Sigi Regency

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Sigi Regency
Kabupaten Sigi
Regency
Coat of arms of Sigi Regency
Coat of arms
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
Coordinates: 1°23′06″S 119°58′01″E / 1.38500°S 119.96694°E / -1.38500; 119.96694
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceCentral Sulawesi
Capital
Government
 • RegentMuhammad Irwan Lapata
 • Vice RegentPaulina
Area
 • Total5,196.02 km2 (2,006.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total239,421
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (ICST)
Area code(+62) 451
Websitesigikab.go.id

Sigi Regency is a regency of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. It lies upstream on the Palu River, and immediately south of Palu city, the provincial capital. 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 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

Conflicts[]

Following religious conflicts in the neighbouring Poso Regency, the Indonesia government mounted Operation Tinombala in early 2016 to combat local terrorist activities carried out by the East Indonesia Mujahiddin (Mujahiddin Indonesian Timur, or MIT) in the province.[4] In late November 2020, there were indications that the conflict had spread into Sigi Regency when four residents of remote Lembantongoa village were killed in an apparent terrorist attack attributed to MIT.[5] Indonesia's senior Coordinating Political, Legal and Security Minister Mahfud MD issued a statement saying that the government was committed to tracking down those responsible for the murders and the accompanying destruction.

Administrative Districts[]

The Sigi Regency was divided at 2010 into fifteen districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census [6] and 2020 Census.[7]

Name Area
in
km2		 Pop'n
Census
2010		 Pop'n
Census
2020		 Admin
centre		 No. of
villages
956.13 7,817 8,720 Peana 19

(South Kulawi)		 419.12 8,473 9.440 Lawua 12
1,053.56 14,172 15,810 Bolapopo 16
552.03 4,690 5,250 Tomado 5
Nokilalaki 75.19 5,626 6,260 Kamarora 5
626.09 27,385 30,440 Makmur 22
176.49 11,682 13,010 Pakuli 7
56.33 7,866 8,770 Sibalaya Utara 5

(South Dolo)		 584.71 14,448 16,080 Baluase 12

(West Dolo)		 112.18 12,576 14,010 Kalele 12
36.05 20,591 22,930 Kota Pulu 11
289.60 42,857 47,710 Mpanau 18
38.65 20,991 23,360 Binangga 11

(West Marawola)		 150.51 6,382 7,100 Dombu 12
70.38 9,474 10,540 Porame 10
Totals 5,196.02 215,030 239,421 Sigi Biromaru 177

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, 'Reevaluate Operation Tinambala after Sigi attack: Analysts', The Jakarta Post, 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ Any Rufaedah and Idhamsyah Eka Putra, 'IS replication in Indonesia and counterterrism after the Sigi attack', East Asia Forum, Australian National University, 9 January 2012. See also Rizki Rachriansyah, 'Four killed in alleged MIT attack in Sigi, reigniting concerns over sectarian conflict', The Jakarta Post, 29 November 2020.
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Coordinates: 1°23′06″S 119°58′01″E / 1.38500°S 119.96694°E / -1.38500; 119.96694


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