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Banggai Islands Regency

Coordinates: 1°24′31″S 123°12′23″E / 1.408619°S 123.206363°E / -1.408619; 123.206363
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Banggai Islands Regency
Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan
Coat of arms of Banggai Islands Regency
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Banggai Islands Regency is located in Banggai Islands
Banggai Islands Regency
Banggai Islands Regency
Location in Banggai Islands, Sulawesi and Indonesia
Banggai Islands Regency is located in Sulawesi
Banggai Islands Regency
Banggai Islands Regency
Banggai Islands Regency (Sulawesi)
Banggai Islands Regency is located in Indonesia
Banggai Islands Regency
Banggai Islands Regency
Banggai Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°24′31″S 123°12′23″E / 1.408619°S 123.206363°E / -1.408619; 123.206363
CountryIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalSalakan
Government
 • In Order RegentRais D. Adam
Area
 • Total2,488.79 km2 (960.93 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total123,420
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 462
Websitebanggaikep.go.id

The Banggai Archipelago (Indonesian: Kepulauan Banggai) is a group of islands located at the far eastern end of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It makes up a regency (kabupaten) of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia, created on 4 October 1999 by splitting the existing Banggai Regency into a residual Banggai Regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi (capital, Luwuk) and a new Banggai Islands Regency (Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan) then comprising the entire archipelago (with its capital at Banggai town). On 14 December 2012 a splitting of the Banggai Islands archipelago took place with the removal of the more southerly seven districts (including Banggai Island itself, together with smaller islands to its southwest and southeast) from the 13-year-old regency to form a separate Banggai Laut Regency.

The reduced Banggai Islands Regency thus consists of the main island of Peleng, together with various small offshore islands, of which the largest is Bangkalan Island off the north coast of Peleng. It covers an area of 2,488.79 km2 and had a population of 109,384 at the 2010 census[2] and 120,142 at the 2020 census;[3] the official population estimate at mid-2023 was 123,420 (comprising 62,461 males and 60,959 females).[1] The archipelago is surrounded by the Banda Sea's Gulf of Tolo (Teluk Tolo), and the Molucca Sea. The Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng) separate Peleng from the mainland of Sulawesi.

Administrative Districts

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The Banggai Islands Regency is divided into twelve districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates at mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the numbers of administrative villages (totalling 141 rural desa and 3 urban kelurahan) and of offshore islands in each district, 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 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
No.
of
islands
Post
codes
72.07.03 Totikum 155.45 9,869 10,473 10,638 Sambiut 11 4 94884
72.07.15 Totikum Selatan
(South Totikum)
95.19 8,036 8,499 8,625 Kalumbatan 8 - 94887
72.07.04 Tinangkung 312.60 13,201 17,194 18,534 Salakan 11 (a) 52 94885
72.07.11 Tinangkung Selatan (South Tinangkum) 187.89 7,204 7,989 8,220 Mansamat 9 - 94885 (a)
72.07.19 Tinangkung Utara (North Tinangkung) 136.65 7,670 8,694 9,002 Batulombo 6 - 94886
72.07.05 Liang 176.19 3,076 8,531 9,736 Liang 16 65 94883
72.07.16 Peling Tengah (Central Peling) 140.00 9,244 10,397 10,741 Patukuki 11 - 94888
72.07.06 Bulagi 275.66 9,529 9,493 9,478 Bulagi Satu 16 (b) 2 94882 (b)
72.07.09 Bulagi Selatan (South Bulagi) 319.00 9,716 9,713 9,698 Lolantang 20 8 94882
72.07.17 Bulagi Utara (North Bulagi) 318.00 8,890 9,640 9,854 Sambulangan 12 (c) - 94889
72.07.07 Buko 184.84 9,376 9,880 10,022 Tabata 13 21 94881
72.07.18 Buko Selatan (South Buko) 187.32 7,881 8,649 8,872 Lumbi-lumbia 11 - 94880
Totals 2,488.79 109,384 120,142 123,420 144 224

Notes: (a) including kelurahan of Salakan. (b) including kelurahan of Bulagi (town). (c) including kelurahan of Sabang.

Transportation

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Merpati Nusantara Airlines served the islands from Palu (the capital of Central Sulawesi Province).[citation needed] There is also a bus service via Luwuk and thence by boat or ship to Banggai.

Endangered Banggai Cardinalfish

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The Banggai Islands is home to the Banggai cardinalfish.[4] This species has an extremely limited geographic range (5,500 km2) and small total population size (estimated at 2.4 million). The Banggai cardinalfish is composed of isolated populations concentrated around the shallows of 17 large and 10 small islands within the Banggai Archipelago. It is threatened by extinction due to collection for the aquarium trade.[5]

Climate

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Salakan has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from August to January and heavy rainfall from February to July.

Climate data for Salakan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.8
(87.4)
30.8
(87.4)
31.0
(87.8)
31.3
(88.3)
31.0
(87.8)
30.5
(86.9)
30.1
(86.2)
30.7
(87.3)
31.4
(88.5)
31.9
(89.4)
32.2
(90.0)
31.3
(88.3)
31.1
(87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 26.9
(80.4)
26.9
(80.4)
27.0
(80.6)
27.3
(81.1)
27.2
(81.0)
26.9
(80.4)
26.4
(79.5)
26.6
(79.9)
26.8
(80.2)
27.1
(80.8)
27.8
(82.0)
27.2
(81.0)
27.0
(80.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23.0
(73.4)
23.0
(73.4)
23.1
(73.6)
23.3
(73.9)
23.5
(74.3)
23.3
(73.9)
22.7
(72.9)
22.5
(72.5)
22.3
(72.1)
22.4
(72.3)
23.4
(74.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.0
(73.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 114
(4.5)
135
(5.3)
172
(6.8)
203
(8.0)
219
(8.6)
266
(10.5)
192
(7.6)
117
(4.6)
79
(3.1)
71
(2.8)
88
(3.5)
94
(3.7)
1,750
(69)
Source: Climate-Data.org[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banggai Kepulauan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7207)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pterapogon kauderni". FishBase. August 2015 version.
  5. ^ Allen, G.R. (2000). "Environmental Biology of Fishes". 57 (2): 142. doi:10.1023/A:1007639909422. S2CID 38435909. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Climate: Salakan". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.