Sinjai Regency

Sinjai Regency
Kabupaten Sinjai
Regency
Country Indonesia
Province South Sulawesi
Capital Sinjai
Area
  Total 819.96 km2 (316.59 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census)
  Total 228,936
  Density 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone WIB (UTC+7)

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. It includes the Nine Islands (Kepulauan Sembilan) off the east coast of the southern peninsula of Sulawesi, a group which form a district within the regency. The regency's principal town lies at Sinjai, a port situated on the east coast of that peninsula.

Administration

The regency is divided into nine districts (kecamatan), tabulated below with their 2010 Census population.[1]

Name (English name) Population
Census 2010
Sinjai Barat (West Sinjai) 22,985
Sinjai Borong 15,901
Sinjai Selatan (South Sinjai) 37,055
Tellu Limpoe 31,448
Sinjai Timur (East Sinjai) 28,971
Sinjai Tengah (Central Tengah) 25,867
Sinjai Utara (North Sinjai) 43,467
Bulupoddo 15,681
Pulau Sembilan (Sembilan Island) 7,405

References

  1. Biro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011.

Coordinates: 5°11′57″S 120°09′16″E / 5.1993°S 120.1544°E / -5.1993; 120.1544

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