Banggai regency

Banggai Regency
Kabupaten Banggai
Regency
Motto: Mompo Sa'angu Nurung, Mompo Sa'angu Tanga'
Country Indonesia
Province Central Sulawesi
Capital Luwuk
Government
  Regent Herwin Yatim
Population (2010 Census)
  Total 323,872
Time zone WITA (UTC+8)
Area code(s) +62 461

The Banggai regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Banggai) 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 (capital, Luwuk) and a new Banggai Islands Regency comprising the offshore islands (capital, Banggai town); the archipelago is separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng).

Administration

The Banggai regency was divided at 2010 into eighteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[1]

Name Population
Census 2010
Toili 30,716
Toili Barat
(West Toili)
20,708
Moilong 18,097
Batui, Sulawesi 14,725
Batui Selatan
(South Batui)
12,847
Bunta, Sulawesi 18,277
Nuhon 17,886
Simpang Raya 13,589
Kintom 13,023
Luwuk 73,905
Luwuk Timur
(East Luwuk)
10,557
Pagimana 20,790
Bualemo 16,968
Lobu 3,323
Lamala 12,510
Masama, Sulawesi 10,517
Balantak, Sulawesi 9,300
Balantak Selatan
(South Balantak)
4,455

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

External links

Coordinates: 1°35′35″S 123°30′15″E / 1.59306°S 123.50417°E / -1.59306; 123.50417

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