Wajo Regency
Kabupaten Wajo | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Maradeka Towadjoe Ade'na Napopuang | |
 Location within South Sulawesi | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | South Sulawesi |
| Capital | Sengkang |
| Government | |
| • Regent (Bupati) | Dr. H. Amran Mahmud S.Sos., M.Si. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,506.19 km2 (967.65 sq mi) |
| Population (mid 2023 estimate)[1] | |
| • Total | 405,137 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (WITA) |
| Area code | (+62) 485 |
| Website | http://wajokab.go.id |
Wajo Regency (Buginese: ᨓᨍᨚ, romanized: Wajo’, Buginese pronunciation: [waɟoʔ]) is a regency in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,506.19 km2 and had a population of 384,694 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 379,079 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as of mid-2023 was 405,137 (comprising 196,905 males and 208,232 females).[1] Established in 1959,[4] Wajo Regency has its seat of government (capital) in the town of Sengkang.
- ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Wajo Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7313)
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Government of Indonesia (4 July 1959), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions of Sulawesi (PDF) (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 29/1959, retrieved 2009-01-05