Sinjai Regency

Sinjai Regency
Kabupaten Sinjai
Rice field in the village of Baru in Sinjai
Rice field in the village of Baru in Sinjai
Coat of arms of Sinjai Regency
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
Sinjai Regency is located in Sulawesi
Sinjai Regency
Sinjai Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sinjai Regency is located in Indonesia
Sinjai Regency
Sinjai Regency
Sinjai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°7′S 120°09′E / 5.117°S 120.150°E / -5.117; 120.150
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalSinjai
Government
 • RegentSabirin Yahya
 • Vice RegentA Fajar Yanwar
Area
 • Total819.96 km2 (316.59 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total273,559
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 482
Websitewww.sinjaikab.go.id

Sinjai Regency is a regency of the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. The regency, which is separated from the Bone Regency to its north by the River Tangka, covers an area of 819.96 km2. It had a population of 228,936 at the 2010 census[2] and 259,478 at the 2020 census.[3] The official estimate of population as of mid-2024 was 273,559 (comprising 135,661 males and 137,898 females).[1] It includes the Nine Islands (Kepulauan Sembilan) in the Gulf of Bone off the east coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi; this archipelago forms an administrative district within the regency. The regency's principal town lies at Sinjai, a port situated on the east coast of that peninsula.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sinjai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7307)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.