South Halmahera Regency

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South Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan
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Motto(s): 
Saruma
(One House)
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South Halmahera Regency
Location in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
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South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (North Maluku)
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South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
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South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°23′44″S127°54′30″E / 0.3955°S 127.9083°E / -0.3955; 127.9083
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province Flag of North Maluku.svg  North Maluku
Capital Labuha
Government
  RegentBahrain Kasuba
  Vice RegentIswan Hasjim
Area
  Total
8,779.32 km2 (3,389.71 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 Estimate)
  Total
255,384
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code (+62) 927
Website halselkab.go.id

South Halmahera Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island (occupying most of the southern peninsula of that island) and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It covers a land area of 8,779.32 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people, [2] while the 2020 Census showed that this had risen to 248,395 [3] and the official estimate in mid 2023 was 255,384 [1] The capital lies at the town of Labuha on Bacan Island.

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Islands

Besides the southern part of Halmahera Island, the regency includes a number of archipelagoes and islands. These comprise:

Administration

The regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimates for mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the name of the administrative centre and the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) and of named islands in each district and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
English nameArea
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020'
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
No.
of
islands
Post
code
Island
or Group
82.04.05Obi Selatan [5] South Obi1,021.0212,12812,17815,299Wayaloar8497792 Obi Islands
82.04.06Obi [6] 910.5914,12520,53818,067Laiwui91297792Obi Islands
82.04.28Obi Barat [7] West Obi89.193,5865,2115,704Jikohai6697792Obi Islands
82.04.29Obi Timur [8] East Obi636.233,3893,7054,040Sum41497792Obi Islands
82.04.30Obi Utara [9] North Obi160.698,2279,12810,072Madapolo7697792Obi Islands
Sub-totalsObi Islands2,817.7241,45550,76053,182344297792Obi Islands
82.04.08Bacan [10] 304.6919,09227,04528,468 Labuha 14397791Bacan Islands
82.04.19Mandioli Selatan [11] South Mandioli138.815,7986,9367,237Jiko6-97791 Mandioli
82.04.20Mandioli Utara [12] North Mandioli96.802,9903,8093,880Indong6797791 (a)Mandioli
82.04.17Bacan Selatan [13] South Bacan169.2113,26519,56021,153Mandaong10-97791Bacan Islands
82.04.18Batang Lomang (b) [14] Batang Lomang Islands55.816,1777,6557,858Bajo81397790Batang Lomang Islands
82.04.07Bacan Timur [15] East Bacan463.509,05112,79413,649Babang10897791Bacan Islands
82.04.21Bacan Timur Selatan [16] Southeast Bacan321.136,4607,4938,352Wayaua7197791 Bacan Islands
82.04.22Bacan Timur Tengah [17] East Central Bacan276.285,2296,1586,595Bibinoi7297791Bacan Islands
82.04.09Bacan Barat [18] West Bacan143.703,5494,3274,665Indari74997791Bacan Islands
82.04.15Kasiruta Barat (c) [19] West Kasiruta272.984,5215,8655,968Palamea102597790Kasiruta
82.04.16Kasiruta Timur [20] East Kasiruta211.453,8474,8655,062Loleojaya8697790 Kasiruta
82.04.14Bacan Barat Utara [21] Northwest Bacan264.944,0965,0105,099Yaba8197791Bacan Islands
Sub-totalsBacan Islands2,719.3084,075111,517117,9861011159779xBacan Islands
82.04.02 Kayoa [22] 87.628,1809,0578,731Guruapin144997780Kayoa Islands
82.04.11Kayoa Barat (d) [23] West Kayoa27.073,4694,3364,143Busua4597781 Kayoa Islands
82.04.12Kayoa Selatan [24] South Kayoa25.905,8566,8226,689Laluin6997780Kayoa Islands
82.04.13Kayoa Utara [25] North Kayoa39.222,6712,8962,813Laromabati6397781Kayoa Islands
Sub-totalsKayoa Islands179.8120,17623,11122,37630669778xKayoa Islands
82.04.01Pulau Makian (e) [26] Makian Island55.508,97710,0328,846Kota15197785Makian
82.04.10Makian Barat (e) [27] West Makian35.543,4173,9683,679Mateketen7-97784 Makian
Sub-totalsMakian Island91.0412,39414,00012,5252219778xMakian Island
82.04.04Gane Barat [28] West Gane493.677,97210,0199,834Saketa10797782Halmahera
82.04.23Gane Barat Selatan [29] Southwest Gane252.555,5456,7967,017Gane Dalam81997782Halmahera
82.04.24Gane Barat Utara [30] Northwest Gane501.696,0277,3367,217Dolik12-97789Halmahera
82.04.25Kepulauan Joronga [31] Joronga Islands148.935,2647,2037,117Kukupang730 (f)97786Joronga Islands
82.04.03Gane Timur [32] East Gane661.658,7299,2539,539Maffa12197783Halmahera
82.04.27Gane Timur Tengah [33] East Central Gane309.673,7964,3544,579Bisui8297788Halmahera
82.04.26Gane Timur Selatan (g) [34] Southeast Gane284.203,4784,1044,012Gane Luar58597787Halmahera
Sub-totalsGane and offshore islands2,652.3640,81149,06549,315621449778xGane and Islands

Notes: (a) except for Bobo desa, which has a postcode of 97792. (b) formally called Kepulauan Batanglomang; situated between Bacan and Mandioli Islands.
(c) includes Lata Lata Island (27.9 km2, with 1,201 inhabitants in 2020), located to the northwest of Kasiruta Island, and comprising two desa - Lata Lata and Sidanga.
(d) Kayoa Barat (essentially Pulau Muari, but also includes the four small offshore islets of Pulau Guaigo, Pulau Guaigo Kecil, Pulau Intan and Pulau Tamotamo) actually lies closer to Kasiruta Island than to the rest of the Kayoa group; it is geographically adjacent to Lata Lata Island, part of Kasiruta Barat District.
(e) Makian Island is a stratovolcano, like the islands to the north of it (such as Moti, Mare, Tidore, Ternate and Hiri), and unlike those to the south (like Kayoa and the Bacan Islands).
(f) comprising the villages (desa) of Gonone, Kukupang, Kurunga, Liboba Hijrah, Pulau Gala, Tawabi and Yomen; the largest islands are Pulau Damar (or Kukupang) and Pulau Yoruga (or Joronga Island).
(g) includes the Widi Islands off the east coast of the Gane Peninsula.

Languages

The various South Halmahera languages are a branch of Austronesian languages.

Economy

South Halmahera has been designated by provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba as a region for tourism development. [35] The Widi International Fishing Tournament was founded for this purpose. [36] Kasuba also successfully negotiated for the China-based Jinchun Group to build a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter in the Obi Islands. [37]

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