Banggai Sea Regency
Banggai Sea Regency
Kabupaten Banggai Laut | |
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 Palace of Banggai Kingdom in Banggai | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Central Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 1°35′20″S 123°30′03″E / 1.5888°S 123.5008°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Sulawesi |
| Established | 14 December 2012 |
| Capital | Banggai |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Sofyan Kaepa |
| • Vice Regent | Ablit H. Ilyas |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,882.45 km2 (4,973.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 725.67 km2 (280.18 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2025 estimate) | |
• Total | 78,618 |
| • Density | 108.34/km2 (280.60/sq mi) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 461 |
| Website | banggailautkab |
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 2025 was 78,618 (comprising 39,718 males and 38,900 females).[1]
Administration
[edit]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 2025.[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 2025 | Admin centre | No. of villages | Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72.11.04 | Bangkurung (island) | 116.55 | 8,196 | 8,928 | 9,591 | Lantibung | 12 (a) | 94892 |
| 72.11.05 | Labobo (island) (b) | 85.65 | 5,341 | 6,036 | 6,430 | Mansaleang | 8 | 94893 |
| 72.11.02 | Banggai Utara (North Banggai) | 58.05 | 6,007 | 7,042 | 7,670 | Lokotoy | 6 | 94896 |
| 72.11.01 | Banggai (district) (c) | 86.95 | 19,977 | 22,591 | 26,099 | Lompio | 10 | 94891 |
| 72.11.07 | Banggai Tengah (Central Banggai) | 68.19 | 6,362 | 7,902 | 9.134 | Adean | 8 | 94895 |
| 72.11.06 | Banggai Selatan (South Banggai) | 81.20 | 4,809 | 5,803 | 6,680 | Matanga | 6 | 94890 |
| 72.11.03 | Bokan Kepulauan (d) (Bowokan Islands) | 229.08 | 11,571 | 12,133 | 13,014 | Bungin | 16 | 94894 |
| Totals | 725.67 | 62,263 | 70,435 | 78,618 | 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, formerly Melilis Island); smaller islands include Timpaus, Telapo and Kemal Karaeng.
Climate
[edit]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
[edit]- 1 2 3 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 27 February 2026, Kabupaten Banggai Laut Dalam Angka 2026 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7211)
- ↑ "Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru". Kompas. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- 1 2 Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- 1 2 Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ↑ "Climate: Banggai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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