Sinjai Regency is a regency of the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. The regency, which is separated from the Bone Regency to its north by the River Tangka, covers an area of 819.96 km2. It had a population of 228,936 at the 2010 census[2] and 259,478 at the 2020 census.[3] The official estimate of population as of mid-2024 was 273,559 (comprising 135,661 males and 137,898 females).[1] It includes the Nine Islands (Kepulauan Sembilan) in the Gulf of Bone off the east coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi; this archipelago forms an administrative district within the regency. The regency's principal town lies at Sinjai, a port situated on the east coast of that peninsula.
The small group of mountainous, forest-covered islands known as the Sembilan Islands lies on the east coast of South Sulawesi province and is northeast of the port town of Sinjai. Notwithstanding the name, ten named islands are forming the group, as Pulau Kanalosatu and Pulau Kanalodua are structurally linked and normally classed as one island (Kanalo). There are four administrative desa within the district.
In the south, the desa of Pulau Buhung Pitue (with an area of 2.15 km2) covers the island of Pulau Burungloe. To the northeast, the desa of Pulau Harapan (1.75 km2) covers the islands of Pulau Liangliang and Pulau Kambuno. Further north is the desa of Pulau Padaelo (1.80 km2), which covers the island of Pulau Kodingare. Finally, north and west of Pulau Kodingare, the desa of Pulau Persetuan (1.85 km2) covers the islands of Pulau Batanglampe, Pulau Kanalosatu, Pulau Kanalodua, Pulau Katindoang, Pulau Lapoipoi and Pulau Larearea.
Administrative Districts
The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centers, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 67 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan), and their postcode (s).
Kode Wilayah
Name of District (kecamatan)
(English name)
Area in kn2
Pop'n Census 2010
Pop'n Census 2020
Pop'n Estimate mid 2023
Admin centre
No. of villages
Post code
73.07.01
Sinjai Barat
(West Sinjai)
135.53
22,985
25,873
27,193
Tassililu
9 (a)
92653
73.07.07
Sinjai Borong
66.97
15,901
17,718
18,888
Pasir Putih
8 (b)
92662
73.07.02
Sinjai Selatan
(South Sinjai)
131.99
37,055
40,473
42,032
Bikeru
11 (b)
92661
73.07.08
Tellu Limpoe
147.30
31,448
37,724
40,606
Mannanti
11 (b)
92681
73.07.03
Sinjai Timur
(East Sinjai)
71.88
28,971
33,765
36,200
Samataring
13 (b)
92671
73.07.04
Sinjai Tengah
(Central Sinjai)
129.70
25,966
28,337
29,572
Samaenre
11 (b)
92652
73.07.05
Sinjai Utara
(North Sinjai)
29.57
43,467
50,498
52,552
Balingnipa
6 (c)
92611 - 92616
73.07.06
Bulupoddo
99.47
15,681
17,522
18,470
Lamatti Riattang
7
92654
73.07.09
Pulau Sembilan
(Nine Islands)
7.55
7,405
7,568
8,046
Pulau Harapan
4
92616
Totals
819.96
228,879
259,478
273,559
Sinjai
80
Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan. (b) including one kelurahan. (c) all 6 are kelurahan.
References
1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sinjai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7307)
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