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South Halmahera Regency

Regency in North Maluku, Indonesia


Regency in North Maluku, Indonesia

FieldValue
nameSouth Halmahera Regency
native_nameKabupaten Halmahera Selatan
mottoSaruma
(One House)
settlement_typeRegency
image_shieldLambang Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan.jpeg
image_map82.04.00_MalukuUtara_Halmahera_Selatan.svg
pushpin_mapIndonesia_Bacan#Indonesia_North_Maluku#Indonesia_Halmahera#Indonesia
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameIndonesia
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1North Maluku
subdivision_type3Capital
subdivision_name3Labuha
leader_titleRegent
leader_name
leader_title1Vice Regent
leader_name1
established_title
established_title2
established_title3
area_total_km28779.32
population_as_ofmid 2024 Estimate
population_note
population_total258564
population_density_km2auto
timezoneIEST
utc_offset+9
coordinates
area_code_typeArea code
area_code(+62) 927
website

(One House) South Halmahera Regency (; ) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island (occupying most of the southern peninsula of that island) and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It covers a land area of 8,779.32 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people, while the 2020 Census showed that this had risen to 248,395 and the official estimate in mid 2024 was 258,564 (comprising 133,453 males and 125,111 females). The capital lies at the town of Labuha on Bacan Island.

Islands

Besides the southern part of Halmahera Island, the regency includes a number of archipelagoes and islands. These comprise:

  • Obi Islands, including Obira (main), Bisa, Obilatu and other small islands, comprising in all five kecamatan with 55,010 people in mid 2024.
  • Bacan Islands, including:
    • Bacan Island itself, comprising 7 kecamatan with 89,816 people (in mid 2024)
    • Bacan Lomang Island, comprising 1 kecamatan with 7,808 people
    • Mandioli, comprising 2 kecamatan with 10,912 people
    • Kasiruta, comprising 2 kecamatan with 11,024 people
  • Kayoa Group, comprising 4 kecamatan with 21,996 people
  • Makian, comprising 2 kecamatan with 12,323 people
  • the southern peninsula of Halmahera Island (the area is known as Gane), comprising 6 kecamatan with 49,674 people in 2024 (including the Joronga Islands off the southern tip of Halmahera Island).

Administration

The regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census and 2020 Census, together with the official estimates for mid 2024. The table also includes the name of the administrative centre and the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) and of named islands in each district and its post code.

Kode
WilayahName of
District
(kecamatan)English nameArea
in
km2Pop'n
Census
2010Pop'n
Census
2020'Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2024Admin
centreNo.
of
villagesNo.
of
islandsPost
codeIsland
or Group
82.04.05
82.04.06
82.04.28
82.04.29
82.04.30
Sub-totals
82.04.08
82.04.19
82.04.20
82.04.17
82.04.18
82.04.07
82.04.21
82.04.22
82.04.09
82.04.15
82.04.16
82.04.14
Sub-totals
82.04.02
82.04.11
82.04.12
82.04.13
Sub-totals
82.04.01
82.04.10
Sub-totals
82.04.04
82.04.23
82.04.24
82.04.25
82.04.03
82.04.27
82.04.26
Sub-totals

Notes: (a) except for Bobo desa, which has a postcode of 97792. (b) formally called Kepulauan Batanglomang; situated between Bacan and Mandioli Islands. (c) includes Lata Lata Island (27.9 km2, with 1,201 inhabitants in 2020), located to the northwest of Kasiruta Island, and comprising two desa - Lata Lata and Sidanga. (d) Kayoa Barat (essentially Pulau Muari, but also includes the four small offshore islets of Pulau Guaigo, Pulau Guaigo Kecil, Pulau Intan and Pulau Tamotamo) actually lies closer to Kasiruta Island than to the rest of the Kayoa group; it is geographically adjacent to Lata Lata Island, part of Kasiruta Barat District. (e) Makian Island is a stratovolcano, like the islands to the north of it (such as Moti, Mare, Tidore, Ternate and Hiri), and unlike those to the south (like Kayoa and the Bacan Islands). (f) comprising the villages (desa) of Gonone, Kukupang, Kurunga, Liboba Hijrah, Pulau Gala, Tawabi and Yomen; the largest islands are Pulau Damar (or Kukupang) and Pulau Yoruga (or Joronga Island). (g) includes the Widi Islands off the east coast of the Gane Peninsula.

Languages

The various South Halmahera languages are a branch of Austronesian languages.

Economy

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

References

References

  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204)
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. "Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan".
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204010
  6. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204020
  7. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204021
  8. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204022
  9. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204023
  10. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204030
  11. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mandioli Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204031
  12. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mandioli Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204032
  13. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204033
  14. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Batang Lomang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204034
  15. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204040
  16. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Timur Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204041
  17. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Timur Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204042
  18. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204050
  19. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kasiruta Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204051
  20. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kasiruta Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204052
  21. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Barat Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204053
  22. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204060
  23. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204061
  24. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204062
  25. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204063
  26. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pulau Makian Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204070
  27. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Makian Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204071
  28. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Narat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204080
  29. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Barat Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204081
  30. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Barat Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204082
  31. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kepulauan Joronga Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204083
  32. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204090
  33. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Timur Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204091
  34. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Timur Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204092
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