Banggai Regency


The Banggai Regency is a regency located at the eastern end of Central Sulawesi Province of Indonesia. It makes up a re-established regency, created on 4 October 1999 by splitting the existing Banggai Regency into this smaller Banggai Regency situated on the mainland of Sulawesi and a new Banggai [Islands Regency] comprising the offshore islands to the southeast which are separated from mainland Sulawesi by the Peleng Straits. The residual Banggai Regency covers an area of 9,672.70 km2 and had a population of 323,626 at the 2010 census and 362,275 at the 2020 census; the official estimate as at mid 2024 was 377,804.

Administration

At the 2010 census, the Banggai regency was divided into eighteen districts. Subsequently, another five districts have been created by the division of four existing districts in 2012 and 2015; a further district - Toili Jaya - has been created in 2023-24 from part of Toili District, but no separate figures are yet available for it.
The statistics for twenty-three districts are tabulated below with their areas and their 2010 and 2020 Census populations, together with the official estimates as at mid 2024. The table also includes the locations of the district administrative centres, the number of villages in each district, and its post code.
Kode
Wilayah		Name of
District
Area
in
km2		Pop'n
census
2010		Pop'n
census
2020		Pop'n
estimate
mid 2024		Admin
centre		No.
of
kelurahan		No.
of
desa		Post
code
72.01.09Toili762.6330,71634,42037,284Cendana Pura1 2494764
72.01.12Toili Barat
993.6720,70822,86024,596Sindang Sari-1794766
72.01.14Moilong220.3218,09718,63620,160Toili-1694765
72.01.01Batui1,062.3614,72519,48619,157Batui7 694762
72.01.15Batui Selatan
327.9712,84715,56015,426Sinorang-1094763
Sub-totals forSouthern sector3,366.9597,093110,962116,623873
72.01.02Bunta579.0018,27719,82920,029Bunta4 1894753
72.01.13Nuhon1,107.0017,88619,10519,939Tomeang-2094754
72.01.17Simpang Raya243.6913,58914,35715,172Rantau Jaya-1294755
Sub-totals forNorthwestern sector1,929.6949,75253,29155,140450
72.01.03Kintom428.7813,02311,34311,957Kintom3 1194761
72.01.04Luwuk72.8273,90534,84933,094Luwuk8 294711
- 94713
72.01.11Luwuk Timur
216.3010,55712,08113,499Hunduhon-1394723
72.01.21Luwuk Utara
246.0820,07320,791Biak2 994711
72.01.20Luwuk Selatan
119.8025,19825,000Simpong9 194717
72.01.23Nambo169.708,5489,055Lontio6 594760
72.01.07Pagimana957.3422,22323,28624,532Pagimana3 3094751
72.01.08Bualemo862.0016,96817,65019,962Bualemo-2094752
72.01.16Lobu138.443,3233,7654,179Lobu-1094750
72.01.05Lamala220.6612,5107,0087,369Bonebobakal-1294771
72.01.10Masama231.6410,51711,58512,516Tangeban-1494772
72.01.22Mantoh226.006,8387,215Sobol-1094770
72.01.06Balantak196.469,3005,9666,143Balantak3 1094773
72.01.18Balantak Selatan
146.504,4555,1655,564Tongke-1194774
72.01.19Balantak Utara
143.604,6675,165Teku-1094775
Sub-totals forEastern sector4,376.06176,781198,022206,04134168
Totals forRegency9,672.70323,626362,275377,804Luwuk46291

Notes: the kelurahan is the town of Cendana, rather than the administrative centre in the desa of Cendana Pura.
the kelurahan are Bakung, Balantang, Batui, Bugis, Lamo, Sisipan and Tolando. Bunta I, Bunta II, Kalaka and Salabenda.
Kintom, Lontio and Mendono. Baru, Bungin, Bungin Timur, Kaleke, Karaton, Luwuk, Mangkio Baru and Soho.
The 2010 populations of Luwuk Utara and Luwuk Selatan Districts are included in the figure for Luwuk District, from which they were split away in 2015 and 2012 respectively.
Kilongan and Kilongan Permai. Bukit Mambual, Hanga-Hanga, Hanga-Hanga Permai, Jole, Kompo, Maahas, Simpong, Tanjung Tuwis and Tombang Permai.
The 2010 population of Nambo District is included in the figure for Kintom District, from which it was split away in 2012.
Lontio, Lontio Baru, Nambo Bosaa, Nambo Lempek, Nambo Lempek Baru and Nambo Padang. Basabungan, Pagimana and Pakowa.
The 2010 population of Mantoh District is included in the figure for Lamala District, from which it was split away in 2012. Balantak, Dale-Dale and Talang Batu.
The 2010 population of Balantak Utara District is included in the figure for Balantak District, from which it was split away in 2012.