Wajo Regency

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Wajo Regency
Kabupaten Wajo
Regency
Coat of arms of Wajo Regency
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Maradeka Towadjoe Ade'na Napopuang
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalSengkang
Area
 • Total2,506.19 km2 (967.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total379,079
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+7 (WIB)

Wajo Regency is a regency in South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It covers an area of 2,506.19 km2 and had a population of 384,694 at the 2010 Census,[2] and 379,079 at the 2020 Census.[3] Established in 1959,[4] Wajo Regency has its seat of government (capital) in Sengkang.

History[]

Main article: Wajoq § History

The modern Wajo Regency was established in 1959, covering the land area of the former Kingdom of Wajoq.[5]

Administration[]

The Wajo Regency in 2020 (as in 2010) comprised fourteen administrative Districts (Kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[6] and the 2020 Census.[7] The table also includes the location of the district administrative centres, and the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name Area
in km2		 Population
Census 2010		 Population
Census 2020		 Admin
centre		 Number of
villages
Sabbangparu 132.75 25,785 24,400 Kota Baru 15
Tempe 38.27 61,053 64,300 Sengkang 16
Pammana 162.10 31,205 30,700 Maroanging 16
Bola 220.13 19,385 19,400 Solo 11
Takkalalla 179.76 20,612 20,000 Peneki 13
Sajoanging 167.01 18,678 17,500 Jalang 9
Penrang 154.90 15,530 14,800 Doping 10
Majauleng 225.92 31,207 30,700 Paria 18
Tanasitolo 154.60 39,280 39,300 Tancung 19
Belawa 172.30 31,924 30,200 Menge 9
Maniangpajo 175.96 16,012 15,800 Anabanua 8
Gilireng 147.00 11,031 10,900 Gilireng 9
Keera 368.36 21,734 20,200 Keera 10
Pitumpanua 207.13 41,673 40,900 Siwa 27
Totals 2,506.19 384,694 379,079 Sengkang 190

References[]

  1. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. ^ Government of Indonesia (4 July 1959), Establishment of the Second-level Administrative Regions of Sulawesi (PDF) (in Indonesian ed.), Indonesia Ministry of Law and Justice, UU No. 29/1959, retrieved 2009-01-05
  5. ^ (1971a). "Hiérarchie et pouvoir traditionnels en pays Wadjo'" [Traditional hierarchy and power in the country of Wadjo']. Archipel (in French). 1: 169–191. doi:10.3406/arch.1971.930.
  6. ^ Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  7. ^ Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.

Coordinates: 4°07′35″S 120°01′55″E / 4.1264°S 120.0319°E / -4.1264; 120.0319


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