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
Regency
UTC+8 (Indonesia Central Time)
Area code(+62) 482
Websitewww.sinjaikab.go.id

Sinjai Regency is a

Sinjai
, a port situated on the east coast of that peninsula.

Sembilan Islands (Pulau Sembilan)

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

The regency is divided into nine

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

  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.


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