Banggai Regency

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 on 4 October 1999 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 to the southeast (capital, Banggai town) which are separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits (Selat Peleng). The residual Banggai Regency covers an area of 9,672.70 km² and had a population of 323,626 at the 2010 census^[2] and 362,275 at the 2020 census;^[3] the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 377,804 (comprising 191,889 males and 185,915 females).^[1]

Banggai Regency Kabupaten Banggai
Regency
Port of Luwuk
Coat of arms
Location within Central Sulawesi
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Coordinates: 0.957091°S 122.558593°E / -0.957091; 122.558593
Country	Indonesia
Region	Sulawesi
Province	Central Sulawesi
Capital	Luwuk
Government
• Regent	Aminuddin Tamoreka [id]
• Vice Regent	Furqaniddin Masulili [id]
Area
• Total	8,252.88 km2 (3,186.45 sq mi)
Population  (mid 2024 estimate)[1]
• Total	377,804
• Density	45.7784/km2 (118.566/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (ICST)
Area code	(+62) 461
Website	banggaikab.go.id

Administration

At the 2010 census, the Banggai regency was divided into eighteen districts (kecamatan). Subsequently, another five districts have been created by the division of four existing districts in 2012 and 2015; a further (24th) district - Toili Jaya (with its administrative centre at Toilsu) - has been created in 2023-24 from part of Toili District (taking in 10 of the 24 desa from that district), but no separate figures are yet available for it.

The statistics for twenty-three districts are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010^[2] and 2020^[3] Census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024.^[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district (291 rural desa and 46 urban kelurahan in total), and its post code.

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 kelurahan	No. of desa	Post code
72.01.09	Toili	762.63	30,716	34,420	37,284	Cendana Pura	1 (a)	24	94764
72.01.12	Toili Barat (West Toili)	993.67	20,708	22,860	24,596	Sindang Sari	-	17	94766
72.01.14	Moilong	220.32	18,097	18,636	20,160	Toili	-	16	94765
72.01.01	Batui	1,062.36	14,725	19,486	19,157	Batui	7 (b)	6	94762
72.01.15	Batui Selatan (South Batui)	327.97	12,847	15,560	15,426	Sinorang	-	10	94763
Sub-totals for	Southern sector	3,366.95	97,093	110,962	116,623		8	73
72.01.02	Bunta	579.00	18,277	19,829	20,029	Bunta	4 (c)	18	94753
72.01.13	Nuhon	1,107.00	17,886	19,105	19,939	Tomeang	-	20	94754
72.01.17	Simpang Raya	243.69	13,589	14,357	15,172	Rantau Jaya	-	12	94755
Sub-totals for	Northwestern sector	1,929.69	49,752	53,291	55,140		4	50
72.01.03	Kintom	428.78	13,023	11,343	11,957	Kintom	3 (d)	11	94761
72.01.04	Luwuk	72.82	73,905	34,849	33,094	Luwuk	8 (e)	2	94711 - 94713
72.01.11	Luwuk Timur (East Luwuk)	216.30	10,557	12,081	13,499	Hunduhon	-	13	94723
72.01.21	Luwuk Utara (North Luwuk)	246.08	(f)	20,073	20,791	Biak	2 (g)	9	94711
72.01.20	Luwuk Selatan (South Luwuk)	119.80	(f)	25,198	25,000	Simpong	9 (h)	1	94717
72.01.23	Nambo	169.70	(i)	8,548	9,055	Lontio	6 (j)	5	94760
72.01.07	Pagimana	957.34	22,223	23,286	24,532	Pagimana	3 (k)	30	94751
72.01.08	Bualemo	862.00	16,968	17,650	19,962	Bualemo	-	20	94752
72.01.16	Lobu	138.44	3,323	3,765	4,179	Lobu	-	10	94750
72.01.05	Lamala	220.66	12,510	7,008	7,369	Bonebobakal	-	12	94771
72.01.10	Masama	231.64	10,517	11,585	12,516	Tangeban	-	14	94772
72.01.22	Mantoh	226.00	(l)	6,838	7,215	Sobol	-	10	94770
72.01.06	Balantak	196.46	9,300	5,966	6,143	Balantak	3 (m)	10	94773
72.01.18	Balantak Selatan (South Balantak)	146.50	4,455	5,165	5,564	Tongke	-	11	94774
72.01.19	Balantak Utara (North Balantak)	143.60	(n)	4,667	5,165	Teku	-	10	94775
Sub-totals for	Eastern sector	4,376.06	176,781	198,022	206,041		34	168
Totals for	Regency	9,672.70	323,626	362,275	377,804	Luwuk	46	291

Notes: (a) the kelurahan is the town of Cendana, rather than the administrative centre in the desa of Cendana Pura.
(b) the kelurahan are Bakung, Balantang, Batui, Bugis, Lamo, Sisipan and Tolando. (c) Bunta I, Bunta II, Kalaka and Salabenda.
(d) Kintom, Lontio and Mendono. (e) Baru, Bungin, Bungin Timur, Kaleke, Karaton, Luwuk, Mangkio Baru and Soho.
(f) The 2010 populations of Luwuk Utara and Luwuk Selatan Districts are included in the figure for Luwuk District, from which they were split away in 2015 and 2012 respectively.
(g) Kilongan and Kilongan Permai. (h) Bukit Mambual, Hanga-Hanga, Hanga-Hanga Permai, Jole, Kompo, Maahas, Simpong, Tanjung Tuwis and Tombang Permai.
(i) The 2010 population of Nambo District is included in the figure for Kintom District, from which it was split away in 2012.
(j) Lontio, Lontio Baru, Nambo Bosaa, Nambo Lempek, Nambo Lempek Baru and Nambo Padang. (k) Basabungan, Pagimana and Pakowa.
(l) The 2010 population of Mantoh District is included in the figure for Lamala District, from which it was split away in 2012. (m) Balantak, Dale-Dale and Talang Batu.
(n) The 2010 population of Balantak Utara District is included in the figure for Balantak District, from which it was split away in 2012.