Sula Islands Regency

Sula Islands Regency
Kabupaten Kepulauan Sula
Coat of arms of Sula Islands Regency
Motto(s): 
Dad Hia Ted Sua
(Unite to Raise Sula)
Sula Islands Regency is located in Sula Islands
Sula Islands Regency
Sula Islands Regency
Location in Sula Islands, Maluku and Indonesia
Sula Islands Regency is located in Maluku
Sula Islands Regency
Sula Islands Regency
Sula Islands Regency (Maluku)
Sula Islands Regency is located in Indonesia
Sula Islands Regency
Sula Islands Regency
Sula Islands Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°52′S 125°22′E / 1.867°S 125.367°E / -1.867; 125.367
Country Indonesia
Province North Maluku
CapitalSanana
Government
 • RegentHendrata Thes
 • Vice RegentZulfahri Abdulah Duwila
Area
 • Total5,213.55 km2 (2,012.96 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total105,095
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 921
Websitekepulauansulakab.go.id

The Sula Islands Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Kepulauan Sula) is one of the regencies in North Maluku province of Indonesia. It was originally formed on 25 February 2003, when it encompassed the three large islands comprising the Sula Archipelago, together with minor adjacent islands. However, the largest and most westerly of the three, Taliabu, was split off from the Sula Islands Regency on 14 December 2012 to form a separate regency.

The remaining two islands which now comprise the Regency are Sulabesi (formerly Sanama) and Mangoli (formerly Mangole). The residual regency covers a land area of 5,213.55 km2 and had a population of 85,215 at the 2010 Census[2] and 104,082 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 105,095 (comprising 52,697 males and 52,398 females).[1] The administrative capital is at the town of Sanana on the north part of the east coast of Sulabesi Island.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Kepulauan Sula Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8205)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.