East Halmahera Regency

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East Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Timur
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Motto: 
Limabot Fayfiye
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East Halmahera Regency
Location in Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
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East Halmahera Regency
East Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
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East Halmahera Regency
East Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°20′07″N128°29′11″E / 1.3352°N 128.4863°E / 1.3352; 128.4863
Country Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Province Flag of North Maluku.svg  North Maluku
Capital Maba
Government
  RegentRudy Erawan
  Vice RegentMuh Din
Area
  Total6,515.74 km2 (2,515.74 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)
  Total97,895
  Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)
  [1]
Time zone UTC+9 (IEST)
Area code (+62) 921
Website haltimkab.go.id

East Halmahera Regency (Indonesian : Kabupaten Halmahera Timur) is a regency of North Maluku Province of Indonesia, and occupies the northeastern peninsula of Halmahera island, together with the northern half of the southeastern peninsula of that island. It was created on 25 February 2003 from part of Central Halmahera Regency, and covers a land area of 6,515.74 km2. It had a population of 72,880 at the 2010 Census [2] and 91,707 at the 2020 Census; [3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 97,895 (comprising 50,563 males and 47,332 females). [1] The capital lies at the town of Maba in Kota Maba District.

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Administration

The regency is divided into ten districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [2] and the 2020 Census, [3] together with the official estimate as at mid 2023. [1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of administrative villages (all rural desa) in each district, and its post code. The five Maba Districts comprise the southeastern half of the regency (and of the northeastern peninsula, together with that portion of the southeastern peninsula within the regency), while the five Wasile Districts comprise the northwestern half.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
English
name
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
code
82.06.03Maba SelatanSouth Maba503.776,1058,2168,523Bicoli997861
82.06.10Kota MabaMaba Town952.917,5089,23310,461Maba Sangaji697862
82.06.02Maba434.899,76712,56013,194Buli1097860
82.06.08Maba TengahCentral Maba651.925,0116,6736,796Wayamli1297863
82.06.09Maba UtaraNorth Maba1,118.737,1138,5889,202Dorosago1297864
82.06.04Wasile SelatanSouth Wasile1,078.4110,99913,26914,514Nusa Jaya2497866
82.06.01Wasile253.398,91510,58111,311Cemara Jaya797865
82.06.07Wasile TimurEast Wasile431.058,67611,97911,983Dodaga897868
82.06.05Wasile TengahCentral Wasile490.164,7685,9586,327Lolobata897867
82.06.06Wasile UtaraNorth Wasile600.514,2475,1965,588Labi-Labi897869
Totals6,515.7472,88091,70797,895Maba104

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