	8,720	9,250	Peana	19
72.10.06	Kulawi Selatan (South Kulawi)	418.12	8,473	9,440	9,883	Lawua	12
72.10.05	Kulawi	1,053.56	14,172	15,810	16,324	Bolapopo	16
72.10.04	Lindu	552.03	4,690	5,250	6.133	Tomado	5
72.10.03	Nokilalaki	75.19	5,626	6,260	6,090	Kamarora	5
72.10.02	Palolo	581.48	27,385	30,440	30,068	Makmur	21
73.10.08	Gumbasa	176.49	11,682	13,010	13,215	Pakuli	7
72.10.10	Tanambulava	56.33	7,866	8,770	9,894	Sibalaya Utara	5
72.10.09	Dolo Selatan (South Dolo)	584.71	14,448	16,080	17,896	Baluase	12
Sub-totals	Southern sector	4,454.04	102,159	113,771	118,753		102
72.10.11	Dolo Barat (West Dolo)	112.18	12,576	14,010	15,438	Kalele	12
72.10.12	Dolo	21.79	20,591	22,930	24,244	Kota Pulu	9
72.10.01	Sigi Biromaru	175.29	42,857	47,710	46,554	Mpanau	10
72.10.14	Marawola	38.65	20,991	23,360	30,267	Binangga	11
72.10.15	Marawola Barat (West Marawola)	150.51	6,382	7,100	5,532	Dombu	12
72.10.13	Kinovaro	70.38	9,474	10,540	11,338	Porame	10
72.10.16	Sigi Kota (Sigi Town)	173.10	(a)	(a)	18,063	Bora	11
Sub-totals	Northern sector	741.90	112,871	125,650	151,436		75
Totals for	Regency	5,196.02	215,030	239,421	270,189	Sigi Biromaru	177

Note (a) the population of the new Sigi Kota District in 2010 and 2020 is included in the figures for Sigi Biromaru (8 desa), Dolo (2 desa) and Palolo (1 desa) Districts, from parts of which it was created on 14 September 2020.

References

1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Sigi Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7210)
2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
4. Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, 'Reevaluate Operation Tinambala after Sigi attack: Analysts', The Jakarta Post, 9 December 2020.
5. Any Rufaedah and Idhamsyah Eka Putra, 'IS replication in Indonesia and counterterrism after the Sigi attack', East Asia Forum, Australian National University, 9 January 2012. See also Rizki Rachriansyah, 'Four killed in alleged MIT attack in Sigi, reigniting concerns over sectarian conflict', The Jakarta Post, 29 November 2020.

1°23′06″S119°58′01″E / 1.38500°S 119.96694°E / -1.38500; 119.96694