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South Halmahera Regency
Regency in North Maluku, Indonesia
Regency in North Maluku, Indonesia
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | South Halmahera Regency |
| native_name | Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan |
| motto | Saruma |
| (One House) | |
| settlement_type | Regency |
| image_shield | Lambang Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan.jpeg |
| image_map | 82.04.00_MalukuUtara_Halmahera_Selatan.svg |
| pushpin_map | Indonesia_Bacan#Indonesia_North_Maluku#Indonesia_Halmahera#Indonesia |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Indonesia |
| subdivision_type1 | Province |
| subdivision_name1 | North Maluku |
| subdivision_type3 | Capital |
| subdivision_name3 | Labuha |
| leader_title | Regent |
| leader_name | |
| leader_title1 | Vice Regent |
| leader_name1 | |
| established_title | |
| established_title2 | |
| established_title3 | |
| area_total_km2 | 8779.32 |
| population_as_of | mid 2024 Estimate |
| population_note | |
| population_total | 258564 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | IEST |
| utc_offset | +9 |
| coordinates | |
| area_code_type | Area 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilayah | Name of | |||
| District | ||||
| (kecamatan) | English name | Area | ||
| in | ||||
| km2 | Pop'n | |||
| Census | ||||
| 2010 | Pop'n | |||
| Census | ||||
| 2020' | Pop'n | |||
| Estimate | ||||
| mid 2024 | Admin | |||
| centre | No. | |||
| of | ||||
| villages | No. | |||
| of | ||||
| islands | Post | |||
| code | Island | |||
| 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
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan Dalam Angka 2025'' (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204)
- Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- "Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan".
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204010
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204020
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204021
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204022
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Obi Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204023
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204030
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mandioli Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204031
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Mandioli Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204032
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204033
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Batang Lomang Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204034
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204040
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Timur Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204041
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Timur Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204042
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204050
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kasiruta Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204051
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kasiruta Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204052
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Bacan Barat Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204053
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204060
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204061
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204062
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kayoa Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204063
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Pulau Makian Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204070
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Makian Barat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204071
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Narat Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204080
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Barat Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204081
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Barat Utara Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204082
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Kepulauan Joronga Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204083
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Timur Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204090
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Timur Tengah Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204091
- Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 26 September 2024, Kecamatan Gane Timur Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204092
- [https://en.tempo.co/read/news/2017/05/21/199877340/Widi-Islands-to-be-the-Future-of-North-Maluku-Tourism Widi Islands to be the Future of North Maluku Tourism]. [[Tempo (Indonesian magazine). Tempo]], 21 May 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
- Aria Cindyara, [http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/112373/n-maluku-to-boost-maritime-sector-through-fishing-tourism N Maluku to boost maritime sector through fishing tourism]. [[Antara (news agency). Antara]], 24 August 2017. Accessed 30 August 2017.
- [http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/105701/chinas-jinchun-to-in-vest-rp9-trillion-in-north-maluku China`s Jinchun to in vest Rp9 trillion in North Maluku]. Antara, 16 July 2016. Accessed 18 September 2017.
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