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
 • Total8,779.32 km2 (3,389.71 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 Estimate)
 • Total255,384
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
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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.

Islands

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Besides the southern part of Halmahera Island, the regency includes a number of archipelagoes and islands. These comprise:

  • Obi Islands, including Obira (main), Bisa, Obilatu and other small islands, comprising in all five kecamatan with 53,182 people in mid 2023.[1]
  • Bacan Islands, including:
    • Bacan Island itself, comprising 7 kecamatan with 87,981 people (in mid 2023)
    • Bacan Lomang Island, comprising 1 kecamatan with 7,858 people
    • Mandioli, comprising 2 kecamatan with 11,117 people
    • Kasiruta, comprising 2 kecamatan with 11,030 people
  • Kayoa Group, comprising 4 kecamatan with 22,386 people
  • Makian, comprising 2 kecamatan with 12,525 people
  • Joronga Islands, comprising 1 kecamatan with 7,117 people, including the southern tip of Halmahera Island
  • the southern peninsula of Halmahera Island (the area is known as Gane), comprising 6 kecamatan with 42,198 people.[4]

Administration

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The regency is divided into thirty districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates for mid 2023.[1] The table also includes the name of the administrative centre and the number of administrative villages (all classed as rural desa) and of named islands in each district and its post code.

Kode
Wilayah		 Name of
District
(kecamatan)		 English name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020'		 Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023		 Admin
centre		 No.
of
villages		 No.
of
islands		 Post
code		 Island
or Group
82.04.05 Obi Selatan South Obi 1,083.48 12,128 12,178 15,299 Wayaloar 8 4 97792 Obi Islands
82.04.06 Obi 1,073.15 14,125 20,538 18,067 Laiwui 9 12 97792 Obi Islands
82.04.28 Obi Barat West Obi 94.53 3,586 5,211 5,704 Jikohai 6 6 97792 Obi Islands
82.04.29 Obi Timur East Obi 636.23 3,389 3,705 4,040 Sum 4 14 97792 Obi Islands
82.04.30 Obi Utara North Obi 160.69 8,227 9,128 10,072 Madapolo 7 6 97792 Obi Islands
82.04.21 Bacan Timur Selatan Southeast Bacan 321.13 6,460 7,493 8,352 Wayaua 7 1 97791 Bacan Islands
82.04.22 Bacan Timur Tengah East Central Bacan 276.28 5,229 6,158 6,595 Bibinoi 7 2 97791 Bacan Islands
82.04.07 Bacan Timur East Bacan 463.50 9,051 12,794 13,649 Babang 10 8 97791 Bacan Islands
82.04.17 Bacan Selatan South Bacan 169.21 13,265 19,560 21,153 Mandaong 10 - 97791 Bacan Islands
82.04.08 Bacan 304.69 19,092 27,045 28,468 Labuha 14 3 97791 Bacan Islands
82.04.14 Bacan Barat Utara Northwest Bacan 264.94 4,096 5,010 5,099 Yaba 8 1 97791 Bacan Islands
82.04.09 Bacan Barat West Bacan 180.78 3,549 4,327 4,665 Indari 7 49 97791 Bacan Islands
82.04.18 Batang Lomang (a) Batang Lomang Islands 55.81 6,177 7,655 7,858 Bajo 8 13 97790 Batang Lomang Islands
82.04.19 Mandioli Selatan South Mandioli 138.81 5,798 6,936 7,237 Jiko 6 - 97791 Mandioli
82.04.20 Mandioli Utara North Mandioli 96.79 2,990 3,809 3,880 Indong 6 7 97791 (b) Mandioli
82.04.16 Kasiruta Timur East Kasiruta 247.93 3,847 4,865 5,062 Loleojaya 8 6 97790 Kasiruta
82.04.15 Kasiruta Barat (c) West Kasiruta 272.98 4,521 5,865 5,968 Palamea 10 25 97790 Kasiruta
82.04.11 Kayoa Barat (d) West Kayoa 27.07 3,469 4,336 4,153 Busua 4 5 97781 Kayoa Islands
82.04.02 Kayoa 87.62 8,180 9,057 8,731 Guruapin 14 49 97780 Kayoa Islands
82.04.12 Kayoa Selatan South Kayoa 26.06 5,856 6,822 6,689 Laluin 6 9 97780 Kayoa Islands
82.04.13 Kayoa Utara North Kayoa 39.22 2,671 2,896 2,813 Laromabati 6 3 97781 Kayoa Islands
82.04.10 Makian Barat West Makian 35.54 3,417 3,968 3,679 Mateketen 7 - 97784 Makian
82.04.01 Pulau Makian Makian Island 55.50 8,977 10,032 8,846 Kota 15 1 97785 Makian
82.04.24 Gane Barat Utara Northwest Gane 501.69 6,027 7,336 7,217 Dolik 12 - 97789 Halmahera
82.04.04 Gane Barat West Gane 493.67 7,972 10,019 9,834 Saketa 10 7 97782 Halmahera
82.04.23 Gane Barat Selatan Southwest Gane 252.55 5,545 6,796 7,017 Gane Dalam 8 19 97782 Halmahera
82.04.25 Kepulauan Joronga Joronga Islands 148.93 5,264 7,203 7,117 Kukupang 7 30 (e) 97786 Joronga Islands
82.04.26 Gane Timur Selatan (f) Southeast Gane 304.15 3,478 4,104 4,012 Gane Luar 5 85 97787 Halmahera
82.04.27 Gane Timur Tengah East Central Gane 309.67 3,796 4,354 4,579 Bisui 8 2 97788 Halmahera
82.04.03 Gane Timur East Gane 656.72 8,729 9,253 9,539 Maffa 12 1 97783 Halmahera

Notes: (a) formally called Kepulauan Batanglomang; situated between Bacan and Mandioli Islands. (b) except for Bobo desa, which has a postcode of 97792.
(c) includes Lata Lata Island (27.9 km2, with 1,201 inhabitants in 2020), located to the northwest of Kasiruta Island, and comprising two desa - Lata Lata and Sidanga.
(d) Kayoa Barat (essentially Pulau Muari, but also includes the four small offshore islets of Pulau Guaigo, Pulau Guaigo Kecil, Pulau Intan and Pulau Tamotamo) actually lies closer to Kasiruta Island than to the rest of the Kayoa group; it is geographically adjacent to Lata Lata Island, part of Kasiruta Barat District.
(e) comprising the villages (desa) of Gonone, Kukupang, Kurunga, Liboba Hijrah, Pulau Gala, Tawabi and Yomen; the largest island is Pulau Damar or Kukupang.
(f) includes the Widi Islands off the east coast of the Gane Peninsula.

Languages

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The various South Halmahera languages are a branch of Austronesian languages.

Economy

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South Halmahera has been designated by provincial governor Abdul Ghani Kasuba as a region for tourism development.[5] The Widi International Fishing Tournament was founded for this purpose.[6] Kasuba also successfully negotiated for the China-based Jinchun Group to build a nine-trillion rupiah nickel smelter in the Obi Islands.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Halmahera Selatan Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.8204)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kabupaten Halmahra Selatan".
  5. ^ Widi Islands to be the Future of North Maluku Tourism. Tempo, 21 May 2017. Accessed 18 September 2017.
  6. ^ Aria Cindyara, N Maluku to boost maritime sector through fishing tourism. Antara, 24 August 2017. Accessed 30 August 2017.
  7. ^ China`s Jinchun to in vest Rp9 trillion in North Maluku. Antara, 16 July 2016. Accessed 18 September 2017.
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