Banggai Sea Regency

Banggai Sea Regency
Kabupaten Banggai Laut
Palace of Banggai Kingdom in Banggai
Palace of Banggai Kingdom in Banggai
Coat of arms of Banggai Sea Regency
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Banggai Sea Regency is located in Banggai Islands
Banggai Sea Regency
Banggai Sea Regency
Location in Banggai Islands, Sulawesi and Indonesia
Banggai Sea Regency is located in Sulawesi
Banggai Sea Regency
Banggai Sea Regency
Banggai Sea Regency (Sulawesi)
Banggai Sea Regency is located in Indonesia
Banggai Sea Regency
Banggai Sea Regency
Banggai Sea Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°35′20″S 123°30′03″E / 1.5888°S 123.5008°E / -1.5888; 123.5008
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
Established14 December 2012
CapitalBanggai
Government
 • RegentSofyan Kaepa [id]
 • Vice RegentAblit H. Ilyas [id]
Area
 • Total
725.67 km2 (280.18 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2024 estimate)
 • Total
77,830
 • Density107.3/km2 (277.8/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 461
Websitebanggailautkab.go.id

Banggai Sea Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Banggai Laut, "Marine Banggai Regency") is a regency in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, partitioned from the Banggai Islands Regency.[2] It comprises the southern part of the Banggai Islands archipelago, including the main island of Banggai itself (including 40 offshore islets), the islands of Labobo and Bangkurung to the southwest of Banggai Island, and the numerous small Bowokan Islands (Kepulauan Bokan) to the southeast; it does not include the larger island of Peleng to the north (between Banggai Island and the mainland of Sulawesi) which substantially comprises the residual Banggai Islands Regency.

The new Banggai Sea Regency covers a land area of 725.67 km2 (and an associated marine area of 12,156.78 km2), and the districts now comprising the new Regency had a population of 62,183 at the 2010 Census[3] and 70,435 at the 2020 Census;[4] the official population estimate as at mid-2024 was 77,830 (comprising 39,279 males and 38,551 females).[1]

Administration

The new Banggai Sea Regency is composed of seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census[3] and 2020 Census populations,[4] together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.[1] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages in each district (in total, 63 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan), and its postal codes.

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
Area
in
km2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post
codes
72.11.04 Bangkurung (island) 116.55 8,196 8,928 9,530 Lantibung 12 (a) 94892
72.11.05 Labobo (island) (b) 85.65 5,341 6,036 6,431 Mansaleang 8 94893
72.11.02 Banggai Utara
(North Banggai)
58.05 6,007 7,042 7,667 Lokotoy 6 94896
72.11.01 Banggai (district) (c) 86.95 19,977 22,591 25,679 Lompio 10 94891
72.11.07 Banggai Tengah
(Central Banggai)
68.19 6,362 7,902 8,977 Adean 8 94895
72.11.06 Banggai Selatan
(South Banggai)
81.20 4,809 5,803 6,642 Matanga 6 94890
72.11.03 Bokan Kepulauan (d)
(Bowokan Islands)
229.08 11,571 12,133 12,904 Bungin 16 94894
Totals 725.67 62,263 70,435 77,830 66

Notes: (a) including three kelurahan - Dodung, Lompio, and Tano Bonunungan. (b) including 10 small offshore islands. (c) including 42 small offshore islands.
(d) the Bowokan Islands to the southeast of Banggai Island, comprises 91 islands of which the largest is Pulau Salue Besar (Greater Salue Island).

Climate

Banggai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to December and heavy to very heavy rainfall from January to August.

Climate data for Banggai
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3)
30.8
(87.4)
30.9
(87.6)
31.2
(88.2)
30.8
(87.4)
30.3
(86.5)
29.8
(85.6)
30.5
(86.9)
31.2
(88.2)
31.8
(89.2)
32.1
(89.8)
31.2
(88.2)
30.9
(87.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.2
(81.0)
27.1
(80.8)
26.7
(80.1)
26.2
(79.2)
26.5
(79.7)
26.7
(80.1)
27.0
(80.6)
27.7
(81.9)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.2
(73.8)
23.5
(74.3)
23.2
(73.8)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.3
(72.1)
22.3
(72.1)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 137
(5.4)
164
(6.5)
209
(8.2)
249
(9.8)
286
(11.3)
361
(14.2)
238
(9.4)
149
(5.9)
121
(4.8)
96
(3.8)
100
(3.9)
103
(4.1)
2,213
(87.3)
Source: Climate-Data.org[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, Kabupaten Banggai Laut Dalam Angka 2025 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7211)
  2. ^ "Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru". Kompas. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  3. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  5. ^ "Climate: Banggai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.

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