Sigi Regency

Sigi Regency
Kabupaten Sigi
Monument in Sigi Biromaru
Monument in Sigi Biromaru
Coat of arms of Sigi Regency
Motto(s): 
Mareso Masagena (Kaili)
(Difficult and Happy to be Together)
Location within Central Sulawesi
Location within Central Sulawesi
Sigi Regency is located in Sulawesi
Sigi Regency
Sigi Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sigi Regency is located in Indonesia
Sigi Regency
Sigi Regency
Sigi Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 1°23′06″S 119°58′01″E / 1.38500°S 119.96694°E / -1.38500; 119.96694
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
CapitalSigi Biromaru
Government
 • RegentMohamad Irwan, S.Sos., M.Si
 • Vice RegentDr. Samuel Yansen Pongi, SE., M.Si
Area
 • Total5,196.02 km2 (2,006.19 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total266,656
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 451
Websitesigikab.go.id

Sigi Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was created on 21 July 2008 by splitting off the southern districts from Donggala Regency. It lies upstream on the Palu River, and immediately south of Palu city, the provincial capital. The regency is almost landlocked; it has a small coastline between Palu city and the western part of Donggala regency. It covers an area of 5,196.02 km2 and had a population of 215,030 at the 2010 Census[2] and 239,421 at the 2020 Census;[3] the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 266,656 (comprising 136,510 males and 130,140 females).[1] The principal town lies at Sigi Biromaru.

Sigi Regency was one of the areas in northwest Sulawesi most affected by the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi. Dozens of people were reported to have been killed by the earthquake and there were reports of "massive liquification" which caused homes to be swept away.

Prince and princess of Kulawi
Marego dancers in Kulawi
Woman in traditional dress in Kulawi
  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sigi Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7210)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.