The Mentawai Islands Regency are a chain of about seventy islands and islets approximately 150 kilometres off the western coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. They cover 6,011.35 sq2 and had a population of 76,173 at the 2010 Census and 85,156 at the 2015 Census; the latest official estimate is 92,021. Siberut at 3,838.25 square kilometres is the largest of the islands. The other major islands are Sipura, North Pagai and South Pagai. The islands lie off the Sumatran coast, across the Mentawai Strait. The indigenous inhabitants of the islands are known as the Mentawai people. The Mentawai Islands have become a noted destination for surfing, with over 40 boats offering surf charters to international guests.
The Banggai Regency is a regency located at the eastern end of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It makes up a re-established regency (kabupaten), created by splitting the existing Banggai Regency into this smaller Banggai Regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi and a new Banggai Islands Regency comprising the offshore islands ; the archipelago is separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits. The residual Banggai Regenccy covers an area of 9,672.7 km2 and had a population of 323,626 at the 2010 Census and 354,402 at the 2015 Census.
Donggala Regency is a regency in the Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia.
Sipora located off Sumatra in the West Sumatra Province of Indonesia, is the second-smallest and most developed of the four Mentawai Islands at only 651.55 km2. It had a population of 17,557 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 23,122. The regency capital of the Mentawai Islands, Tuapejat, is found on Sipora. An estimated 10-15% of the original rainforest remains on this island.
Nunukan Regency is a regency of North Kalimantan Province in Indonesia. Nunukan Regency shares international borders with the Malaysian states of Sabah to the north and Sarawak to the west, and inter-regency borders with Tana Tidung Regency and Malinau Regency to the south.
Banjarbaru is a city in the province of South Kalimantan in Indonesia. It is located 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Banjarmasin. The city had a population of 199,627 as of the 2010 Census and 233,726 at the 2015 Census, and the latest official estimate is 248,423. The town of Martapura lies immediately to the north of Banjarbaru, and in effect constitutes an extension of the city.
Sorong Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 7,415.29 km2, and had a population of 70,619 at the 2010 Census, and 80,479 at the 2015 Census. Its administrative centre is the town of Aimas. The regency surrounds Sorong City (Kota), which is independent of the Regency; Sorong City has an airport, Sorong Airport, which also serves the Regency.
North Pagai is the smallest of the four principal Mentawai Islands off the west coast of Sumatra in Indonesia. It is south of Sipora and north of South Pagai Island.
The Mentawai rat is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is found only in the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia, on the islands of Siberut, Sipora, Pagai Utara, and Pagai Selatan.
Konawe Regency is one of the regencies in the province of Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. The capital of the regency is Unaaha. The regency was once known as the district of Kendari. The regency had a population of 241,428 at the 2010 Census, but has since been reduced by the separation of the offshore island districts as the new Konawe Islands Regency in 2013. It now covers 4,435.3 km2 and had an official estimate of population for 2018 of 253,659. Prior to its division in 2003, 2007 and 2013, Konawe was known as the rice granary of the province of Southeast Sulawesi because half of the province's rice production comes from Konawe.
Pasangkayu Regency is one of the five regencies which comprise West Sulawesi Province, Indonesia, on the island of Sulawesi. Pasangkayu is the capital of Pasangkayu Regency. The population of Pasangkayu Regency was 134,303 at the 2010 Census.
The Pangkajene and Islands Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency lies primarily on the mainland of Sulawesi's southern peninsula, but also includes the Spermonde Islands off the west coast of that peninsula, as well as other small islands further west and southwest. The principal town lies at Pangkajene on Sulawesi, but there are a series of further towns like Lejang, Labakkang, Bontobonto and Segeri proceeding northwards from Pangkajene along the Trans-Sulawesi Highway. The area was 814.95 km2, and the population was 305,737 at the 2010 Census and 323,304 at the 2015 Census. The latest official estimate is 361,636.
North Buton Regency is a regency of Indonesia's Southeast Sulawesi Province, which was separated from Buton Regency in accordance with Indonesia's Law Number 14 of 2007. The area of the regency, which covers the north part of Buton Island, is 1,923.03 km2. Its population at the 2010 Census was 54,736, and according to the latest official estimate is 59,779. The principal town lies at Buranga.
South Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is Amurang. It covers an area of 1,409.97 km2, and had a population of 195,553 at the 2010 Census; this had risen to 204,832 at the 2015 Intermediate Census, and the latest official estimate is 210,400. It was originally part of the Minahasa Regency until it was established as a separate regency on 25 February 2003.
Southeast Minahasa Regency is a regency in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Its capital is Ratahan. It covers an area of 710.83 km2, and had a population of 100,443 at the 2010 Census; this had risen to 104,465 at the 2015 Intermediate Census, and the latest official estimate is 106,500. It was established as a separate regency from the South Minahasa Regency on 2 January 2007.
Central Maluku Regency is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. The Regency covers an area of 11,595.57 km2, and had a population of 361,698 at the 2010 Census, and 369,315 at the 2015 Census. The principal town lies at Masohi, on Seram Island. The regency (kebupaten) is composed of the central part of the island of Seram, the Banda Islands, and the Lease Islands, together with those parts of Ambon Island which are outside the City of Ambon.
Southeast Maluku Regency is a regency of Maluku, Indonesia. It is coincident with the Kei Islands, except that the city of Tual, although within the Kei Islands geographically and the seat of the Regency's administration, is technically independent of the Regency. The land area of the Regency is 1,031.81 km2, and it had a population of 96,442 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate was 107,428. The capital is located in Langgur.
Maybrat Regency is a regency of West Papua Province of Indonesia. It has an area of 5,461.69 km2 (2,108.77 sq mi), and had a population of 33,081 at the 2010 Census; the latest official estimate is 41,431. The administrative centre is the town of Kumurkek. The Maybrat language is spoken in the regency.
North Sipore is a subdistrict of Mentawai Islands Regency in Indonesia. It is located on the northern portion of the Sipore Island. The seat of the regency is located in Tuapejat, on the northern tip of the subdistrict. With just over 12,000 inhabitants on 2015, it is the most populated subdistrict in the regency.
