Banggai Regency

Banggai Regency
Kabupaten Banggai
Luwuk town
Port of Luwuk
Coat of arms of Banggai Regency
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Banggai Regency is located in Sulawesi
Banggai Regency
Banggai Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Banggai Regency is located in Indonesia
Banggai Regency
Banggai Regency
Banggai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°57′26″S 122°33′31″E / 0.957091°S 122.558593°E / -0.957091; 122.558593
CountryIndonesia
RegionSulawesi
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalLuwuk
Government
 • RegentAminuddin Tamoreka
 • Vice RegentFurqaniddin Masulili
Area
 • Total9,672.70 km2 (3,734.65 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total373,693
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 461
Websitebanggaikab.go.id

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 2023 was 373,693 (comprising 190,430 males and 183,260 females).[1]

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Banggai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7201)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.