Sinjai Regency

Sinjai Regency is a regency of South Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. The regency is separated from the Bone Regency to its north by the River Tangka. The regency covers an area of 819.96 km2 and had a population of 228,936 at the 2010 Census[2] and 259,478 at the 2020 Census.[3] It includes the Nine Islands (Kepulauan Sembilan) in the Gulf of Bone off the east coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi, a group which forms a district within the regency. The regency's principal town lies at Sinjai, a port situated on the east coast of that peninsula.

Sinjai Regency
Kabupaten Sinjai
Regency
Coat of arms
Location within South Sulawesi
Sinjai Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sinjai Regency
Sinjai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°7′S 120°09′E
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalSinjai
Government
 • RegentSabirin Yahya
 • Vice RegentA Fajar Yanwar
Area
 • Total819.96 km2 (316.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2020 Census)[1]
 • Total259,478
 • Density320/km2 (820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 482
Websitewww.sinjaikab.go.id

Administrati Districts

The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[4] and the 2020 Census.[5] The table also includes the number of administrative villages (rural desa and urban kelurahan) in each district.

Name(English name)Area
in kn2		Population
Census
2010		Population
Census
2020		Number
of
villages
Sinjai Barat(West Sinjai)135.5322,98525,8739
Sinjai Borong66.9715,90117,7188
Sinjai Selatan(South Sinjai)131.9937,05540,47311
Tellu Limpoe147.3031,44837,72411
Sinjai Timur(East Sinjai)71.8828,97133,76513
Sinjai Tengah(Central Tengah)129.7025,86728,33711
Sinjai Utara(North Sinjai)29.5743,46750,4986
Bulupoddo99.4715,68117,5227
Pulau Sembilan(Nine Islands)7.557,4057,5684
Totals819.96228,936259,47880

References
  1. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  2. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.
  4. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  5. Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.


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