South Halmahera Regency

Coordinates: 0°23′44″S 127°54′30″E / 0.3955°S 127.9083°E / -0.3955; 127.9083
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South Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan
Regency
Official seal of South Halmahera Regency
Seal
South Halmahera Regency is located in Bacan Islands
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
Location in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
South Halmahera Regency is located in Maluku
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Maluku)
South Halmahera Regency is located in Halmahera
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
South Halmahera Regency is located in Indonesia
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°23′44″S 127°54′30″E / 0.3955°S 127.9083°E / -0.3955; 127.9083
Country Indonesia
Province North Maluku
CapitalLabuha
Government
 • RegentBahrain Kasuba
 • Vice RegentIswan Hasjim
Area
 • Total8,148.90 km2 (3,146.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total219,559
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 927
Websitehalselkab.go.id

South Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It covers a land area of 8,148.90 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people,[1] while the 2015 Intermediate Census showed that this had risen to 219,559.[2] The capital lies at Labuha on Bacan Island.

Islands

Besides the southern part of Halmahera Island, the Regency includes a number of archipelagoes and islands. Among them:

  • Obi Islands, including Obira (main), Bisa, Obilatu and other small islands, comprising in all five kecamatan with 41,455 people at the 2010 census.
  • Bacan Islands, including:
    • Bacan Island itself, comprising 7 kecamatan with 60,742 people
    • Batan Lomang Island, comprising 1 kecamatan with 6,177 people
    • Mandioli, comprising 2 kecamatan with 8,788 people
    • Kasiruta, comprising 2 kecamatan with 8,368 people
  • Kayoa Group, comprising 4 kecamatan with 20,176 people
  • Makian, comprising 2 kecamatan with 12,394 people
  • Joronga Islands, comprising 1 kecamatan with 5,264 people, including the southern tip of Halmahera Island
  • the southern peninsula of Halmahera Island (the area is known as Gane), comprising 6 kecamatan with 35,547 people.[3]

Administration

The regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census populations.

Name English name Area in
km2		 Population
Census 2010		 Island
or Group
Obi Timur East Obi 586.23 3,389 Obi Islands
Obi Selatan South Obi 1,020,02 12,128 Obi Islands
Obi 985.69 14,125 Obi Islands
Obi Barat West Obi 88.98 3,586 Obi Islands
Obi Utara North Obi 142,51 8,227 Obi Islands
Bacan Timur Selatan Southeast Bacan 329.42 6,460 Bacan Islands
Bacan Timur Tengah East Central Bacan 236.29 5,229 Bacan Islands
Bacan Timur East Bacan 424.33 9,051 Bacan Islands
Bacan Selatan South Bacan 141.60 13,265 Bacan Islands
Bacan 288.75 19,092 Bacan Islands
Bacan Barat Utara Northwest Bacan 239.95 4,096 Bacan Islands
Bacan Barat West Bacan 173.97 3,549 Bacan Islands
Batan Lomang 50.38 6,177 Batan Lomang Island
Mandioli Selatan South Mandioli 130.97 5,798 Mandioli
Mandioli Utara North Mandioli 85.36 2,990 Mandioli
Kasiruta Timur East Kasiruta 217.71 3,847 Kasiruta
Kasiruta Barat West Kasiruta 261.33 4,521 Kasiruta
Kayoa Barat West Kayoa 24.74 3,469 Kayoa Islands
Kayoa 77.54 8,180 Kayoa Islands
Kayoa Selatan South Kayoa 23.29 5,856 Kayoa Islands
Kayoa Utara North Kayoa 34,12 2,671 Kayoa Islands
Makian Barat West Makian 33.47 3,417 Makian
Pulau Makian Makian Island 50.89 8,977 Makian
Gane Barat Utara Northwest Gane 441.86 6,027 Halmahera
Gane Barat West Gane 532.53 7,972 Halmahera
Gane Barat Selatan Southwest Gane 203.19 5,545 Halmahera
Kepulauan Joronga Joronga Islands 127.12 5,264 Joronga Islands
Gane Timur Selatan Southeast Gane 289.83 3,478 Halmahera
Gane Timur Tengah East Central Gane 302.47 3,796 Halmahera
Gane Timur East Gane 602.42 8,729 Halmahera

Economy

South Halmahera has been designated by provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba as a region for tourism development.[4] The Widi International Fishing Tournament was founded for this purpose.[5] Kasuba also successfully negotiated for the China-based Jinchun Group to build a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter in the Obi Islands.[6]

References

  1. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  2. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2019.
  3. ^ http://www.halmaheraselatankab.go.id/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=152:penduduk-halsel&catid=62:penduduk&Itemid=41
  4. ^ Widi Islands to be the Future of North Maluku Tourism. Tempo, 21 May 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  5. ^ Aria Cindyara, N Maluku to boost maritime sector through fishing tourism. Antara, 24 August 2017. Accessed 30 August 2017.
  6. ^ China`s Jinchun to in vest Rp9 trillion in North Maluku. Antara, 16 July 2016. Accessed 18 September 2017.
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