South Halmahera Regency

South Halmahera Regency
Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan
Regency
Coat of arms of South Halmahera Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Saruma
(One House)
South Halmahera Regency is located in Bacan Islands
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
Location in Bacan, Maluku, Halmahera and Indonesia
South Halmahera Regency is located in Maluku
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Maluku)
South Halmahera Regency is located in Halmahera
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Halmahera)
South Halmahera Regency is located in Indonesia
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency
South Halmahera Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 0°23′44″S 127°54′30″E / 0.3955°S 127.9083°E / -0.3955; 127.9083
Country Indonesia
Province North Maluku
CapitalLabuha
Government
 • RegentBahrain Kasuba
 • Vice RegentIswan Hasjim
Area
 • Total
8,779.32 km2 (3,389.71 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 Estimate)
 • Total
255,384
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
 [1]
Time zoneUTC+9 (IEST)
Area code(+62) 927
Websitehalselkab.go.id

South Halmahera Regency (Indonesian: Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan) is a regency of North Maluku Province, Indonesia. It lies partly on Halmahera Island (occupying most of the southern peninsula of that island) and partly on smaller islands to the west and south of Halmahera. It covers a land area of 8,779.32 km2, and at the 2010 Census it had a population of 198,911 people,[2] while the 2020 Census showed that this had risen to 248,395[3] and the official estimate in mid 2023 was 255,384[1] The capital lies at the town of Labuha on Bacan Island.

  1. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204)
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.