Banggai Laut Regency
Banggai Laut Regency
Kabupaten Banggai Laut | |
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Regency | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Central Sulawesi | |
| Coordinates: 1°35′20″S 123°30′03″E / 1.5888°S 123.5008°E | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Region | Sulawesi |
| Province | Central Sulawesi |
| Capital | |
| Government | |
| • Regent | Wenny Bukamo |
| • Vice Regent | Tuty Hamid |
| Area | |
| • Total | 280.18 sq mi (725.67 km2) |
| Population (2020 Census) | |
| • Total | 70,435 |
| • Density | 250/sq mi (97/km2) |
| [1] | |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (ICST) |
| Area code | (+62) 461 |
| Website | banggailautkab |
Banggai Laut Regency is a regency in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The regency was established on 14 December 2012, partitioned from the Banggai Islands Regency.[2] It comprises the main island of Banggai itself (including 40 offshore islets), the islands of Labobo and Bangkurung to the west of Banggai Island, and the numerous small Bokan Islands (Kepulauan Bokan) to the southeast. It covers a land area of 725.67 km2, and had a population of 70,435 at the 2020 Census.[3]
Administration[]
The new Banggai Laut Regency is composed of seven districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 Census [4] and 2020 Census populations.[5] The table also includes the location of the district headquarters, the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district, and its postal codes.
| District Name |
Area in km2 |
Population Census 2010 |
Population Census 2020 |
Admin centre |
Number of villages |
Post codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkurung (island) | 116.55 | 8,196 | 8,928 | Lantibung | 12 | 94892 |
| Labobo (island) (a) | 85.65 | 5,241 | 6,036 | Mansaleang | 8 | 94893 |
| Banggai Utara (North Banggai) |
58.05 | 6,007 | 7,042 | Lokotoy | 6 | 94896 |
| Banggai (district) (b) | 86.95 | 19,977 | 22,591 | Lompio | 10 | 94891 |
| Banggai Tengah (Central Banggai) |
68.19 | 6,362 | 7,902 | Adean | 8 | 94895 |
| Banggai Selatan (South Banggai) |
81.20 | 4,809 | 5,803 | Matanga | 6 | 94890 |
| Bokan Kepulauan (c) (Bokan Islands) |
229.08 | 11,571 | 12,133 | Bungin | 16 | 94894 |
| Totals | 725.67 | 62,163 | 70,435 | 66 |
Notes: (a) including 10 small offshore islands. (b) including 42 small offshore islands. (c) comprising 91 islands.
Climate[]
Banggai has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with moderate rainfall from September to December and heavy to very heavy rainfall from January to August.
| Climate data for Banggai | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.9 (87.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.9 (80.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.0 (73.3) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 137 (5.4) |
164 (6.5) |
209 (8.2) |
249 (9.8) |
286 (11.3) |
361 (14.2) |
238 (9.4) |
149 (5.9) |
121 (4.8) |
96 (3.8) |
100 (3.9) |
103 (4.1) |
2,213 (87.3) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[6] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Malaka Akhirnya Menjadi Daerah Otonom Baru". Kompas. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
- ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
- ^ "Climate: Banggai". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
Regencies and cities of Central Sulawesi | ||
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Capital: Palu | ||
| Regencies |  | |
| Cities | ||
- Banggai Laut Regency