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Sinjai Regency

Coordinates: 5°7′S 120°09′E / 5.117°S 120.150°E / -5.117; 120.150
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Sinjai Regency
Kabupaten Sinjai
Rice field in the village of Baru in Sinjai
Rice field in the village of Baru in Sinjai
Coat of arms of Sinjai Regency
Location within South Sulawesi
Location within South Sulawesi
Sinjai Regency is located in Sulawesi
Sinjai Regency
Sinjai Regency
Location in Sulawesi and Indonesia
Sinjai Regency is located in Indonesia
Sinjai Regency
Sinjai Regency
Sinjai Regency (Indonesia)
Coordinates: 5°7′S 120°09′E / 5.117°S 120.150°E / -5.117; 120.150
CountryIndonesia
ProvinceSouth Sulawesi
CapitalSinjai
Government
 • RegentSabirin Yahya
 • Vice RegentA Fajar Yanwar
Area
 • Total819.96 km2 (316.59 sq mi)
Population
 (mid 2023 estimate)[1]
 • Total273,559
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 482
Websitewww.sinjaikab.go.id

Sinjai Regency is a regency of the South Sulawesi province of Indonesia. The regency, which is separated from the Bone Regency to its north by the River Tangka, covers an area of 819.96 km2. It had a population of 228,936 at the 2010 census[2] and 259,478 at the 2020 census.[3] The official estimate of population as of mid-2024 was 273,559 (comprising 135,661 males and 137,898 females).[1] It includes the Nine Islands (Kepulauan Sembilan) in the Gulf of Bone off the east coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi; this archipelago forms an administrative district within the regency. The regency's principal town lies at Sinjai, a port situated on the east coast of that peninsula.

Sembilan Islands (Pulau Sembilan)

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The small group of mountainous, forest-covered islands known as the Sembilan Islands lies on the east coast of South Sulawesi province and is northeast of the port town of Sinjai. Notwithstanding the name, ten named islands are forming the group, as Pulau Kanalosatu and Pulau Kanalodua are structurally linked and normally classed as one island (Kanalo). There are four administrative desa within the district.

In the south, the desa of Pulau Buhung Pitue (with an area of 2.15 km2) covers the island of Pulau Burungloe. To the northeast, the desa of Pulau Harapan (1.75 km2) covers the islands of Pulau Liangliang and Pulau Kambuno. Further north is the desa of Pulau Padaelo (1.80 km2), which covers the island of Pulau Kodingare. Finally, north and west of Pulau Kodingare, the desa of Pulau Persetuan (1.85 km2) covers the islands of Pulau Batanglampe, Pulau Kanalosatu, Pulau Kanalodua, Pulau Katindoang, Pulau Lapoipoi and Pulau Larearea.

Administrative Districts

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The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their areas and their populations at the 2010 Census[2] and the 2020 Census,[3] together with the official estimates as of mid-2023.[1] The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centers, the number of administrative villages in each district (totaling 67 rural desa and 13 urban kelurahan), and their postcode (s).

Kode
Wilayah
Name of
District
(kecamatan)
(English name) Area
in
kn2
Pop'n
Census
2010
Pop'n
Census
2020
Pop'n
Estimate
mid 2023
Admin
centre
No.
of
villages
Post code
73.07.01 Sinjai Barat (West Sinjai) 135.53 22,985 25,873 27,193 Tassililu 9 (a) 92653
73.07.07 Sinjai Borong 66.97 15,901 17,718 18,888 Pasir Putih 8 (b) 92662
73.07.02 Sinjai Selatan (South Sinjai) 131.99 37,055 40,473 42,032 Bikeru 11 (b) 92661
73.07.08 Tellu Limpoe 147.30 31,448 37,724 40,606 Mannanti 11 (b) 92681
73.07.03 Sinjai Timur (East Sinjai) 71.88 28,971 33,765 36,200 Samataring 13 (b) 92671
73.07.04 Sinjai Tengah (Central Sinjai) 129.70 25,867 28,337 29,572 Samaenre 11 (b) 92652
73.07.05 Sinjai Utara (North Sinjai) 29.57 43,467 50,498 52,552 Balingnipa 6 (c) 92611
- 92616
73.07.06 Bulupoddo 99.47 15,681 17,522 18,470 Lamatti Riattang 7 92654
73.07.0-9 Pulau Sembilan (Nine Islands) 7.55 7,405 7,568 8,046 Pulau Harapan 4 92616
Totals 819.96 228,936 259,478 273,559 Sinjai 80

Notes: (a) including 2 kelurahan. (b) including one kelurahan. (c) all 6 are kelurahan.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2024, Kabupaten Sinjai Dalam Angka 2024 (Katalog-BPS 1102001.7307)
  2. ^ a b Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.
  3. ^ a b Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2021.